BLACK HORSE RANCH

Hopefully you've all seen this video already - we are just getting our blog posts caught back up with our YouTube channel! Disaster...

Having to repair the rockshaft plate and gasket (again). This video covers the underlying problem we (my mechanic and I) think is...

Have you seen our mobile chicken coop video? By special request, this is more detail about how we built the drawer. YouTube: Black Horse...

We're a bit late on getting this blog post out. The video has been up on our YouTube channel for a couple of weeks! You might consider...

It wasn't easy without the right tools, but I was able to make a passable front entry door for the Guest Barn. It actually turned out ...

We've created a new video showcasing all of the progress on the Guest Barn since the middle of the summer. Can you believe it's been...

We finally made it to the north and south walls, the most complex framing of the outer shell. Lots of thinking went into the framing and...

Things are taking shape, although they are moving slowly. We are trying to keep the barn rolling with the farm in full swing! Enjoy...

We've finished the other side (west) bearing wall, just before the COVID-19 shutdown. This video has been a long time coming as the farm...

It's time to get into the crawlspace and get things wrapped up - something we would have normally done before the floor went down. ...

We're super excited about finally getting one of the bearing walls completed! It is framed, racked and sheeted - not to mention the ...

In this episode we talk structure with Ed Carson from Granby Post and Beam. What do we need to do (if anything) to address the...

We're back with some Guest Barn action! Although we are still doing lots of planning, we have been able to get some work accomplished on...

Even though we're dying to get back to the Barn Renovation, the farm has to take priority! We've paused our barn work to get ready for...

It is finally time to bring it all down! In this episode we get going on the dropped floor system, decking, and yes, the barn goes down...

Foundations are no fun, especially when things don't go well. Battling weather and concrete, we're getting ever closer to setting the...

Ah yes, we're back from our much needed Christmas break with a fresh new video for you all! We've started the slow miserable process of...

We're finally ready to try lifting the barn! Nervous and excited about this one! Will the barn come off the ground with our homemade...

Establishing the grade, setting up the cribbing and building the wall trusses for lifting the barn - getting ever so close to raising...

It is time to rebuild our historic Guest Barn! We are super excited about this new video series. We have been waiting to get traction...