I didn’t get a whole lot of barn work done today. I spent several hours trying some various ideas for getting my new air compressor running on my 4kW generator, none of which actually worked. In the end I tried … Continue reading
Category Archives: Barn!
After eight months of inactivity, I’ve finally got enough time available to put the barn back in rotation! The fine fellows at wanderingsofbaloo.org came out to California for a three day weekend, and were kind enough to help me out with … Continue reading
I haven’t had much to say recently, I’ve been really busy at work and the extracurricular projects have been on hold. They’re still there though, waiting for me to find a bit of free time. Since I got the waterproofing … Continue reading
I finished the house wrap this weekend. With that on the walls and the Grace Ice & Water Shield on the roof, the barn is pretty well equipped to keep out the rain. I can comfortably work on San Jose … Continue reading
I started getting house wrap installed on the barn today. It’s “all dressed up”, as my friend ‘Rin said. Even though it’s not finished yet, the lower band will help keep the plywood dry if it ever rains again in … Continue reading
Not a whole lot of progress this weekend. I only spent one day on the barn, and I didn’t do any carpentry at all. Instead I painted all of my fascia boards while they are still on the ground so … Continue reading
I built the skylight curbs and finished up the roof underlayment this weekend. None too soon it seems, as there’s finally a forecast for some rain in California later in the week. … Continue reading
I’ve started installing roof underlayment on the barn. This isn’t the permanent roof, but it should shed water pretty well in case it rains. It’s approved by the manufacturer for use as a temporary roof for 120 days. I kind … Continue reading
I took Monday off this week to have the county guy come out for a required building inspection. He passed my roof and wall sheathing and the seismic strapping, so I can go ahead with getting the roof and siding … Continue reading
I finished up the barn framing this weekend! It has been looking more or less complete for a few weeks now, but there was a big list of things to finish up. Most of the items didn’t have much of … Continue reading