Looking for ideas/suggestions for barn demolition and redesign

The part made of wood and the structure are still good for you. Only the roof could use some work.

Is that an asbestos roof? If so, it will be an expensive affair as soon as you touch it.

I can't imagine that you will get the killer plan for this "construction site" here. The terrain is on a slope, which makes things complicated. The staircase with the old wall is quite romantic, but what’s behind the gray wooden door is all junk. One could consider leaving the old barn side as a boundary for a garden behind it. But if you want to dig out the construction "trash" behind it with an excavator, the wall will probably fall down because otherwise the excavator can't reach it.

Trying to preserve the rest of the barn with the presumed asbestos roof is more than questionable. Unless you own a small plane that needs to be housed there, any investment in this thing is money thrown away. You might as well make a little campfire with the money; that at least warms you briefly.

Normally, a good local planner should be consulted here. Maybe they still have an idea to preserve parts of the wall as a boundary and reinforcement. Everything else, in my opinion, should be demolished. And I definitely don’t see it as "cheap" at all.

We are getting closer to the matter regarding the demolition.

As a consideration, we would only preserve the surrounding foundation wall of the barn as a separation from the neighbor and possibly a part of the rear steel frame.

Then part of the green area could be covered and used as storage space, etc. The rest completely removed.

We will have to see how the slope is supported. Take pictures again on Monday.

Kaho is right about the roof. If they are asbestos panels, it will be expensive. There are also concrete panels that look similar. That was our luck. The barn was not uniformly roofed.

What do you want to use the barn for?
You have to consider whether to invest money in something for sentimental reasons.

We also had a wall made of small stones like that. It was supposed to stay. It fell down before the excavator was even there to remove the wood above.

A tractor is lighter than a full hotpot.

Talk to bricklayers, landscape gardeners, and possibly a structural engineer.
As soon as a section of wall is partially demolished, everything can follow.

How is the wall constructed that supports the slope?
How is the soil of the slope?

If demolition of the remaining barn is out of the question, I would nail the rest shut with wooden slats and put corrugated sheets or similar on top as weather protection.

Repaired the mortar on the wall at the slope, towards the neighbor, and on a part near the stairs. You can do that yourself – very time-consuming.
Cut off the part to be demolished with an angle grinder or similar and carefully reposition it without the excavator. The debris is then removed with the excavator.

We would also remove the brick wall. This way, it is easy to access with an excavator, etc. Asbestos is an issue; I need to ask the previous owner who dismantled the first part of the barn. The same roof was installed there.

We will check the rest and get back to you.

I am missing the goal!

Is something now just being torn down, planned, and built here for fun and games because a tractor once found its home there?
Asking the forum what could be done?

What are your needs? Do you have a house on the property and want to use the land sensibly? Or what now?
You don’t burn money if you don’t know what for?!

Hello,

this is our property.

44/2 is the rear part of the garden but it has a slight slope.
The area in front of 44/1 is the old barn which goes into the slope but is level on its own.

We are a family with 4 children, 2 of them are small kids.
We want to use the upper part as a garden for growing plants and relaxing.

The old barn that is still intact we wanted to use for storing various things and for hobby purposes.

The demolished part was originally supposed to become part of the garden, and a small part we wanted to use as additional rooms.

If everything has to be or will be demolished, we would use this part as a yard for leisure activities.

Next to the house (11) are the parking spaces for cars and a carport should be built there.

We only recently bought the house and next week the craftsmen will start with the interior work.

The budget for the outdoor area is initially tight, max. €6000. Good advice is expensive here. In case of emergency, everything will have to stay as it is and just be made child-safe.