Here is where the workshop is going to go, where the old "coal barn" used to be.
We used the carport to store our homegrown hay.
Eventually it started to lean a bit too far for comfort, so we had to tear it down. The workshop is going to go where the old building was, between the concrete slab and the utility pole. Just like in the photo above, he'll put another carport roof over the slab.
The first step was to level the ground.
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| His home-milled lumber is under the tarp on the concrete slab. |
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| Scraper blade. |
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| Goat barn in the background with chicken coop beyond that. |
Not a very exciting blog post, I know, but that's just the beginning of the pile of photos I have to show you. Hopefully the next set will be more interesting, and you'll find it here - "Dan's Workshop: Footer or Piers?"
Ground Prep for Dan's Workshop © April 2017
Every project has a beginning and most aren't very photogenic.
ReplyDeleteThat's so true, which is too bad because the planning and preparation stages take the most time and energy!
Delete"home milled lumber"- sure sounds exciting to me!
ReplyDeleteAnd it's time to use it too. It's been curing for about a year and is ready to become what it was meant to be.
DeleteStill an interesting post. Makes us all feeling we're "in on the project!"
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm glad! A lot of my posts are a personal record to document what we did and why. We often refer back to them as we need to.
DeleteHi Leigh! :)) I think it's always very interesting to read about your life and how you and Dan are moving forward with your plans. I like seeing the progress in photos too!
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Thanks Rain! I think the photos are the best part.
DeleteHaving read your book (awesome inspiration everyone, get a copy if you haven't) it's so neat to see your progress. You have worked hard and it's so worth it!!!
ReplyDelete1st Man, thank you! That's very much appreciated. :)
DeleteWhen did you get a tractor? Ours has been the best investment in our homestead, this weekend we have been plowing in all our chicken and horse compost, to get ready to plant the vegetable garden.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to your updates on this latest project.
It will be two years ago this summer. I have to agree with what a wonderful investment it is. Such a workhorse! Without it, Dan would never have been able to pull all those logs up out of the woods to the sawmill. We're also working on soil improvement via green manure. Now it's hard to imagine how we ever did without it.
DeleteI love reading about beginning projects. It documents just how much work goes into anything (plus all the planning & prep which can't always be photograghed).
ReplyDeleteThanks! It is nice having a record in pictures.
DeleteI think it IS an exciting blog post! Scraping way soil and preparing for a new farm building! That's great!
ReplyDeleteThanks M.K.! It's especially exciting to think of being able to finally get the yard cleaned up by finding a home for everything!
DeleteLeigh,
ReplyDeleteHow exciting for Dan!!! He's got to be biting at the bit to get this going :-)
Now if only the weather would cooperate - rain, rain, rain - although we never complain about that because it makes our plants happy and fills the rain tanks. :)
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