Woodhenge

I rented an auger for the weekend and got busy drilling 41 10" holes 3 feet deep for the 6x6 posts. Jim and I worked like crazy people and with the help of my stepson Kris we threw the massive posts in with no injuries. We had a severe storm come through last night and the wind was still howling today so we'll wait until the winds die down to set them in concrete.

It looks like Woodhenge out there with all those posts sticking in the ground. My wife Tara decided while we were at it, we might as well go ahead and build another 24' x 30' structure to house our Airstream trailer and tractor. So in the picture you can see that building being constructed on the right behind the barn.

Barn Construction

Well.... Just like the old adage, "If you want something done right, you've got to do it yourself!"

After weeks of trying to find someone to build us a barn I decided to do it myself. Or at least with the help of my friend Jim! I've always been the man of many talents...... Master of none, so I thought I would tackle this project. Tara said go for it so that was good enough for me.

We will build a pole barn that is 40' x 60' with 20' open sheds on both sides. Our friends Bill and Lisa at Alpaca Atlantic have the same size barn and as Bill says, "You can never have the barn too big!" So initially it's probably a bit overkill but, I'm sure we'll be wishing it was bigger a few years down the road.

So here's a picture of the groundbreaking. Jim and I set the four 6" x 6" corner posts and made sure everything was square. In addition, we assembled the six 40' steel trusses. We bolted two 20' trusses together to span the 40' main section. Those buggers are heavy, about 200 lbs. apiece and there were 12 of them. And those 6x6's are no light weights either. The two of us had fun trying to maneuver them into their respective holes.

Tomorrow we will auger as many holes as we can and set more posts. I will post the progression as the project moves ahead. Thank God for the great weather we've had the last few days because it's been blistering cold for the last month. Spring is right around the corner. Yipee!