Build-A-Barn

[BigDaddy]

^Yeah, I guess most are. This one is all charity... everything grown is given away pretty much that same day. I took 1100 pounds of vegetables to the Pine St. Inn in one trip. They were totally stoked, so it's really great to be there when they see it. I think we grew 65,000 lbs this year. The barn should help us be more efficient.

Very cool, good for you. Reminds me of

Ours was a little faster paced (but not as well filmed)...

[BigDaddy]

Our barn is coming together and should be fully operational in a month. Just in time for the season to begin, sort of as planned and hoped. It's amazing how much goes into a "simple" barn, though. About half is heated, it has a full kitchen, bathroom, outdoor shower and we are planning to go solar, so many sophisticated components, etc. There's even a brew cave, too... I'll post a few from the interior once it's finished off.

Here's a few recent shots.

[iceman]

Nice!

[RootSkier]

Holy shit, sometimes I miss timber framing. Sweet barn.

[TomCrac]

Looks great!

[huckbucket]

Beautiful. Anchors the land.

[BigDaddy]

Thanks... it feels right on the site, and seems to work well with the other buildings. Here another further from the back and also the rendering:

[BigDaddy]

One of the coolest things about doing this project, is how many people want to help out. Being a non-profit, we are on a very limited budget, but so many have been willing to to discount their rates, prices, etc.

I've been lucky enough to get to know and work with a local elderly gentleman who has a blacksmith shop on his property. He's volunteered to build us a weathervane for our cupola, so I came up with the idea of our logo's two "G's" spinning independently of each other. A retired engineer, he worked for many years on developing the Cassini probe, so he's pretty capable for our little aerial intervention.

He made a mock-up in plywood first:




Then we had to figure how to support this twisting monster chunk of steel:




Today we had it cut out of 3/16" steel plate:




And aside from needing a few minor adjustments, it works:




For an 84 year old ex Stowe skier, he moves pretty fast, so I should have some pictures of it up on the barn soon.

[BigDaddy]

Up and running







In action: https://www.facebook.com/GGConcord/v...2698505196935/

[cat in january]

very cool

[Vt-Freeheel]

Up and running







In action: https://www.facebook.com/GGConcord/v...2698505196935/

Looks nice, can't wait to see it.

On the other hand,
I would look at that roof intersection carefully as it looks like wind driven rain could easily get in there.