It's been so long since I've posted here. I've literally been working my buns off to make enough money to start on my new project.
Finally, that new barn I've been saving for is going to become a reality. Construction will begin the last week of September and hopefully everything will be done before winter gets here. I've been saving, thinking and planning for this for what seems to be forever. It's not going to be a huge barn or real fancy like some I've seen, but I want it to be as functional and comfortable for Wilbur, Dude and Champy as possible. I'm just so afraid I might have overlooked something.
Before the contractor begins work, I thought I'd lay it all out here in case any of you have any suggestions or can think of something I've overlooked. The actual building will be a 30' x 40' metal pole barn with 10' x 10' sliding doors at each end. The entire inside of the building will be lined with OSB board. The flooring throughout the building is concrete. Half of the building (20' x 30') will accommodate four 10' x 10' stalls (two on each side) with a 10' x 20'' aisle down the middle. Each stall will have interlocking rubber matting installed over the concrete. Of course there will be lots of bedding on top of that. The other half of the barn (20' x 30') will be for a workshop, storage, etc. There is also a regular entry door on that side.
There will be electric installed in the barn. I was planning on overhead florescent lighting with electrical outlets throughout, including outlets for each stall to accommodate heated water buckets. There will also be electrical outlets and lighting on the outside of the barn, too. I can't afford to run water service to the barn yet, but I have a really, really long hose that runs from an outside spigot on my house up the hill to where the barn will be. Since it's on a slope, the hose drains naturally once I disconnect it from the spigot and shouldn't freeze in the winter. At least, that's what I'm hoping...
Am I overlooking anything? Is there anything I should do differently? This is a big expense for me and I want to make sure I do it right.
Finally, that new barn I've been saving for is going to become a reality. Construction will begin the last week of September and hopefully everything will be done before winter gets here. I've been saving, thinking and planning for this for what seems to be forever. It's not going to be a huge barn or real fancy like some I've seen, but I want it to be as functional and comfortable for Wilbur, Dude and Champy as possible. I'm just so afraid I might have overlooked something.
Before the contractor begins work, I thought I'd lay it all out here in case any of you have any suggestions or can think of something I've overlooked. The actual building will be a 30' x 40' metal pole barn with 10' x 10' sliding doors at each end. The entire inside of the building will be lined with OSB board. The flooring throughout the building is concrete. Half of the building (20' x 30') will accommodate four 10' x 10' stalls (two on each side) with a 10' x 20'' aisle down the middle. Each stall will have interlocking rubber matting installed over the concrete. Of course there will be lots of bedding on top of that. The other half of the barn (20' x 30') will be for a workshop, storage, etc. There is also a regular entry door on that side.
There will be electric installed in the barn. I was planning on overhead florescent lighting with electrical outlets throughout, including outlets for each stall to accommodate heated water buckets. There will also be electrical outlets and lighting on the outside of the barn, too. I can't afford to run water service to the barn yet, but I have a really, really long hose that runs from an outside spigot on my house up the hill to where the barn will be. Since it's on a slope, the hose drains naturally once I disconnect it from the spigot and shouldn't freeze in the winter. At least, that's what I'm hoping...
Am I overlooking anything? Is there anything I should do differently? This is a big expense for me and I want to make sure I do it right.