Repair, Replace, or Rebuild: The Honest Assessment

So I was out at this nice goat farm the other day, checking out a bunch of their buildings.

Some of them were probably 30 years old—and you could tell. They were built right on the ground. No concrete footing, no elevation, just stud walls sitting directly on the dirt. These buildings have been in use ever since they were put up, and after all those years of wear and tear, they’re really starting to show it. Some had rotting bottom plates, others were shifting and starting to come apart.

There were a few that I told the owners straight up—I wouldn’t feel good about taking their money to fix them. To really make them right, they’d need to be completely rebuilt. That said, I still gave them some ideas—some farmer fixes, things they could do themselves to keep the buildings held together for a few more years if they wanted to stretch their lifespan a bit. And if they decide to tear them down, we can build them new ones from the ground up, the right way.

Now, a couple of the buildings were worth fixing. The structures were still solid overall, just had a few rotten posts. So we’re replacing those posts and getting those buildings back into good shape.

Here’s the thing: when we come out to your property, we’re not there to upsell you on stuff you don’t need. We assess what you’ve got, and we tell you the truth—whether it benefits us or not. If a building is worth saving, we’ll show you how. If it’s not, we’ll say so. No fluff, no pitch, just the facts.

You deserve honesty. That’s what we build on.