Barn Raising

Every farm needs a barn so we built one this fall.  It's not a huge barn but our farm ain't that big either.  The carriage shed used to house all the stuff like tomato hoops, stakes, irrigation, meat chickens, wood splitter, bee hive parts, layer chicks, feed, hay, wood chips, soil, fertilizer...but it was getting real crowded and it was too far from the action.  Besides we had the itch to build something.  It had to be functional but it also had to look good from the house and be a little fun.



Step One - site the barn and haul stones for the foundation
no problem finding stones around our neck of the woods





The platform is leveled and scribed to the stones





We pinned the platform to the rocks in case another micro-burst blew through



framing the shell



note the outrigger under the ridge for Liz's swing - it is based on traditional
pulley lifts for the hay loft door



Dave nails off the last roof cap shingle




looking south through part of the vegetable garden at the new roof




the windows go in and the cedar siding goes on



sided with primer paint
skylights facing south to start plants come spring




clear cedar sliding barn doors make it





Looking north form the barn doors toward the chicken coop. I bet that
hen house would look better painted to match the new barn...




Yep...it does.





Sitting pretty in the autumn sunshine




The interior has great natural light




This White Oak tree blew down in Hurricane Sandy last week but manage to miss the barn.