Raise this barn, raise this barn, one, two, three, four

September 8, 2014 10:42 PM

A time lapse video of ten hours of an Ohio Amish barn raising.
posted by frimble (12 comments total)

For anyone who doesn't catch the reference: the post's Title Song.
Remix, remix, remix, remix, cover, piano, parody, parody, Italian, Polish, Finnish, French, Spanish, Russian, DXMed, chipmunked, Disneyed. More.
posted by DataPacRat at 12:56 AM on September 9, 2014 [2 favorites]

That was good fun, but whoa, so much vertigo from all the people on the roof.
posted by ktkt at 1:21 AM on September 9, 2014

What kind of plans ("blueprints") do they use ? Who's in charge of the planning ?
posted by nicolin at 2:30 AM on September 9, 2014

Even after all the object lessons I've had in how "simple" doesn't necessarily mean "unsophisticated" it's still a wonder to behold.
posted by psoas at 4:30 AM on September 9, 2014

How did they attach the roof panels? When I did mine I used a Li-Ion cordless driver to fasten the panels down with neoprene-gasketed screws. Do they use battery powered tools?
posted by dukes909 at 5:10 AM on September 9, 2014

Looks like a lunch-break at the 2:00 minute mark. If so, quite a productive morning...
posted by jim in austin at 5:17 AM on September 9, 2014

Other than using hand tools, one strong possibility is air power, but batteries are also possible: some Amish communities have started permitting electricity so long as it's wind or solar, so that the community isn't dependent on the larger world for it.
posted by frimble at 5:22 AM on September 9, 2014

"'Tis a fine barn, but sure 'tis no pool, English."
"D'oh-eth!"
posted by history_denier at 6:37 AM on September 9, 2014 [1 favorite]

Anyone care to estimate the man-hours of work shown in this video? It hurts my brain but I must know.
posted by RolandOfEld at 6:38 AM on September 9, 2014

Incredible. So many people who know just what to do and when. That is a vast quantity of work accomplished very quickly.
posted by that's candlepin at 12:32 PM on September 9, 2014

Feels like a massive flat-pack kit. I was wondering if they ever have any bits left over at the end as well...
posted by Auz at 12:46 PM on September 9, 2014

That was great. I'd love to see a half-speed/double-length version to be able to catch some of the details.

Thanks for posting this!
posted by Lexica at 7:11 PM on September 10, 2014