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Post by tarnished on Jan 31, 2013 19:18:33 GMT -6
Dave, Really great pic for the forum logo.
What are you using for your exterior siding? Looks like white ceder? Is it also locally grown & cut? Looks incredible that's for sure. Why 2 layers of wood and no insulation between. Will you not be heating and cooling interior?
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Post by Dave on Feb 1, 2013 1:34:47 GMT -6
Dave, Really great pic for the forum logo. What are you using for your exterior siding? Looks like white ceder? Is it also locally grown & cut? Looks incredible that's for sure. Why 2 layers of wood and no insulation between. Will you not be heating and cooling interior? Thanks for the kind words about the logo picture. It has only taken me all day to get it to where it is now. Took the picture at noon time. Had to figure out how to get the size right and than get the print inserted. Then the hard part was how to get the original text not to show up. I suppose I should not try to redesign the forum look while it is live, but it doesn't seem to be bothering anyone. Or at least no one has said anything. The interior cedar and the exterior cedar are the same, just two different stains. Had no plans to heat or air the barn so no real reason to insulate. The interior boards go in a different direction than the exterior do, so with the double layer of the special black wrap, it will be as air tight as we need. Most of this style is so the interior framing will remain exposed. The idea is to have it look like an old time barn when you walk in. |
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Post by Dave on Apr 3, 2013 17:27:11 GMT -6
Well this kinda sucks. I got the fence done, a new A/C- heat pump in the house, and a whole bunch of other stuff out of the way. The idea was to get back to work on the barn. Even the weather was shaping up.
Now for the problem. I have to go into the hospital for surgery next week. Should not be a big deal if all goes as doc says most do. However if there is a problem, and he can't do it lap style, than a big slice and a lot longer recovery time. I had the option of having it done last December, but doc said he wasn't sure I needed it right off and it wasn't bothering me much at all, so didn't do it. In hindsight, should have. If it goes well I will be back at the barn in about three weeks. If not maybe six or more. Either way, summer is coming and we will get back at it.
We will let you know how it turns out.
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Post by buiboy on Apr 4, 2013 7:10:19 GMT -6
Dave,
Good luck and a quick recovery!
Mike
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Post by Mack on Apr 6, 2013 20:16:21 GMT -6
Get back to "the barn" soon!!
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Post by Dave on Sept 20, 2013 15:29:03 GMT -6
We have made some progress this summer and thought I would post a picture showing what we have been up to. The front and the north side are now done. Next step will be the back wall.  Thanks for looking. |
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Post by erda on Nov 23, 2014 19:34:02 GMT -6
Great work!
Not sure if I missed it or not, but what are the dimensions (total, and each of the sections)? Thanks.
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Post by Dave on Nov 24, 2014 11:14:12 GMT -6
First let us thank you for joining the forum, and for the kind words and the post.
Overall size is 24' x 32'. Each bay, between the post is 8'. The height is apx. 22.5'.
The weather here this year was the worst we have had since we started the project. That and along with a lot of other personal stuff, we did not get as much done as we thought we would. Both wings on the back are done. We added a 4' x 9' extension to the rear of the center section, this has taken a lot more time to complete then we planned. We have it framed and the tin roof is on it, it needs to have the boards install on the walls and the trim done. Adding the four feet to the center section will allow two vehicles to be in there end to end and still have some room to walk between the bumpers and barn doors. Plus it is adding to the look of the rear of the barn. Without it the back was fairly plain.
As with all the rest of the work on the barn, when I write "WE", I am referring to just my wife (Lin) and myself. We both turned 75 this year and will celebrate our 54th anniversary on,(this year)Thanksgiving day.
Thanks and Happy Holidays to all.
Lin and Dave
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Post by erda on Nov 24, 2014 21:11:54 GMT -6
As with all the rest of the work on the barn, when I write "WE", I am referring to just my wife (Lin) and myself. We both turned 75 this year and will celebrate our 54th anniversary on,(this year)Thanksgiving day. Thanks and Happy Holidays to all. Lin and Dave Congratulations on your upcoming special day!!! And, I must say that your work is outstanding. |
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Post by buiboy on Nov 27, 2014 5:32:25 GMT -6
Happy Anniversary Lin & Dave!
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Post by Dave on Feb 25, 2015 16:32:34 GMT -6
Sorry not to have posted sooner than this. A lot has been going on, but not that much on the barn. We, Lin and I, did make some headway on the small addition on the rear of the barn. This addition has taken a lot of time. It is only 4ft by 9ft, but it is almost like doing a complete other building.  We did get the metal roof on this before the end of the year, but had to close it in for the winter, using tarps. November got really cold here.  Last July I decided to purchase something to actually put in the barn. This thing is really fun. And I must confess, we did spend some of the good barn building, weather days, touring around Arkansas topless. Had to have it outside this day, to move some material out, so took this pic.  January (2015) had a week of nice warm days, so I decided to do away with the dumb looking tripod drain, that was supposed to be only temporary. That was couple years ago. It worked fine, but I was really sick of explaining it. Also had to get a tree service in with a seventy foot bucket truck, to trim the big oak next to the barn. It had grown way more than I thought it would in seven years. This last summer with leaves on the limbs, it would touch the roof when it rained. Good to get these two jobs out of the way early. Now if the weather does change, and it will, we can get back to finishing up the outside. I have been busy as well, in this down time, setting this project down, in the form of a book. Have over 190 pages of text and pictures done so far. Trying to keep the book updated to the progress. Thanks for checking in. |
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Post by buiboy on Feb 26, 2015 11:39:45 GMT -6
Dave,
What's the 4 x 9 addition for? Maybe you said in an earlier post but if so I must have missed it. It looks great like all your work does!
Fun times cruising with the top down. I love those Mini Coopers. The new ones have all the creature comforts of today.
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Post by Dave on Feb 26, 2015 13:18:30 GMT -6
Dave, What's the 4 x 9 addition for? Maybe you said in an earlier post but if so I must have missed it. It looks great like all your work does! Fun times cruising with the top down. I love those Mini Coopers. The new ones have all the creature comforts of today. Sorry, not to have explained it. Two reasons. The back of the barn looked very plain with just the flat surface. So the addition will add some eye appeal. Also, and most of the reason behind it, is for a little extra space. To get two vehicles in the barn, they have to go one behind the other. Two medium sized vehicles front to back, make it some what tight. Hard to walk between the bumpers and walls. The addition will allow the hood, or trunk, to fit under the addition and we gain basically four feet. Now of course since we bought the Mini, it would have worked anyway. But I don't think we will be keeping the MINI, Lin is having trouble using the clutch in heavy traffic. We will probably wind up with a Mustang Convert, which was my original preference. |
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