I will be working back by the barn today, which is about 200 yards behind the house I'm prepping a small area to extend the English Garden, to plant iris, peonies, and climbing roses. I will show this to you later when it actually looks like something to share. For now, let's take a quick Before and After look at our barn beside this garden ... the barn was in sorry shape and was in desperate need of attention when we bought this property in 2002.
Here it is in the beginning, choked by brush and structurally compromised.
Bye bye, Brush.
Initial stage of shoring up the rotten framing.
Working down the length of the building, zig-zagging from one side to the other, replacing beams and posts.
Framing is finished, and new rough-sawn siding is going on. The old siding is stacked inside.
The beginning of a paint job in the perfect Barn Red.
Finished ... except for a little bit of trim painting!
As I work nearby, I remember the awful condition that our barn was in before and I smile to see the state that it's in now. (Click HERE if you haven't seen the whole story of the restoration, which is also in a link on the sidebar.)
Gotta go get to work!