Goodbye to the Barn, Hello to the Barn

Goodbye to the Barn, Hello to the Barn
July-October, 2009

Following it in stages:

July 5: Rachael and David do their worst
August 17: finally, it begins
August 17: excavation and filling
August 18: the excavation moves toward the house
August 19: the forms start to go in
August 20: the forms become elaborate
August 25: the trusses arrive unexpectedly; the forms are finished
August 31: ready for the pour
September 1: the morning pour
September 4: back fill and landshaping
September 4: the barn is delivered
September 8: framing begins
September 9: walls
September 10: trusses
September 11: the potting shed shapes up
September 16: progress, slow but sure
September 21: wrapping and soffits
September 22: some progress
September 23-29: stalled for windows
September 23-29: a bit more progress
October 1: enormous changes
October 2: shingles, doors, windows
October 5: insulation, and a surprise
October 6: getting very near the end
October 18: door goes on, priming starts

To follow a sequence of pictures from particular points of view, click here to follow it looking north, here looking south, or here looking northeast. Click on each picture in turn to go to the next one.