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Finally the sliding door was installed! Installed latches to the inside Packed up for the winter:eyecrazy: Some final shots to end the year. More to come.

Yes so far so good with the 12 volt lighting. I have to do the permanent wiring in the next few months and install a solar panel charging system. Yes I'm so glad I did the wrap around porch. Adding concrete this spring.

Thank you all! I was very happy with the way it turned out and my color choices. Thanks Ranger. Still have a lot of cleaning up to do in the woods that's for sure. Thanks neilc. Originally I had some brighter color choices in mind but since it was essentially a barn in the woods I tried...

Labor Day weekend 2017. Post covers added: Painted the entry door Installed gutters and downspouts Just need the rool up door installed Some views The view from the road More to come.

The structure was up by the end of August 2017. 18 x 10 OH door almost finished. Planned on a 16 door but advice on the forum was go BIG! Glad I listened! 12 long x 10 high barn door. 8 long x 7 high roll up door Here's the drive thru to the 18 x 10 OH door view of the scissors...

Yes they do great work and they always show up when they say they will. Thanks! More pics coming. Just went snow snowmobiling up there this weekend :bounce:

Thanks Guys! I was very pleased with how it turned out.

I couldn't be at the property when it came time to add the sheet metal, windows and doors so these are from my trail camera. I asked their crew leader when the project started if it was okay to take pictures of them and he was fine with it as long as it was strictly of them working...

Thanks neilc! I appreciate the compliment!

They were very efficient! That was at the end of 3 complete days. There were some rain delays in between. Thanks FTWinfRiders. I try so hard to plan for everything ahead of time that it gets overwhelming. It helps so much to have done it once or twice before but I didn't have the luxury...

August 2017 Grass is coming in. I'm thinking now I should have planted something the deer like to eat. Materials delivered Bright and early! More to come

Thanks! :bounce:

June 2017. Final grade and ready to build :D

Memorial Day weekend 2017. Here is the quote for the fill and grade project. 600 yards of sand is roughly 800 TONS! Sand! More sand! And more sand! 24" deep The top soil was too waterlogged to flatten out...left to dry out. Wow! what a difference! I was so happy at this...

Thanks Bob2112! Thanks Done That! Yes I believe at some point necessity will dictate a need for electricity on the lot and I will try to plan ahead for that day. For now I think I can get away with DC and solar power at least for the lighting. Perhaps a small generator for tools. There...

Thanks Deezler! Right now my need for electricity is minimal but I’m sure that will change. With all the doors and windows there will be plenty of natural light in the warmer months. During the colder months when I have the doors closed and during the night will be an issue. I have...

Thanks C_F, TurtleValley and sean Buick 76 ! Because my property was so much lower than the surrounding grade I thought it would have been cost prohibitive to build on. When I found garagejournal.com in 2016 it really opened my eyes to what was possible even with my lot. So after reading...

My biggest problem is that a 1/3 of the lot is below road grade…and of course it’s the section I wanted to build on. The neighboring lot owner mistakenly had a culvert pipe buried on my property and I caught it (he didn’t have the property line surveyed) before he added the road. He left it...

My barn plan: 32 x 44 x 10 barn with 38 x 16 x 8 wrap around lean to porch (10’4”interior height from concrete surface to truss bottom cord) 6/12 trusses with 14’ scissors and 30’ spread web 18’ x 9’ OH garage door – non insulated 12’ x 10’ Split sliding barn door 7’ x 8’l steel roll up door...

Thanks Growlertdi, it is a nice lot but as you will see, it needed a lot of work. To show you how times have changed, my parents bought this property in 1986 for $40 grand, the medium price for a new car today. My Mom went back to work after we all graduated high school and her income paid for...