Metamorphosis Monday - Death of the Little Barn

When we bought our property in 2000 there were three structures on the property, the house, a big barn and a large shed-like building which we called the little barn. The little barn was in horrible condition and it literally swayed with the wind. I was hoping that eventually it would just fall down but I knew with our luck it would probably outlast the house!

In July of 2005 we renovated our Big Barn. And since we needed storage for all our furniture during our home renovation which was set to begin in June, 2006, we decided to tear down the dilapidated little barn and build a new small barn.

First we had to demo the little barn which was sort of fun to watch. The guys showed up about 10 am and the little barn was completely gone by noon.















Then the excavating began. Unfortunately I did not take any photos of the new foundation being poured which is always so messy. But the little barn is far enough from the house that even the noise did not bother us.






Next is the rough framing and you can finally see the building start coming together.





















Then the roofers came. The first thing roofers do is go to the highest point of a building...look at this guy in the hoodie!















Next step was the siding which was not the correct color when it was delivered. The color was supposed to be a grayish, olive green and what was delivered looked like the color of a Certs Breath Mint! So we had to have the brand new stained siding stained again! Just one of the reasons I really don't like CertainTeed very much. After all the problems with the CertainTeed Siding, I checked all deliveries before I would allow the truck on our property, because once materials are delivered and if the order is incorrect, you are pretty much stuck with the problem.





And here's our finished Little Barn. I had one open bay built just for me and I use it as a pseudo greenhouse and it is working out very well. Plus it's a great place for the kids to store their bikes instead of the garage! The second floor is perfect for a home office and the views from every window are spectacular!









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