Sorry all, I did get a chance to write an update before I flew out Monday morning.  Let's start with the before and after photos.

Below are photos taken on 10/25-26/2007

Below are Photos Taken 10/25-26/2008 - All of the photos are in an album on this site.

All of the lumber is no onsite to complete the siding.  The windows are all trimmed out.  On Friday, Tim should be able to get the last of the wall studs in on the East gable end.  That should permit us to complete most of the siding this weekend.  You have to hear it to believe it but the sound of the barn has changed.  It won't be too much longer before we'll need lights or have to work in front of the doors.

The siding process got a great boost in productivity when my brother Ernie loaned his 24 foot pic.  With this tool we are able to go up the eves on the gable end before we have to change to the shorter 16 foot pic to finish-up to the top.  Thanks Ernie.....

Party Day Draws Closer

Two-Weeks of Progress

At the last update I was headed off to camp trip with Pat for a week at Lewey Lake in the Adirondacks.  We had a great week enjoying the fall foliage and great weather.  I start this update with a couple of photos from your week.

So while we were gone Ray, John, Kirk, Dad and Tim kept at it. The floor got finished, the penice on the north-side is complete except for one small piece of trim.  Windows were trimmed in and siding got a good start on the South side.  The new album for the weekend shows the progress for the past week and this weekend.  A few pictures of the past week are below.

Weekend Update

For Saturday and Sunday - Kirk, Ray, John, Tim, Dad and Kristin worked to complete the South side siding and the structural part of the penice.  As exciting as all of this is, imagine that the Northwest corner gable-end trim is installed and the first siding board on the West side was placed by John and Dad.  Kristin worked with Tim to make the penice boards and pounded some nails for the penice boards.  As mentioned above.  All of the photos from the weekend are in the album. The pictures directly below were taken on Saturday.  The seven photos are described in order from left to right.

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Ray and Tim pose after completing the installation of the wall braces.  Tim clowns it up with his grandfather as Ray and Kirk pose during a short break.  Tim put the finishing touches on the North side penice.

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Dad hammers attaches a siding board. Ray and Tim working on the siding. Tim sits in the loft as the sun sets after he finished installing the last two wind-braces.

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Dad takes a moment to look out of the south window frame.

Sunday's Photos.

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Tim and Ken pause after finishing the South side siding.  Kristin nails a wall support in place for the penice. The animal door on the South side.

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Kristin looks down on her work :-), Kristin supports the penice making process, Kristin supervises from the loft.

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John and Dad carry the first piece of gable end trim into place, Tim attaches the first piece of trim above, Dad supervises the trim alignment.

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Tim holds the first penice board in place, Tim attaches the first penice board, Kristin and Tim review the penice progress.

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Pix 1 and 2 - Penice work, John and Dad place the first West side siding board.

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The South side at the close of Sunday, Dad stands where he has not stood in 79 years, in the animal door of the German Barn, Tim and Dad in the door.

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Kristin, Dad and Tim, Tim Dad and Ken

Then and Now
 
     

Siding North Side

We got a great start on the siding this weekend on Saturday.  Kirk was back in action and we got 90% of the siding on the North side done on Saturday.  Brandt was there adding value by asking Tim to go up and down a ladder over and over again.....looking for that perfect shot......:-) Pictures below show the work we got done.  But first a then and now shot.

(Above) All of these pictures were taken on 10-4-2007

(Above) Photos from 10-5-2008

Peter Sinclair and Robert Jeracka came out and helped Dad set the first window sill on the South side of the barn.  Thanks Roberta and Peter.

Pat and me are off to Lewey Lake for a bit of fall foliage camping today (Monday).  We'll miss the work next weekend, but don't let that stop you from heading out to the farm.  We've still got flooring to finish, siding boards to square, trim to install....so don't miss it...

Thanks to all, Ken