I got some drywall up on the second floor of the barn! Carrying this stuff upstairs was a bit of a chore. All together it weighs about 800 pounds. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Barn!
Wow, I haven’t posted much recently have I? Looks like it’s been about four months! My barn project is continuing to come along nicely if slowly. I had been hoping to pass final inspection in late February, but it looks … Continue reading
The 3-day weekend wasn’t as productive as perhaps it might have been, I ran into problems getting my soffit boards. I’ll have to talk to the pro desk at Hills Flat and see whether they can order them for me. … Continue reading
I passed my electrical inspection on Monday! Over the weekend I cleaned up the site and made a couple of runs out to the McCourtney Road transfer station. Grass Valley has to have the most beautiful dump that I’ve ever … Continue reading
The barn is finally ready for my electrical rough-in inspection! I’ve been saying for a while now that it’s almost ready and nearly ready; now it’s finally really ready! I got all of the exterior fixture boxes installed last weekend; … Continue reading
Wow, it’s been a while since I posted an update! I have been working on the barn for the past month, with the exception of one weekend that I took off of that project. I’ve got the electrical rough-in competed … Continue reading
I had a nice 4-day weekend for the 4th of July holiday. I had some family time and also worked on both the barn and my house. I spread 6 yards of bark mulch around the chicken coop in my … Continue reading
The barn siding is slowly but surely coming along. Here’s what I’ve managed to complete so far. The west wall up to the deck ledger should go pretty fast, but above that level I have to worry about accommodating the … Continue reading
I built my deck stairs this weekend! It was a bit tricky getting the geometry correct, as there’s no floor to which I could directly measure the rise and run. I had to establish a level and plumb reference point … Continue reading
I was up at the barn project again this weekend, but things didn’t exactly go as planned. I brought a bunch of seedlings up with me to get a hedge started along the property line, and I had thought that … Continue reading