The Barn

We have several riders in the family.
Our youngest daughter and granddaughter ride dressage and are still in Florida.
The old barn was in sad shape and needed expansion.
This was before I started:

While I tore down the old bad parts, we brought in clay/sand and had some ground work done.
We also added about 200’ of fencing and an 8’ gate to create a yard within the 3 acre paddock.

I would be taking those boards down too in short order.
I had my fence guy drill holes so I could sink posts.

There’s an expansion to the original stall and a new, larger second stall.
The roof rafters on the new stall are PT 2”X8”X16’. Nothing from the Bigbox stores are dry.
I hired an experienced carpenter to assist me. Those suckers are heavy!

The metal roof went up pretty quickly. But, I couldn’t find help, so I would push one piece up, get up on the roof, screw it down and repeat the process.

Then, adding boards and T1-11 to create strength in the structure.

We bought 6 900 lb bags of sand which goes into the stalls and breezeway. We hired someone to spread it.

 This week. I’ll be putting up battens on the T1-11 seams. We’re hiring someone to pressure wash and paint the barn. We’ve got new  European yoke doors which get hung after the painting.

It’s been a lot of work and a long road but the end is in sight.