Barn Progress
☆ September 15, 2014
the skeleton of a building
peeled pine trees for the exposed beams
Mike’s gorgeous star braces
it’s so beautiful without walls or roof
The vertical posts down the center are temporary test supports; we jack them up with a truck jack to see if they are bearing weight and whether we need to add real load-bearing posts. So far, no.
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September 15th, 2014 @ 10:16 pm
Wow wow wow. Shreve, it’s magnificent. I LOVE the pine trees for beams.omg. Amazing work.
September 16th, 2014 @ 5:23 am
Nice pics on a perfect day. Is this an original design or some kind of DIY kit? I would love to have not only the skill but the confidence to tackle something like this. Really awesome.
September 16th, 2014 @ 6:46 am
Gorgeous! Will it be a heated barn? I know how bitter cold it gets there. Brrrrrrr
September 16th, 2014 @ 6:53 am
Oh, the beams are lovely! Lodge style makes me swoon.
Sexy barn, y’all.
September 16th, 2014 @ 7:18 am
Are all the critters going to get to use it?
September 16th, 2014 @ 7:34 am
Just a suggestion but gut your house for the animals and you move into the barn. Beautiful.
September 16th, 2014 @ 7:35 am
what gorgeous wood and craftmanship!! You & Mike are very talented! But
…I look past the barn at that virgin land and mountains and cant help but wish I were there.
September 16th, 2014 @ 9:21 am
I’m with Marg, it looks so nice I’d want to live in it.
September 16th, 2014 @ 12:02 pm
i can’t help but notice that it appears to be sitting directly on the ground. could never get away with that around here — would need a foundation or at least posts that extend down into the ground below the frost line — otherwise it would get shifted around during the freeze/thaw cycles. love the ochre wood against the blue sky!
September 16th, 2014 @ 12:03 pm
Barn envy, right here. Absolutely beautiful! The best to all creatures, great and small.
September 16th, 2014 @ 12:18 pm
Just love the smell of new timber in a building! Can I come stay in there a few days and let you pamper me like you do the cows when it’s done? I’m in serious need of pampering and escaping.
September 16th, 2014 @ 1:28 pm
Lovely images showing a fascinating process.
Kudos to all the hard work. The older I get, the more I appreciate how much labor goes into daily life, the things we take for granted.
September 16th, 2014 @ 6:47 pm
What symmetry!
September 16th, 2014 @ 7:34 pm
Shreve, it looks like you and Mike know what you’re doing, but in terms of the center vertical test supports, make sure you are considering the extra load of the roof shingles and several feet of snow on it later. You are doing a lovely job – better hurry before the snow sticks for real!
September 17th, 2014 @ 11:47 am
How do you treat your lumber? I cut down five water oaks and am going to (inspired by you) use the trunks for fence posts.
September 17th, 2014 @ 11:58 am
Gorgeous barn! The contrast of the honey-colored pine against the brilliant sky is breathtaking, and the star braces are beautiful. Way to go, you guys!
September 17th, 2014 @ 11:01 pm
Beautiful work of art! Constructing a building like that is a real talent and skill. Very impressive. Thanks for sharing.
September 18th, 2014 @ 7:47 am
I just have to add that one of my favorite things about this time of year is the deep blue that the sky gets, as evidenced in your pictures. We have hundreds of white gulls that like to circle above our house and against that blue it’s beautiful.
September 18th, 2014 @ 7:24 pm
That roof pitch looks kinda shallow. Do you not get much of a snow load in your area?
September 19th, 2014 @ 11:11 am
I love the beauty of the simplicity in the architecture.
The landscape behind the beams is surreal.
I’m also interested to know how you treat the lumber!
October 4th, 2014 @ 10:37 am
See what God and Man can do!!!!!! Gifts of color, clarity, art and work!
October 4th, 2014 @ 7:29 pm
Beautiful bones of a building
October 8th, 2014 @ 8:54 am
So cool!
October 23rd, 2014 @ 8:37 am
Hugely inspiring, I can’t get enough of barns!
October 23rd, 2014 @ 12:34 pm
Shreve, I love the picture of Chloe and the photo “Fallin”.
October 26th, 2014 @ 6:07 pm
How is the barn coming along?