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Repurposing Old Silos #7788953
02/02/23 09:15 AM
02/02/23 09:15 AM
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Wisconsin
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Eagleye Offline OP
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Wisconsin
I built a garage on my deer hunting property- I left the silo from a previous homestead- it's fully intact and in good shape. I'm inclined to just leave it alone but inquisitive on what others have done, my son said it would make a nice rifle stand. grin

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Re: Repurposing Old Silos [Re: Eagleye] #7788958
02/02/23 09:20 AM
02/02/23 09:20 AM
Joined: Dec 2006
Minnesota
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Minnesota
I had a friend build two floor sections and had 3 levels.

Lived in it for 4 years with his Bride


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Re: Repurposing Old Silos [Re: Eagleye] #7788970
02/02/23 09:30 AM
02/02/23 09:30 AM
Joined: Mar 2020
W NY
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W NY
Have seen two that were knocked down to about 10 feet and turned into pools with gunite and plaster


NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers
Re: Repurposing Old Silos [Re: Eagleye] #7788984
02/02/23 09:41 AM
02/02/23 09:41 AM
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Wi.
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Wi.
Build a gazeebo on top, Hot tub , deer stand whatever.

Re: Repurposing Old Silos [Re: Eagleye] #7789029
02/02/23 10:49 AM
02/02/23 10:49 AM
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MN
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MN
Is it leaning towards the shed or is that an optical illusion?

Re: Repurposing Old Silos [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7789033
02/02/23 10:56 AM
02/02/23 10:56 AM
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Wisconsin
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Eagleye Offline OP
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Wisconsin
Originally Posted by Donnersurvivor
Is it leaning towards the shed or is that an optical illusion?

Just the angle

Re: Repurposing Old Silos [Re: Eagleye] #7789048
02/02/23 11:11 AM
02/02/23 11:11 AM
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Asheville, NC
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Asheville, NC
A couple in EasternNC connected two silo and turned them into a home.

Re: Repurposing Old Silos [Re: Eagleye] #7789084
02/02/23 12:16 PM
02/02/23 12:16 PM
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NNY
Deer tower.

Re: Repurposing Old Silos [Re: Eagleye] #7789086
02/02/23 12:16 PM
02/02/23 12:16 PM
Joined: Feb 2007
New York border
Cragar Online content
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New York border
Good place to hide the still for some hooch....... laugh


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Re: Repurposing Old Silos [Re: Eagleye] #7789101
02/02/23 12:32 PM
02/02/23 12:32 PM
Joined: Nov 2017
West Central MN
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West Central MN
I've seen them build a room on top as a look out tower with several levels to get to the top.


Common sense is a not a vegetable that does well in everyone's garden.
Re: Repurposing Old Silos [Re: Cragar] #7789104
02/02/23 12:35 PM
02/02/23 12:35 PM
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East-Central Wisconsin
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East-Central Wisconsin
If someone ever wants to take it down it will need to be broken up in pieces and that is not easy with metal cables etc. running through them . The cement stave ones can be taken down a tier at a time. It is important to look at the bottom 2-10 foot of the siloes. If they were filled with very wet and acid silage that can impact the integrity of the concrete and if they weaken the weight above can cause them to crumble down. Your looks pretty stable.
Siloes with no sun get real cold in winter and stay cool during the other seasons and can be used for veggie storage etc. Could be a good place to grow mushrooms as well.

Bryce

Re: Repurposing Old Silos [Re: Eagleye] #7789119
02/02/23 01:02 PM
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west virginia usa
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west virginia usa
Paint it like a Barber Pole and open a Barber shop!!! Charge extra if they want to hunt from it!!!


God please keep they 19 fallen UBB miners out of trouble up there.
Re: Repurposing Old Silos [Re: Eagleye] #7789140
02/02/23 01:54 PM
02/02/23 01:54 PM
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W NY
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W NY
Paint it like a beer can


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Re: Repurposing Old Silos [Re: Eagleye] #7789160
02/02/23 02:23 PM
02/02/23 02:23 PM
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rogers city mi.
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rogers city mi.
Originally Posted by Eagleye
Originally Posted by Donnersurvivor
Is it leaning towards the shed or is that an optical illusion?

Just the angle

laugh


olden tyred
Re: Repurposing Old Silos [Re: Eagleye] #7789168
02/02/23 02:34 PM
02/02/23 02:34 PM
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PA
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We took several sections of scaffolding put siding ,a roof a shooting bench a mount for a spotting scope and 3 comfortable chairs plus foot rests inside We can cover a lot of the countryside reference ; the spotting scope mount, We have taken some deer there over the past seasons And we have made the "Deer Shack" comfortable enough that the weather has not influenced our time hunting for even a few minutes .If you are using recycled materials to build a deer blind your imagination along with some basis sound structural rules are the only limits to what you can do .

Re: Repurposing Old Silos [Re: Eagleye] #7789203
02/02/23 03:38 PM
02/02/23 03:38 PM
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SE Iowa USA
Smoke house

Re: Repurposing Old Silos [Re: AKAjust] #7789212
02/02/23 03:54 PM
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The Hill Country of Texas
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The Hill Country of Texas
Originally Posted by AKAjust
Smoke house



I like that idea but add a shooters nest at the top!


What"s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.
Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers


Re: Repurposing Old Silos [Re: Turtledale] #7789223
02/02/23 04:15 PM
02/02/23 04:15 PM
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NW Mo
Originally Posted by Turtledale
Paint it like a beer can


Good thinking

Re: Repurposing Old Silos [Re: Eagleye] #7789241
02/02/23 04:42 PM
02/02/23 04:42 PM
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Georgia
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Georgia
Check ebay for a cheap ICBM.

Re: Repurposing Old Silos [Re: Eagleye] #7789464
02/02/23 08:56 PM
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Williamsport, Pa.
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Flack tower for when the s--t hits the fan!!!


Free people are not equal. Equal people are not free. What's supposed to be ain't always is. Hopper Hunter
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