ncarter124
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Hey all!
Been dreaming about this for really all 38 years of my life, and especially the last 2 years since this property was in the works. Here goes...
I closed back in January, nice little house (nothing fancy but nice) on 9 acres, pond, some outbuildings etc... and in the country, I was sick of the city life... and best of all, right next door to my parents. They are getting up in the years so I wanted to move close in case to be around for them.
And it's a good thing I did. Dad was diagnosed with lung cancer and we lost him back in April. While it breaks my heart that he won't be able to hang out with me in the shop, I know he will be watching over me from above.
This place has been a blessing for that alone as I was able to be close for my Mom in his final days.... now onto the shop.
Got started months late due to Dad's passing, but my dream is becoming a reality. This building was built by local Amish workers back in 2008 and has served as a sheep barn until a few months ago...
It was a mess...
A real mess....
The awesome part about it being a sheep barn is that due to the nature of it housing animals, it has water plumbed in already, and it has outlets galore due to the necessity of needing a lot of heat lamps for the lambs in the winter. - FYI the dimensions are 30x50 for the interior and 16x50 on each side's shed/overhang. The main doors are 14' high.
As for the transformation, concrete was poured about 10 days ago - it looks bad due to the breaks being cut creating a lot of dust in addition to the efflorescence of the concrete itself as it's still setting.
Moving in....
Before the LED's It had regular incandescent bulbs and half were burned out... (And yes the Budweiser sign is getting a more permanent place)
Added some cheapy LED nightlights... literally nightlights, like for kids... around just so it isn't pitch black trying to stumble around in the dark - I know, I'm weird...
I can see!
With the LEDs in. It also showcases how dirty the walls are and how badly I need to clean the new concrete.
Anyway, I guess that's it for now. I will keep updating as this goes along, I cannot tell you how exciting this is for me.
Been dreaming about this for really all 38 years of my life, and especially the last 2 years since this property was in the works. Here goes...
I closed back in January, nice little house (nothing fancy but nice) on 9 acres, pond, some outbuildings etc... and in the country, I was sick of the city life... and best of all, right next door to my parents. They are getting up in the years so I wanted to move close in case to be around for them.
And it's a good thing I did. Dad was diagnosed with lung cancer and we lost him back in April. While it breaks my heart that he won't be able to hang out with me in the shop, I know he will be watching over me from above.
This place has been a blessing for that alone as I was able to be close for my Mom in his final days.... now onto the shop.
Got started months late due to Dad's passing, but my dream is becoming a reality. This building was built by local Amish workers back in 2008 and has served as a sheep barn until a few months ago...
It was a mess...
A real mess....
The awesome part about it being a sheep barn is that due to the nature of it housing animals, it has water plumbed in already, and it has outlets galore due to the necessity of needing a lot of heat lamps for the lambs in the winter. - FYI the dimensions are 30x50 for the interior and 16x50 on each side's shed/overhang. The main doors are 14' high.
As for the transformation, concrete was poured about 10 days ago - it looks bad due to the breaks being cut creating a lot of dust in addition to the efflorescence of the concrete itself as it's still setting.
Moving in....
Before the LED's It had regular incandescent bulbs and half were burned out... (And yes the Budweiser sign is getting a more permanent place)
Added some cheapy LED nightlights... literally nightlights, like for kids... around just so it isn't pitch black trying to stumble around in the dark - I know, I'm weird...
I can see!
With the LEDs in. It also showcases how dirty the walls are and how badly I need to clean the new concrete.
Anyway, I guess that's it for now. I will keep updating as this goes along, I cannot tell you how exciting this is for me.
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