Horse barn project

[bullbreaker]

More framing today, we have trusses arriving tomorrow, and should have the roof on before the weekend if all goes well. I've attached a few pics showing the groove in the concrete where the suspended plank floor ends will sit.Sean

Sean
I have a friend whose wife use to make him sleep on the couch now and then.
While building his barn,he added a man cave to it and put the couch in it.
The good ole boy told me his wife never put him out of their bedroom again.
In fact on most nights before bed I'am told she brings him hot-coco/milk and cookies. :laughing:

Boone

 

[Chilly807]

Sean
I have a friend whose wife use to make him sleep on the couch now and then.
While building his barn,he added a man cave to it and put the couch in it.
The good ole boy told me his wife never put him out of their bedroom again.
In fact on most nights before bed I'am told she brings him hot-coco/milk and cookies. :laughing:

Boone

Yeah,

The trouble here is, it's HER barn, not mine. If anything, she'd get mad at me, banish me to the bedroom, and sleep quite happily in the barn... some days yer just better off staying in bed anyway.

Loosely translated, where women are concerned, you can't win, especially if you win.

Sean

 

[bullbreaker]

Yeah,
The trouble here is, it's HER barn, not mine. If anything, she'd get mad at me, banish me to the bedroom, and sleep quite happily in the barn... some days yer just better off staying in bed anyway.
Loosely translated, where women are concerned, you can't win, especially if you win.
Sean

Amen to that Brother !
:thumbsup: :laughing: :thumbsup:

Boone

 

[General Lee]

Someone told me that about poplar, it slipped my mind I guess. If I can find some I may try it this time, we've got a couple local guys that mill rough cut lumber. Come to think of it, we've got a couple big poplars that I was going to cut anyway, if they're solid we might use them.

Sean

Not sure about today's day and age but popular was all that was used in my region for barns. Apparently it weathers very well.

 

[Chilly807]

Another laid-back day of framing, I kinda like this pace. I've done jobs before where it was go-go-go from dawn til dark. It's ok a day at a time like that, but the next day is usually a write off at my age. I'm not ancient, but it's not what I'm used to doing either. We have 12 more trusses to sit tomorrow, then bracing and sheet the roof in and order steel for it.

Nice guys to work with, really nice. They can tell how much I know (or don't!) and are willing to take the time to explain why things are done that way. I'm not a bad carpenter most days, but framing isn't something I've done a lot of in the past.

Sean

 

[Chilly807]

We got the boarding-in finished today, attached the fascia boards, and strapped the inside ceiling. Supposed to be a rainy weekend, looks like I'll get a couple days off from building.

The steel for the roof is going to be a week or two coming, I don't think they had the colour we wanted in stock.

In the meantime, the cladding on the fascias and the soffit's will get done, as well as starting to shingle the exterior. We're using cedar shingles to match the house. 50 bundles should do it unless I have more waste than usual.

Once it dries up after the rain this weekend, I'll add some more backfill as it's started to settle already.

Sean

 

[Chilly807]

Yesterday was attaching hurricane ties to the trusses, and started on soffits and fascias. By the time we got done it was too dark for pictures, as was tonight.

Sean

 

[bullbreaker]

Yesterday was attaching hurricane ties to the trusses, and started on soffits and fascias. By the time we got done it was too dark for pictures, as was tonight.
Sean

Hey Sean !
That barns coming along just beautiful.
I hope you know how to cook .Got a feeling you'll be seeing less of the "landlord" when its done.
Once again when the smoke clears don't forget the horse pic's :thumbsup:

Boone

 

[Chilly807]

Today should be "fun".. we're attaching lattice over the Tyvek house wrap to allow air circulation under the cedar shingles we're using. Hateful stuff to cut, a circ saw with the blade mounted backwards seems to do not too bad a job.

I think we'll add a separate thread in Rural Living about the horses, Boone. It's a story all to itself, we have three generations of the same genetic thread living here at the moment (two of which are ours), and we're pretty pleased with all three. Maybe the next rainy day I'll get a chance to do that, it's something I've wanted to do for a while.

