We began barn construction in May 2013. The plan was for an 8'X12' milk parlor/office, with a 24'X12' attached barn. Rob has a large family who was more than happy to help with the initial construction. I went much faster than I anticipated. To the right, the first walls being constructed for the milk parlor. My hubby, fantastic person that he is, suggested we add a covered porch on the front - LOVE IT!!
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By the beginning of June, the weather was warming up and the beams were being constructed and raised so we could get it under roof. We'd been pretty lucky so far. The weather was holding. We get a lot of rain in this area. But, usually the spring and late fall are the worst times. |
July 2013 brought a lot of rain. This was a flash flood. We came home to this. It took a minute to process as several very heavy pots which were up by the coop were now in our driveway. Thank goodness we have the tin roof on covered porch and milk parlor.
We ran into several delays at the end of summer, beginning of fall. We had a few birthdays, a trip to Denver for Jen, and money issues caused by the government shut down. We had to be pretty frugal for a few months and the construction had to be placed on the back burner for a while. We didn't do too much until all that settled down.
So, come November, we know the kids are due to be born soon. So, we kick it into gear again!
We had the covered porch and milk parlor structures complete, as well as the first eight feet of the actual barn. I thought building the barn part would be easier seeing as we were leaving it with a dirt floor. I think that ended up being much harder. At least with a deck, you can a level surface with which to work. With the dirt floor, everything was much more challenging to figure out and construction was slow.
We also decided to lap-board the inside of the barn (below middle). We were able to get a lot of pallets. It is a lot of work to break those down. But, we absolutely LOVE the results! So, when the weather didn't permit anything else, we'd brave the cold inside and lap-board til we couldn't feel our fingers and toes anymore - lol!
Below to the right is where we were at heading into winter and the holidays.
We had the covered porch and milk parlor structures complete, as well as the first eight feet of the actual barn. I thought building the barn part would be easier seeing as we were leaving it with a dirt floor. I think that ended up being much harder. At least with a deck, you can a level surface with which to work. With the dirt floor, everything was much more challenging to figure out and construction was slow.
We also decided to lap-board the inside of the barn (below middle). We were able to get a lot of pallets. It is a lot of work to break those down. But, we absolutely LOVE the results! So, when the weather didn't permit anything else, we'd brave the cold inside and lap-board til we couldn't feel our fingers and toes anymore - lol!
Below to the right is where we were at heading into winter and the holidays.