Ok, Campers, back on the home construction front, there's been quite a bit of progress and a significant set back. I like to end on an up note, so I'll start with the "Awwww Feces!" aspect.
As you are aware, we have Cabernet and Merlot on our property and have for several years.
No, Beans, no grapes, Horses.
Cabernet
And Merlot.
They've been penned up since we sold our property in Fredericksburg and moved to College Station. We're getting very close to being able to rescue them and bring them to our new property. (AKA almost a year, the end of October.) But... There's ALWAYS something!
We had the barn built and gave him some specific things we needed the barn to have. One of those specifications was all 6 doors needed to open all the way (AKA ~180 degrees) so that there was enough room to get equipment, horses and hay into the barn without problems.
Well, the barn itself turned out pretty well, but take a gander below to see where things went wrong.
Yep, that's as far as the doors opened. All 6 of them, the other side of this doorway, the doors to the Horse stables and the exit to the barn from the other side. The latter is needed to bring a pickup through and carry hay out into the pasture. The foreman for this aspect of the project said he'd "Never needed to open a barn door all the way." Wouldn't have been a problem if he'd said that before he started working and after we had told him how far we wanted the doors to open.
Yep, he's been "let go". Hired another guy who's starting this week. Mrs J explained in very precise English what she wanted and why he's been hired to finish the project and that payment wasn't guaranteed if the doors didn't open ~180 degrees. She has a very pleasant way of explaining what she wants. The first bozo just wasn't listening.
Anyhow, other than that, construction is progressing very nicely. This was the Main House's status in my last post on this subject.
I was a bit laid up in bed last week, so didn't get out there until this last weekend. When I did get back out there, I was pleasantly surprised.
Roofing is being framed.
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| The Garage |
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| The front left corner. Entry is on the left, porch wraps around to the garage. |
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| Front door and porch |
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| South and west porches. |
Great update, thank you.
ReplyDeleteLooking good! Can you dock the first barn guy any for not doing it right,
Joe,
DeleteWe didn’t. He took the doors off and repaired the frame so the next guy could do it right. That was fair enough for us. Although we’re not going to recommend him ever!
juvat
Good to see progress on your domicile juvat, very nice porch areas. Looks like there's living space above the garage eh? Thanks for the update sir.
ReplyDeleteNylon, yeah on yesterday’s walkthrough we noticed that. Going to ponder a grandchildren rumpus room. We’ll see. At a minimum, there will be sufficient storage space.
Deletejuvat
I've built a few pre-engineered metal buildings, but I've never seen a swinging door on that type of building that can swing 180 degrees. I've seen a full swing in, or out, but never one that can swing like a door for a restaurant kitchen. I'm sure it can be done, but it would take a design engineer for a metal building manufacturer. We usually placed either commercial, or industrial roll-up doors that were weather tight. I have built a sliding barn door. They're fairly easy to build, but they're not very weather tight.
ReplyDeleteJess, we’ll see. I would think if the hinge is on the outside wall the door could swing well out of the way. We’ll see what the two new bidders have to say. But we are going to ask them about it.
Deletejuvat
The door thing is weird to me Juvat - not so much that it happened, but the "Well, I have never seen before, so of course no-one would ever want it". Not the best customer response.
ReplyDeleteThe rest of the progress looks great!
THBB,
DeleteYeah, We had told him why we needed the doors to open wide as we would have to drive a pickup through the barn to deliver hay bales to the feeding area for the horses. I really didn't want to lug a hay bail or 5 a couple of hundred yards. But, coming out of the barn involves a very sharp turn as there's a creek not too far away. So an additional 8' or so for the turning radius was not feasible and certainly not advisable. So..Sayonara Jack!
We meet with the first new guy tomorrow. I'm going to make sure he sees the problem there. I might make him drive his truck through the barn so he sees what the issue is.
juvat
I'm really impressed by the seemingly fast progress and completion estimate. Dec and March?!?! There's only sticks now, but I guess when you've got a good crew that doesn't have 10 other jobs, it can happen. Did the barn doors need completely new hinges to enable 180?
ReplyDeleteTuna,
DeleteLast first. Don’t know, we’ve got two installers coming tomorrow and Friday. We’ll have better info then. As to construction, yeah they make
visible progress pretty much every day. I’m impressed.
juvat
Horses and equipment are bigger than most folks realize. Nice looking paints.
ReplyDeleteGerry,
DeleteYes they are. That barn is a very important part of the property. With the right doors, it should be very accessible which will make a lot of chores significantly easier.
juvat
Looking good! It'll all work out in the end, with proper supervision, which you are providing!
ReplyDeleteHorse palace should be completed in time for your brother to keep them company (or vice versa) so they will all be "home" for Christmas.
JB
JB,
DeleteYeah, the horse barn and paddock are high on the priority list. Boarding them is "Expensive". So, they are high on the priority list. Our rental contract isn't up for a while, so that's ok with us. Brother wants to move in in December which will save him quite a bit of moolah! So, everything is pretty much on schedule.
I hope I didn't just jinx that!
juvat
Having a move in date is great!!
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