Special Blog Post for
WEDNESDAY 03 August
Here are some additional photos of the barn project from yesterday and today. The first photo was taken by Keith, our lawn care guy. The others were taken by Chuck, the builder. The project appears to be moving along nicely. While I would have loved to be on site to watch all of this happen, we are very confident that we chose the right builder for this project.
The trusses are up and the roof decking plywood is being moved up using a SkyTrack. (Photo by KK.)
The trusses from underneath, with the roof sheathing in place. I love the framing stage of a building. The plywood stops short of the ridge beam for the continuous ridge vent that will be installed. (Photo by CS.)
There is a lot to see in this photo. Two large RV doors with entry door between them on the south face. Window framing on the right/east wall. The general site and driveway preparation. I put a lot of advanced design work into figuring out the location of the barn and the sweeps on the driveway extension to be able to get the bus and the trailer in/out of the barn easily. (Photo by CS.)
The vertical metal siding will attach to the horizontal stringers. The framing for the rear window is visible. (Photo by CS.)
The SkyTrack on the west side of the barn. The framing for the three windows on this side are visible. (Photo by CS.)
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