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!
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!
posted by Ambriel Acres Alpacas | 6:48 PM
4 Comments:
Wow! Good luck with your new project!!
Pam
Thank you for your comments Pam. It's been hard work thus far and it's only been a few days! However, it will all be worthwhile when I see that Trellianna and the rest of the girls are pleased with their new home!
You both look like you know what your doing. Can't wait to see the roof on and green. There is a lotta work left...good luck...Dad
Fantastic job so far! Beginning to shape up...can't wait to see it finished. Felicetta
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