Creating my horse barn

[EddieWalker]

Seems like I'm getting as little done as slowly as possible on this project. All the concrete is done and ready for framing. I wanted to get the utilities run over the holiday weekend, which I did, but it was challenging. I went to get the ditch with to dig the trench, and I blew a hose driving it from where we park it to where I needed it. So then I dug it with the backhoe, removing ten times as much dirt then I was wanting to. And of course, when digging with the backhoe, I always find those other lines that are close by. This time it was the power line to the front gate. Water line is PEX and I forgot my crimping tool at the job I'm working on, so that will have to wait until some time this week. At least it's progress.









Eddie

 

[s219]

Glad to hear your projects are as fun as mine.... I guess it would get boring if everything went perfectly all the time .

 

[EddieWalker]

We started framing the barn this weekend after I finished filling the trenches from the utilities.




Karen has never used a saw before, but after shower her once how it works, she is now a pro. I just tell her how long and it's done!!!



First time for Karen to drill into concrete. She drilled 24 half inch holes with my SDS Max




She said that after pounding all the anchor bolts in, she is going to have sore forearms in the morning. LOL



Pretty good weekend. We have the walls framed and the ridge beam in place.


Eddie

 

[lakngulf]

Looking good!

 

[RedNeckRacin]

Looks great!just don't tell her how easy it is to be a foreman lol

 

[deerseeker001]

looking good Eddie

We started framing the barn this weekend after I finished filling the trenches from the utilities.

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Karen has never used a saw before, but after shower her once how it works, she is now a pro. I just tell her how long and it's done!!!
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First time for Karen to drill into concrete. She drilled 24 half inch holes with my SDS Max
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She said that after pounding all the anchor bolts in, she is going to have sore forearms in the morning. LOL
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Pretty good weekend. We have the walls framed and the ridge beam in place.
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Eddie

 

[s219]

Very nice work -- you guys are cranking along! I like the way you are building along the slope, good way to do it for a barn.

 

[Buppies]

Great pictures and nice work. Always enjoy reading about your construction projects, very knowledgeable you are

 

[MacLawn]

Wow, Eddie, y'all boys (that includes ye wife) work fast! Maybe I missed it, but is that foundation poured concrete? Not block is it? Ye footers. I like it.

Oh, and why didn't ye put anchor bolts in while concrete was wet? That's the way I do it. Then just drill holes in me bottom plate. But, ye built ye walls and stood them up I reckon, right? That'd be a bit hard to lift over bolts with my system. I ain't a full time builder like ye are.

 

[EddieWalker]

At one time I used to set the anchor bolts in the wet concrete. I still find a few of those big J bolts laying around on a shelf every now and then. The problem is getting them to stay exactly where you want them, and to stay perfectly straight up. While doable, it's extra effort that I always seem to have several sink down on my or turn, or end up being where I want a stud. It's faster and easier to frame up the wall, stand it up and then drill it in place and install anchor bolts. I have both and SDS and an SDS Max rotary hammer. They both drill through concrete like it's nothing. The Max has the longer bit, so I put some tape on it where I want to stop drilling. It's weight does all the work, all you have do to is hold the trigger until it's done.

Eddie