First there was an idea. Then there was a plan. And then the work began! When these old power poles were first put in their holes they looked like a drunken Stonehenge:
With a whole lot of effort, the poles were straightened and tamped:
Then the plans for the shelter to be added on the end started....
*Ahem** the end of the barn, that is! It took shape quickly, and will be a nice run-in shelter for the herd this winter.
Of course, every project needs an overseer- Marble had to see if the tin was going on just right!
The supports were placed for the tin on the front- this was all done with 2X6 rough cut lumber from a local sawmill.
The tin was put on, everything got a fresh coat of paint, the doors were rebuilt, et voila! a very nice project, finis!(Sorry, the Canadian in me comes out sometimes!)
And just in time for winter! And isn't that a great hitching rail!
I now have a nice sheltered area in front of the stalls so I don't have to shovel snow away from the doors, and an awesome series of lights for each stall, the walkway, and the front that overlooks Beamer's winter pen, where the weanlings are right now. As you can see in the background, I have my round bales ready for winter feeding, just have to put the panels up around them to keep the horses and deer out of them.
8 comments:
It looks great!
right on! looks as easy as connect the dots!
Thanks, ladies! It looks easy, but actually took about two months to complete as my husband could only work on it one day a week.
What an awesome transformation! Looks great, and it certainly will make your job easier. It is SO hard to get used telephone poles around here, and I've been trying. Telephone co's are reluctant to give or sell them because the old ones are coated with creosote and violate EPA standards. *sigh*
Looks good you are all set!
WOW! I want one, they came head down here!
Very nice, you will enjoy that!
Wow Shirley! Just in time! Perfect for everyone! A roof over your head even when out there!We've tried locating more power poles too, pretty scarce tho. They make wonderful hitching rails!
(ps...no, we don't live near a track. Guess Hunter/Jumper people use EMT's alot too. Cowboy is going to put on demo up north in March, explaining the benefits of Massage. He learned alot, and knows how much it could have benefited him starting some of the colts over all these years. We aren't really ready to move into a suburb environment,yet, so not sure how many clients in our parts there will be! The School was glad to see him there, they've never had "John Wayne figure" as they called him...there, and hopes that maybe he get word out to ranchers and others the benefits of.
We'll see....)
Looks good! I know what you mean about something taking along time to get done. We're trying to put a new roof on the house and it seems like the only dry days are on workdays, so it's hard for my dad to get anything done on it.
Love your cat, by the way!
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