Why are old barns usually red in colour?

Correct answer: Ferrous oxide (rust)

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What people think about it: 7 Comments
Yana
Yana
Interesting ! You use what's available.
Smartass
Smartass
Your barn door is open
Bigkev
Bigkev
Player Teresa611, they added rust to the linseed oil, it kills fungus and moss as stated in write up
Momo
Momo
I do not like how the roof looks like
Andi
Andi
Yana, Yep. Necessity is the mother of invention!!
Player Teresa611
Player Teresa611
Barns are made of wood. I’ve never heard of wood rusting. Metals rust, not wood. I don’t get it.
I am not a number.
I am not a number.
Balsema goma, no I never wondered why barns are red because it's not prevalent in my country. It seems to just be a USA thing.