Yesterday marked the half-way point on the barn renovation.
Here you can see the north gable end and west side are completed.
The barn sashes haven't been installed just yet as my Frau is busy priming and painting them.
This is old-school carpentry. The new cedar barn boards and batten are all hand nailed.
Brian says - No nail guns allowed.
The guys are pretty amazed at how the old structure has stood the test of time.
Particularly how plumb the walls have remained.
If you look closely you can see how the timbers - replaced about a decade ago - are resting on field stone and boulders.
Those are footings?
Yessir.
In a manner of speaking.
That is the way it was done back in the day.
I've been thinking that I should call my neighbor Ronnie (excavator extraordinaire, purveyor of gravel and stone and local grave digger) about supplying me with some stone for back filling the perimeter of the building with a coarser aggregate for better drainage.
As for the building - it's almost looking nice enough to move into.
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What a beautiful building and it's so nice to see something being lovingly restored. I'm going to keep an eye out for it next week as I travel up to D.C. I'll try not to appear to be stalking you! I certainly don't want to be caught on your trailcam!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a nice porch on which to kick back with a beer and cigar this August.
ReplyDeleteHere is what you do.
ReplyDeleteYou put a cooler of brewskis on that porch and toss horse shoes in the regulation horse shoe pits that are conveniently located in front of the portch.
Cigars are optional.
The project was completed this morning.
And the results are really sweet.
Pictures to follow.