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Author Topic: My Barn Building Project.  (Read 7170 times)

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My Barn Building Project.
« on: September 13, 2008, 06:34:18 AM »
In December I thought I would try my hand at Barn building, before this the biggest thing I ever built was a 12x16 shed, this barn is 36x48. Being here in Florida we really didn't need a barn, we have shelters for the horses/cows, so really this was started to give me something to do, that is why it has taking this long to get this far.

Mind you I have never done this before and I did the complete build alone, I had no help, so with that said, I think doing it alone it didn't come out half bad and I didn't hurt my old self once  :-\ . I still have the inside to do, I am farther along then the last pic, I just haven't taken new photos yet.

I hope you don't get bored looking at the photos, but what else did you have to do for  this 5 minutes of your life ;) .


Where the barn will go
 

 

20 holes for post (yes I did use a power post hole digger to dig them)
 

All post up
 

Walls up
 

 

Ready for roofing
 

Roof half done


More or less closed in, time for trim and stain (ok some help, the wife did the stain)


Outside done. Doors were built by me, nothing in this barn was pre-built.
 
 
This is the wash rack area for horses, water line.
 

Storage room started (Tac, feed and so on). Also Electric started, water in.
 

This room is complete, I just haven't taken photos yet.
 

Clay down for the floor on one side
 

When I take some more updated photos, I'll post them.
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Re: My Barn Building Project.
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2008, 06:38:57 AM »
I'm impressed!!! 
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Re: My Barn Building Project.
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2008, 07:02:41 AM »
That is some pretty cool shit there.  Looks great!
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Re: My Barn Building Project.
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2008, 08:55:43 AM »
That is some pro building.
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Re: My Barn Building Project.
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2008, 09:01:44 AM »
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Re: My Barn Building Project.
« Reply #5 on: September 13, 2008, 09:09:02 AM »
Very nice, did you have to have plans made and accepted or no since its not exactly a living space?
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Re: My Barn Building Project.
« Reply #6 on: September 13, 2008, 09:38:46 AM »
Thanks...

No plans were made or submitted, I just started with a measurement of 36x48 and went from there. Well ok, I did some drawing here and there on paper to make sure what I had in my head to do would work, well to make sure it looked good on paper anyhow.

A building permit isn't needed here unless the Barn gets a concrete floor (permanent floor), that is why I used clay. The "center" floor (not the stalls) sooner or later will have brick pavers, as in something like this...



Using Brick still isn't treated as a permanent floor, so still no permit. I have never done pavers so I'm not sure how that will come out, we will see.

Now if we talk about the Electric, there I could a permit problem. But I have done many Electric jobs with a Electrician by my side so I do know what I am doing there. Worse that will happen is that...

1... I will be inspected by the county, then

2... I could need a Electrician to sign off on the my connections to Breaker box. Inspectors could care less about connection to lights, outlets and so on, just the Box, go figure.

Water... No problem there, I am on a Deep Well, so the county can care less what you do with your own water.
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Re: My Barn Building Project.
« Reply #7 on: September 13, 2008, 09:47:37 AM »
Very nice.
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Re: My Barn Building Project.
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2008, 01:03:56 PM »
great job !
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Re: My Barn Building Project.
« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2008, 03:34:47 PM »
If you have horses and cows and shit walking over the floors, pavers aren't the way to go.  They will chip easiley and sooner or later they will look like shit.  I would use just mulch or something like that.  Hell, keep the clay floor. 
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Re: My Barn Building Project.
« Reply #10 on: September 13, 2008, 03:51:26 PM »
some barns use hard rubber savers. good job pawpaw looks damn nice.
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Re: My Barn Building Project.
« Reply #11 on: September 13, 2008, 03:52:15 PM »
Hellraiser's got a point.
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Re: My Barn Building Project.
« Reply #12 on: September 13, 2008, 03:55:21 PM »
Dang...Nice work Loaded.
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Re: My Barn Building Project.
« Reply #13 on: September 13, 2008, 06:48:37 PM »
Thanks again.

Quote from: *MAFIA* Hellraiser on September 13, 2008, 03:34:47 PM
If you have horses and cows and shit walking over the floors, pavers aren't the way to go.  They will chip easiley and sooner or later they will look like shit.  I would use just mulch or something like that.  Hell, keep the clay floor. 

I understand your point, but... The pavers I will be using are made for driveways, they are 3/4 brick, they will stand up just fine. Remember in the old days, horses walked on this type of paver before roads were made as we know them now. And Yes, as Bone has said, Rubber pavers are an option as well.

Rubber...

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Re: My Barn Building Project.
« Reply #14 on: September 19, 2008, 05:05:18 PM »
Some more work completed...

Tac room, still inside work needs to be done
 

 

Elec box in and main power wired, no wiring has been made to the box yet to feed the barn
 

2 stalls completed
 

2 photos of the lights that I installed, right now they are just running off of a cord from my shed.
 

 



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