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Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 17, Loft Stairs

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Nov 22, 20211 min read

Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 17, Loft Stairs

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

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John Deere 4430 Repairs - Part 6, Over pressure issue causing rockshaft leak

Trent

Mar 21, 20211 min read

John Deere 4430 Repairs - Part 6, Over pressure issue causing rockshaft leak

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

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Trent

Mar 5, 20211 min read

Mobile Chicken Coop Drawer Detail

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

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Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 16 Starting the Open Beam Loft

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Feb 17, 20211 min read

Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 16 Starting the Open Beam Loft

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...

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Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 15 Making the Sapele Front Entry Door

Trent

Feb 2, 20211 min read

Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 15 Making the Sapele Front Entry Door

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 ...

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Historic Guest Barn Renovation, Episode 14 Huge Update!

Trent

Nov 25, 20201 min read

Historic Guest Barn Renovation, Episode 14 Huge Update!

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...

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Historic Guest Barn Renovation, Episode 13 Framing the end walls

Trent

Jul 14, 20201 min read

Historic Guest Barn Renovation, Episode 13 Framing the end walls

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...

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Historic Guest Barn Renovation, Episode 12 Dimple Membrane, Drain and Backfill

Trent

Jun 1, 20201 min read

Historic Guest Barn Renovation, Episode 12 Dimple Membrane, Drain and Backfill

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

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Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 11, Framing the Final Bearing Wall

Trent

Apr 23, 20201 min read

Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 11, Framing the Final Bearing Wall

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...

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Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 10, Crawlspace Drama

Trent

Apr 23, 20201 min read

Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 10, Crawlspace Drama

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

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Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 9, One wall down, Three to go

Trent

Mar 11, 20201 min read

Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 9, One wall down, Three to go

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

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Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 8, Bearing Wall Solutions

Trent

Feb 24, 20201 min read

Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 8, Bearing Wall Solutions

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...

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Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 7, Bearing Wall Problems

Trent

Feb 18, 20201 min read

Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 7, Bearing Wall Problems

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...

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Milking Stanchion - Completing the Dairy Area

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Feb 10, 20201 min read

Milking Stanchion - Completing the Dairy Area

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...

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Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 6, Setting it Down

Trent

Jan 20, 20201 min read

Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 6, Setting it Down

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...

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Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 5, Finishing the Foundation

Trent

Jan 13, 20201 min read

Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 5, Finishing the Foundation

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

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Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 4 Footing Drama!

Trent

Jan 6, 20201 min read

Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 4 Footing Drama!

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...

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Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 3 Attempting the Barn Lift

Trent

Dec 24, 20191 min read

Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 3 Attempting the Barn Lift

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...

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Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 2 Grade, Cribbing and Lifting Trusses

Trent

Dec 16, 20191 min read

Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 2 Grade, Cribbing and Lifting Trusses

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

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Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 1

Trent

Dec 9, 20191 min read

Historic Guest Barn Renovation - Episode 1

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...

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