Recent content by whitezw

Well after much delay, I have some updates on the barn!!! Drywall up and taped Ceiling textured More mud and taping Big jump in time here... Got the walls and ceiling primed and then painted the ceiling and walls. Lastly got the trim primed and placed. Finished cutting in the...

Finally got some of the gable in place on the tack room side. Also got some of the feed room put together. And finally made a welcome sign out of some old horse shoes we had lying around. Hoping to get the ceiling and insulation up in the tack room this weekend. :beer: More to come !!!! -Zeb

Well the gables didn't get done this weekend, but I did get the stalls finished and some more jumps built. The stalls were installed using 2x6 and 2x8 rough cut oak and they are heavy!!!! Also made some flower boxes for the jumps That's it for now... _Zeb

I really appreciate all the positive comments thus far. They are really helping me push through and try to finish this thing up so I can move on to the other projects... I anyone is interested I can post some pictures of the jumps I made for the arena. Thanks, Zeb

More gravel!!! I think that I'm still gonna need another load and then at least 2 loads of crush and run... :eyecrazy: Ran out here and this is where the next load is going :3gears: Got the stall lights mounted Really like these lights. They are super easy to mount and are...

Updates: Picked up the stall dividers from Tractor Supply and got 3 out 5 hung and ready for the lumber inserts Finally got all the freeze proof hydrants installed Got the rest of the ceiling boxes installed And got some #57 stone spread on the driveway... Got another load coming in...

Yep it has been a chore that's for sure. I was surprised at how specific somethings have to be as far as the design and layout was concerned. I found this site pretty helpful with information http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/freepubs/pdfs/ub033.pdf

Didn't like how the conduit was about 4" into the alley way so I re-routed the wiring and was able to get it flush with the wall of the tackroom. Electrical getting roughed in Trim boards going up on the outside. All the windows and doors are installed and chalked. Got some lights run...

Big jump in time, I started framing the tackroom (12'x18') and forgot to take pictures as I went. So, here's the tackroom with 2 walls up and the floor framed and finished. Still having problems with posts, I have one post in the center of then framing that is terribly twisted as I'm...

One side down, one to go... and the dividers for the middle. Setting the inner posts for the 4 horse stalls. Do any of you guys/gals have any tips on accurately setting posts. It seems like I can spend hours laying out a string layout and then marking with plumb bob and I still wind up...

Yep, all new wood as the old stuff was dry and brittle. We are banding the posts now to stiffen them up a little...

Roof and cupola installed :beer: Built a wash rack for the horses with the leftover posts Trim and ridge cap installed Scored another craigslist find!!!! :thumbup: Eight Priefert 12' stall fronts for the barn!!!! More to come!!!

Ready for some roofing... was unhappy with our steel supplier as the extra truss we had custom made to match the existing trusses didn't even come close to lining up to the cups on the other trusses. We made it work though and only has two boards that run funny across the span. Half yellow...

Excited as the first truss goes into place!!!! More truss action... What barn wouldn't be complete without a cupola? :thumbup:

Well the teardown started June 28th and we finished getting everything down and moved by Sept 4th. It was a long, hot, scary, and stinky process that looking back I would not have done again even with the **** ton of money it saved. :wtf: Trusses Roofing and gables Now flash forward...