Brian LaDow Construction & Barn Restoration

Brian LaDow Construction & Barn Restoration Over 30 years of residential construction, barn restoration, and barn consulting.

Installing new 4x6 white oak floor joist in a round rafter barn.
03/19/2026

Installing new 4x6 white oak floor joist in a round rafter barn.

Just another day jacking up the ridge of a round rafter. A few more inches to go and we can start replacing the cripler...
12/27/2025

Just another day jacking up the ridge of a round rafter. A few more inches to go and we can start replacing the criplers and joists.

Today's adventure was replacing 2-12' sections on two Crippler beams.
09/25/2025

Today's adventure was replacing 2-12' sections on two Crippler beams.

We installed new 8" x 8" x 16' rough sawn treated sills in a early 1900's dairy barn yesterday. Work smarter not harder...
09/25/2025

We installed new 8" x 8" x 16' rough sawn treated sills in a early 1900's dairy barn yesterday. Work smarter not harder.

Spend a little more and keep things original. 8" x 8" white oak posts with beveled edges. Structural screws were added...
09/21/2025

Spend a little more and keep things original. 8" x 8" white oak posts with beveled edges. Structural screws were added to the post collars and filled with plugs.

Sometimes you just need to grab a shovel and dig.
09/11/2025

Sometimes you just need to grab a shovel and dig.

Well I didn't do the best job of documenting this restoration over the past 16 months, but it was almost a total rebuil...
01/20/2025

Well I didn't do the best job of documenting this restoration over the past 16 months, but it was almost a total rebuild. The walls were reframed with new board and batten pine siding, new windows, the foundation was repaired, a new roof install, new paint, then plywood was installed on the spray foamed interior walls. The ceiling was fired out and the old steel roof was repurposedasthe new ceiling. All in all it turned out great.

Well after a good part of my Spring and all of my Fall, the little old barn is gone, and a beautiful new garden shed has...
01/03/2025

Well after a good part of my Spring and all of my Fall, the little old barn is gone, and a beautiful new garden shed has taken its place.

I had quite the Summer Project. It was probably one of my largest restorations. It was a family farm located just outsid...
11/07/2024

I had quite the Summer Project. It was probably one of my largest restorations. It was a family farm located just outside of Elkhart Lake since the 1840s. We did a little bit of everything, new sills, a top plate, flooring, siding, jacking up, straightening, installed posts windows, battens, so many doors, and even installed some new hanging rods. I'm pretty proud of how it all turned out.

The roof goes on this week, but just a bit of where we started and end on the "shed" part of the Elkhart Lake Project.
09/23/2024

The roof goes on this week, but just a bit of where we started and end on the "shed" part of the Elkhart Lake Project.

The small joys of working in a 100 yr. old grainery
09/19/2024

The small joys of working in a 100 yr. old grainery

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Ridgeway, WI
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