Sean

 

[bullbreaker]

I think we'll add a separate thread in Rural Living about the horses, Boone. It's a story all to itself, we have three generations of the same genetic thread living here at the moment (two of which are ours), and we're pretty pleased with all three. Maybe the next rainy day I'll get a chance to do that, it's something I've wanted to do for a while.
Sean

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Boone

 

[Chilly807]

A good day of progress today. The guys finished up cladding the fascias, and we got about 60% of the barn wrapped in Tyvek and lattice. Got a late start on the corner boards, with the weather starting to get wet called it a day.

We used "privacy" pressure treated lattice (1.25" openings) for the bottom foot to allow a nice smooth start with the shingles, then transitioned to regular PT stuff (2.6 openings) for the rest of the way up.

The bottom edge is wrapped in insect netting to discourage them from making their way up into the lattice and building nests.

We used 2x4 and 2x6 cedar for the corner boards, by the time you build out two layers of shingles it makes for a nice job. We did the house the same way, so we're trying to keep some consistency between the two buildings.

Tomorrow I'll make some flashings for over doors and windows. I have one more doorway to clad in metal, but the main floor has to be poured first so I have a level to work with.

Soon time to start shingling! Some people find it tedious, but for me it's a simple job and easy on the head. Lots of time to think while you're working, and lots of fresh air and sunshine too. Right now my garage has 50 bundles of cedar shingles in it, wonderful smell when you walk in the door.

Sean

 

[BeezFun]

Be sure to put up a sign for the horses that says "No kicking" so they don't damage your work. I love shingles too, can't wait to see finished project.

 

[Chilly807]

The horses we have are pretty well behaved, although the father of one and grand-father of the other has been known to boot a wall or two for the fun of it. He was "Alpo Horse of the Week" candidate after that episode...

The bay is 5 years old, and the chestnut is 17. The chestnut has been there and done that, rides English, Western and drives like a dream. The youngster is well under saddle by now, and she wants to start him driving next year most likely.

We usually wait until they're at least 4 before we do any serious under-saddle work with them, they mature quite late by some standards and they're not ready either physically or mentally until then. The flip side of that is you've got a good horse until they're in their 30's usually.

Sean

 

[Chilly807]

On the barn side of things, the morning was devoted to picking up some more material, then we added some more lattice and started bending metal for over windows, etc. We put a 5 degree bevel on the top edge of the 2x4 over each window and doorway to help shed water, then flash over it in metal.

I haven't done that for a few years, but watching the other guys doing the fascias brought a lot of it back to me.

We have a bit more Tyvek wrap and lattice to do and one more set of corner boards to put up, some more exterior window and door trims and metal cladding, then the shingling starts in earnest. Picked up 7000 stainless staples this morning, I expect it'll take almost twice that to finish the job.

Sean

 

[Knight9]

Hi Chilly,

Looks great! I've never seen lattice put on like that though. Is that just for airflow or something behind the siding?​

 

[Chilly807]

Hi Chilly,

Looks great! I've never seen lattice put on like that though. Is that just for airflow or something behind the siding?​

It's in the building code now that any solid siding on an occupied structure (shingles, wood siding, etc) must have an airspace behind it to allow water to drain if any gets in, to my understanding.

Our house is built the same way. When I asked the building inspector about lattice on the barn, he told me while I didn't have to do it that way by code, he would recommend doing it. The shingle maker also recommends it to allow their product to stay dry and last longer.

Their are several products on the market now, but lattice is by far the cheapest at $7 for 32 sq. feet.

Sean

 

[bullbreaker]

Sean
Really enjoyed them beautiful pic's of them horses ! :thumbsup:
Keep playing safe,watch your thumb and them hammers.

Boone

 

[Chilly807]

The lattice is finally finished, and we're on to shingling. I bought a used Hitachi 7/16 crown sheathing stapler last weekend, and used it last night and today. Seems to work fairly well, although not as smooth as the Senco we used on the house 3 years ago.

We're about 7 bundles into the job, I'm hoping to have that part done within a week or so if the weather holds and I don't get sidetracked by something else.

We used 2nd clear shingles for the undercourse, and "B" clear for the actual exposed parts. 1.5" stainless staples hold them on, with a 5" exposure.

The little green guy is a luna moth that stayed over at the site on Friday night. I'd never seen one before.

Sean

 

[whistlepig]

We use wooden shipping pallets to avoid this problem. They work great and when you are done with them, they are great for the burn pile/outdoor fire ring.

Wooden pallets under hay is also a good place for a skunk nursery. We had to do away with the pallets.

 

[crbr]

Thanks for the pics