Thanks for comments thus far. To clear up some issues:
Wetlands are not an issue. The subject barn resides in a high density residential area consisting of upscale old (1800's)houses. Very difficult to work outside the existing barn footprint !!
We are familar with FEMA regs and DFE. In this...
100 year old barn resides in Coastal High Hazard V Zone surrounded by old homes in coastal Connecticut town. Site is not on beach having direct access to open ocean wave action (scouring). Structure is timber framed and measures 24' x 34' with upper hayloft floor. Desire to rehab hayloft to...
Why mess around with a pump that requires check valves, etc., etc. Go to a boating supply store - buy an inexpensive bilge pump - problem solved - take out of box and use.
In designing cooling air distribution ducting for two large industrial buildings where cooling was critical to the process (investment casting), we used prefabricated coated nylon cloth ducting approximately 1 m in diameter x 30 m long. The air exit holes (each approx. 12 cm in diameter) were...