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Barn Project, Part V, Framing 19 Feb 2012 | 06:36 am
Finally, the project is out of the ground. It seemed like this day would never come, however, on Jan 18th, I had delivered all the framing material needed for the project. Now, it was starting to lo...
Barn Project, Part IV pouring the slab 17 Feb 2012 | 03:09 am
With the frost wall back filled and the center of the foundation filled it, it was time to get ready to pour concrete. The first thing that went down was a vapor barrier, consisting of 20 mil poly pl...
Barn Project, Part III, french drain, temporary access road 15 Feb 2012 | 09:57 am
So here we were, waiting for the yard to dry out in the middle of October. Then, it snowed! Snow! What next, plagues of locust? We had to get this project moving again, so I purchased a 20 foot len...
Barn Project: Part II, Frost wall 14 Feb 2012 | 03:27 am
Since we are spending good money on this project, I want it to last. Thus, building a complete frost wall and footings to the proper depth are important. The idea is that this is an outbuilding, but...
Barn Project: Part I, footings 12 Feb 2012 | 06:33 am
I think the worst part of any project like this is getting it out of the ground. Once the exact location was decided, it was time to submit the plans to the building department and pull a permit. Fo...
Building a small, energy efficient barn 10 Feb 2012 | 02:54 pm
We like living in this house, it is a great area. The kids love running wild in the woods, bears not withstanding. My wife has a good job at the local school district, the commute is less than two m...
Neglect 8 Jan 2012 | 05:00 am
Happy New Year! Once upon a time, this blog was a happening place. Then, like so many other things, the house renovation and the blog where put on hold. I could have continued blogging about other th...
Neglect 8 Jan 2012 | 12:00 am
Happy New Year! Once upon a time, this blog was a happening place. Then, like so many other things, the house renovation and the blog where put on hold. I could have continued blogging about other th...
Sundial, part deux 30 Aug 2010 | 10:00 am
So, a sundial is pretty much useless, unless it is in the sun. I decided, since this was a scientific sundial, indeed a precision instrument, that it needed a precision base. With left over material...
Grapes! 25 Aug 2010 | 11:40 pm
This year we have lots of them: Concord Grapes on the vine I picked several pounds of these, destemed them and washed them: Concord Grapes ready to be juiced Using a potato masher, I smashed them ...
