BARN FIRST

The insurance company was afraid that critters of any persuasion or number of legs could get into the holes in the outbuildings and cause damage. They also didn't like the unfinished wood. So, I decided to start with the biggest offender - the barn. With Charlie fixing and me painting and assisting (mostly handing him a hammer or a drill), here are the stages of what happened over the next week and a half:

Front View Starting Out

Side View Starting Out

Old Broken Siding Removed

Framing North Side to Hold Siding

Broken Siding Replaced on South Side

New Siding from a Distance

Putting in Front Panels and Starting to Paint

Those are Windows, Not Holes!

New Front View

New Side View

Now scroll back up, and look again at where we started!