We had planned to put up a new building at the side f the old barn while Nigel's father, James, was still with us, but after we lost him a year ago, we decided to complete the plans anyway. The metal frame of it was put up weeks ago, and we had a long wait for the concrete sides to come... they arrived last week, and were duly slotted in, with the help of friend Richard and his son Will, with their Manitou, while I had the job of bolting the brackets into place while the gents did the heavy work... I did enjoy getting stuck in with some proper help instead of standing on the sidelines like a big girl!
Today Nigel and I have spent this afternoon putting up some the Yorkshire Boarding, a long job to nail them into place.... each has to be upright and spaced exactly, they all cut to the same length but have to be positioned to run perfectly along the same line, top and bottom,,,, we almost managed a whole side before running out of energy and nails!
Today Nigel and I have spent this afternoon putting up some the Yorkshire Boarding, a long job to nail them into place.... each has to be upright and spaced exactly, they all cut to the same length but have to be positioned to run perfectly along the same line, top and bottom,,,, we almost managed a whole side before running out of energy and nails!
Nigel did the top and middle, as I'm not fussed about heights or ladders, and I was put to work on the bottom, making sire that it lined up perfectly and then duly nailed into position..... I'm really proud of what we achieved, and the barn is starting to take shape.... it has to be ready for when the Dorset ewes start lambing again in November and December! We'll have lots more space and can be much more organised about it......... Luxury girls!!
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