Author Topic: new barn (Read 6192 times)

feldar · « **Reply #15 on:** October 13, 2012, 09:24:51 pm »

hi lill/ Robert? a contractor has done all the ground work, we just don't have the access to machinery to do that but OH and his helpers are fixing on the roof to save some money.
They are using Tek screws supplied by the roofing company these self tighten i believe

but i'm a girl so a bit ignorant on those sorts of things, but he did say something about pre- dilling the sheets first with the bolts supplied, so i think that means they self drill. OH is currently fast asleep on the sofa in front of fire, sensible man, so i will find out a bit more when Sleeping Beauty awakens

YoungRasher · « **Reply #16 on:** October 29, 2012, 02:43:00 pm »

Any pics of the finished barn?

Victorian Farmer · « **Reply #17 on:** October 29, 2012, 03:45:04 pm »

yes would be good

feldar · « **Reply #18 on:** October 31, 2012, 01:19:07 pm »

Hi Guys will update you soon, weather has been awful and we have been away for a short break before the fun of lambing starts, so i will try to get pics this weekend. TROUBLE IS IT'S SO DARK IN THE EVENING AAARHH I can't even get some after work cause it's black as your hat

The covered yard is done and partially boarded down the side too and they are now starting on the big barn.

feldar · « **Reply #19 on:** December 01, 2012, 09:05:53 pm »

found the camera and took some more pictures, sheep are in now, first lambs due around 4 th December

feldar · « **Reply #20 on:** December 01, 2012, 09:23:30 pm »

Hubby works as AI man for a dairy so we are rearing some nice Swedish red x holstein

Lesley Silvester · « **Reply #21 on:** December 01, 2012, 09:44:35 pm »

I am well impressed.

YoungRasher · « **Reply #22 on:** December 01, 2012, 10:06:43 pm »

great barn. I can't wait till ours is done.

bazzais · « **Reply #23 on:** December 02, 2012, 05:03:20 pm »

Wow - it looks fantastic and being put to such tremendous great use. If only it was as easy explaining your ideas to planners in the start and get rid of all that planning headache and hereso.

Seems like the planners now like to block almost every avenue for great ideas and smallholding/small farm expansion, especially for those of us who are not 'huge' commercial outfits - its because of their paranioa of people converting barns after or livestock housing disturbing non farming rich neighbours who like to visit their quaint little farmhouse in the summer months.

What nice barn - bet its going to make a real differnece.

Guess your problems with planning started when you mentioned honestly what you were going to do with it - seems easier to build a hay barn than a lifestock barn - although they do always mingle in the end

Mammyshaz · « **Reply #24 on:** December 03, 2012, 07:20:12 pm »

The barn looks fantastic

just in time for this winter weather

Daisys Mum · « **Reply #25 on:** December 03, 2012, 08:59:51 pm »

I have serious Barn envy.

Planning would not let us build a barn and was only allowed to build wooden stables, not much chance of converting them but it is still so much better than keeping the horses 9 miles away as they were before.