Professional General Contractors in Mansfield, OH

A bank barn has a full basement underneath it where typically animals were kept. Older barns usually have old milking stations. A ground barn has no basement and the barn was built on top of boulders or sandstone blocks. Older ground barn might have wood floors sitting on an undercarriage that is a couple feet of the ground.

Yes, but the barn must have enough value in lumber to perform this service. We have cleaned over 100 barns sites. Typically we rent a bulldozer and bury the excess wood into the ground.

Ohio White Oak is the most sought after wood. This species of wood has closed cells which make it very moisture resistant. It is very strong durable wood. Chestnut, walnut and hickory are also highly desired. Wood species like red oak which has porous cells, have a tendency to decay ( rot) much faster than white oak. Beech is also very susceptible to moisture and has a tendency to also decay faster than most hardwoods.

Typically most have mixed hardwoods in them. In Morrow county( where I live) most barns are Beech. It is always a good day when you find an all White Oak barn.

Yes. Before 2016 OVBS just dismantled frames and sold them to other clients. Now we have frames available to sell. You can see all of our frames available for sale on our website.