We passed another milestone at the farm this week. The roof is on.
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Category Archives: Building Projects
Update on Construction
Rodger had been trying to get this day together for a couple of months. As always, weather was the culprit. Yesterday, it all came together. He brought the crane in and set the trusses on the Great Room. Each truss is 52 feet long, enough to span the Great Room … Continue reading →
Update on Construction
When I left the farm on Monday, the windows had just arrived, and everyone was getting ready to start on the front porch. They’ll have to get the skeleton built before adding the roof trusses. The second floor of the Great Room is framed. Views: 21 Related posts: Trip to … Continue reading →
Update on Construction
Folks have been wondering about the status of the farmhouse. I have been kind of wondering myself. It has been wickedly cold and snowy for weeks. Work halted and stayed halted until this week. Yesterday, the temperature soared to 59F. I hustled down to the farm to see the first … Continue reading →
Update on Construction
I just got the latest pics of what’s happening down at the farm. As you can see, the bunkhouse is now roofed over and the firebox of the masonry furnace is nearing completion. It’s great news. The mild weather we’ve been experiencing since Christmas. I can’t wait to get back … Continue reading →
Bunk House Trusses Erected
Rodger, the contractor, rose from his sickbed, rallied the crew, and worked through the weekend to raise the trusses on the bunkhouse. He’d had a hip replacement over Thanksgiving, but that did not seem to stop him much. Darron, the mason, was out as well. He worked on the floor … Continue reading →
Walls are Up!
I had to go back down yesterday to pick up my deer from the processor. Roger and his crew were braving the wind and dropping temperatures, making a start on the interior walls on the first floor. Views: 39 Related posts: Trip to the farm Pouring Footers Yute Season, 2024 … Continue reading →
The Steel Goes On
Here’s an update from the construction. Last Friday, they installed the steel beams in the basement. These will hold up the Great Room. Views: 11 Related posts: Trip to the farm Pouring Footers Yute Season, 2024 DaFarm: Week 1 Progress Return to Turkey Camp The Basement Pour We’re topped out! … Continue reading →
Trip to the farm
Moose, Mooselette, and I went to the farm over the weekend. There was lots happening. When I pulled up Friday noon, there were more truck parked along the road than I’ve ever seen. It looked like an auction or something. It was the concrete contractor making maximum effort to get … Continue reading →
The Basement Pour
Yesterday we poured the basement. It took 7 trucks and a pumper to get it done. Views: 70 Related posts: Trip to the farm Pouring Footers Yute Season, 2024 DaFarm: Week 1 Progress Return to Turkey Camp We’re topped out! Week 3 Highlights Week 6 Highlights
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Pouring Footers
I found myself last Wednesday afternoon camped out on the back of the house next to this. For me, that pretty much said it all. I’d spent twenty-some year sitting up in my Thoughtful Spot, dreaming up this humongous project, and now it was time for both me and the … Continue reading →
Digging the Hole
As I left the farm yesterday, the dozer operator was a good 6 feet down at the house and well on his way to finishing the basement by dark. The contractor had just removed 2 feet of bathroom from the back of the house so everything would be flush across … Continue reading →
Catching Up on Construction
I thought I’d fill you in on how things are going at the farm regarding all the new construction. First off, the Garage is all but done. I’ll get some pics when it’s fully cleaned out and operational, but we now have a working bathroom and kitchen. We are on … Continue reading →
We Have the Power
Blue Grass Energy (sounds like a band, donit?) was out on Friday to hook up power to the garage. We’ve been patiently waiting since spring for this blessed occasion. They had to replace the pole with a bigger one, install a transformer and finish running the service from the garage … Continue reading →
Back to Work
Work on the farm redux has finally kicked into full swing. The rock pile is growing outside the back bedroom window. Darron, the mason, says keep it coming. He’s hoping to start on the fireplaces as early as 2nd week in May. Rodger got back to work on the garage. … Continue reading →
Return to Turkey Camp
This is late for me to be writing this. I’ve had years where I made it back down in February. Normally it is the weather that holds me back. This time, it was KYHillChick. The Tuesday after the SuperBowl, she fell in the garage and split her kneecap. She also … Continue reading →
Week 6 Highlights
I’ve been back in town all week, but I’ve been keeping up on what’s going on. First off, the septic tank is in the ground and they are moving along getting the trenches for the leach lines dug. Back at the Grudge, the siding is nearly on and they’ll soon … Continue reading →
Yute Season, 2024
Moose, Angus, and the Mooselette joined me over the weekend for the annual Yute Hunt. Mooselette and I went out together to Hollywood Saturday morning and saw nothing. Saturday afternoon, we went to S-10. About a half dozen doe came out and stayed until after sunset, but never got within … Continue reading →
After Helene, Work Halts
The past week or so, Da Grudge has not seen much work. We are expecting the windows, siding and roofing to be delivered this week. Everything is done, awaiting their arrival. Work continued on the Bunkhouse dig. We pretty well played out the borrow from just across the road on … Continue reading →
Week 3 Highlights
The Grudge project showed lots of progress over the week. However, nothing as grand as the week before. The exterior received all the necessary additions to make it ready for siding and roofing next week. The metal is ordered. The windows and door are framed in. Late in the week, … Continue reading →
We’re topped out!
The roof trusses were delivered on Monday and Rodger and the guys got them boosted into place. They spent the rest of the week with bracing, purlins, facia and soffets. By Friday, the grudge was nearly ready for siding and roofing. Down below, Juni has been running the dozer and … Continue reading →
DaFarm: Week 1 Progress
Things are getting cranked up at the farm. Here is what we have done. First off, the curing shed had to come down. Juni was helping me move a flower bed with his backhoe next to the shed in preparation to deconstruct it. Things got a little out of hand … Continue reading →