If you continue to browse and use this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern Down Under Camping’s relationship with you in relation to this website. One thing they have no plans to change are the original finishes on the grain bin itself, which give the patio the weathered appearance of being original to the property.įor homeowners who want to capture the spirit of farm hospitality, metal grain bin structures can be an environmentally friendly and economical choice.Welcome to our website. Along with electricity and a handrail, Stearman and his wife, Barb, plan to add some additional details, including a space for serving appetizers and drinks, as well as roll-up tarp coverings that can be put in place in case of cold or rainy weather. “The outside walls support the roof, and the roof shapes it,” Morris said. You have to take it apart piece by piece.”Īfter pouring a circular concrete pad whose middle is one inch higher than the surrounding areas for drainage purposes, it took Stearman and Morris a day to take the bin apart and two days to reconstruct it. “You can’t lay it on its side and move it because it will collapse in on itself. “The structure of a grain bin is its pieces,” said Morris, operating partner at Quality Construction. This was the approach that Terry Stearman and Mike Morris took last fall when they moved a grain bin from Pittsburg to the Stearmans’ property in North Topeka for reconstruction. Once piece of advice Ewing offers homeowners considering building their own grain bin patio is to number each of the top and side sections during disassembly so they are easier to put together again. If we’re in the pool, and it’s raining, we run up there until it blows over,” he said. “Sometimes we just go out there and drink a glass of wine or beer. He left the north wall on to block the wind from that direction and added handrails and a gas fire pit. “But if someone really wanted to do what I did, watch Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace or drive some country roads.”Įwing and his friend took the grain bin down piece by piece, reassembled it, and raised it back up again. “Now you can buy brand new kits that are pretty expensive,” he said. Meriden Road in Shawnee County, and Ron paid $100 for the grain bin next to it. Melodie noticed a barn that was being torn down on N.E. With a friend’s help, Ewing constructed a grain bin patio adjacent to the family’s pool before the trend really took off. “I think the patina gives it the rustic look. “We thought about building a gazebo, but this kind of gives you the farm look of being in the country,” said Ewing.
It gives them character.”Ĭharacter is what Ron Ewing’s wife, Melodie, was looking for when she saw a photo of a repurposed grain bin five years ago.
“They are exactly how they were coming out of the field with rust and all. “(The bins) could have just sit out there in a field and rotted away to nothing,” Gragg said. He has plans to repurpose every part of the grain bin, including the scrap metal that was removed, by building raised garden beds. “When the lights are on, and you’re outside, it’s just absolutely cool,” Gragg said. Lush landscaping and the addition of electric lights complete the aesthetics day or night. With chairs and a fire pit, it is an ideal place to entertain guests. The result is a rustic, open-air sitting area off of the home’s front porch.
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