When I last reported on our barn we had successfully completed the conversion of the right side to one large bay with two openings so that we could use the far right opening as a garage. See the car in there?
Our barn whisperer said he would return in the fall to take on the second phase which included replacing the rotted sill on the left side and building doors for the garage part. Checking in with him several times by email he said he'd be here. When the house painting was completed at the end of October we did get another email from the barn whisperer saying he was behind schedule but still planned to come. Then silence - no response to future emails.
Last Thursday Dan was helping put lights up on the Christmas tree erected on the town green and mentioned to the neighbor he was helping our barn project. Tony came over to see the barn, gave us a proposal and started work on Saturday afternoon. Before we okay'd the proposal Dan once more contacted the barn whisperer. His response: if Tony wants to do it, that's fine. Tony has been here every day since.
This means that Dan has been working every day since, too. Tony is our age and needs Dan to do some of the heavy lifting, etc. First thing they did was remove the clapboard and walls to reveal the sill.
You can see below it's rotted.
8 comments:
What a fun time discovering what the barn was like many years ago. Can you take any good part of the rotten piece of original wood and make a bench or something? Glad you found a new guy for the work. That's impressive to see under the floor. Everybody stay safe! Linda in Kansas
Wonderful to find someone who was willing and available to do much needed work. The foundation is certainly important to keeping the building up!
It has been an ordeal of sorts, but you seem to be getting there.
...there's light at the end of the tunnel.
Hooray, another bit of the barn done! That handhewn beam is wonderful, as is thinking of the person who did all that work, probably beginning with felling the tree, by hand. I love traditional red barns but I’m sure yours will look good painted green, too.
Looks like you are really making progress on the barn. Green would be a perfect color for it with your nice yellow paint job on the house. Hope your week is going well.
Wow! Yay for Tony!
I'm so amazed at all the work that you are doing on your home and barn. Wow!
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