Our barn sat dormant for weeks at a time during the Fall. Everyone's intense focus was catching up on our house. We lucked out and had an unseasonable warm Fall!! Just like the barn, building progressed in layers. Scheduling is tricky and takes insight to be done smoothly. Whenever someone had a lull, barn work got done.
It's been so long since I've done a barn update, I had to go back and check where I left off. It was early October, and we had just poured the wood plank porch...
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front porch drying |
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Brad marking the ceiling spots for our two barn fans |
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Our son (Colten) helped Brad get the fan stems mounted by setting a secure block via the crawl space. It had to be done before the barn ceiling can be insulated, which remains on the to-do list.
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Mid November a concrete approach was poured at a slight incline, butting up to the stamped concrete porch. Looks kinda goofy, but will blend the driveway into the barn for easier loaded etc. |
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side view |
Brad built out (furrowed) the bottom of the porch columns, to prep for stone. We are using the same stone as the front of our house, and the columns look similar. It will help tie them together. Finishing the exposed porch truss also remains on the low priority to-do list.
Both Brad & Colten put in multiple days over several weekends moving dirt & sand, around both the barn and house. Of course Brad puts in double the time everyone else does, but I love that our son wants to help. What a difference their hard work makes!!
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View from the barn porch to the future horse shelter, and pastures. Which still need fencing, also on the to-do list. Notice a common theme, lol! The auto water will connect to the black tube in the middle. |
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view from the other side |
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the last not so little pile of dirt |
It was a huge job to spread the many piles, and even out the land using small equipment. Our son really wanted us to do it, instead of hiring out. There were sooo many large mounds everywhere! I throughly enjoyed climbing & shooting photos from them while we had our mini-mountains, however everything looks much nicer without them!!
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Colten framed the back wall of the saloon to make it easier for wiring (iphone) |
Now that I am close to being done with picking out stuff for the house (thank god, what a pain in the a$$ that has been) I can get back to the barn! No clue why the barn feels fun, and the house feels like a pain. I need to pick out the barn bathroom vanity & lights. Something rustic, simple and self standing. They are all so expensive!! It might just cost less to have one built. Haven't found the right one, still searching.
We are now officially up to date with posts!! I have no grand tie-in ending photo, so I'll just end with a recent view from the back of our barn. Our baby albino twin (other twin is brown) is growing fast!
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Three Shades of Deer |