Goat Barn - Part 1
by chris - October 18th, 2009.Filed under: Uncategorized.
Keri and I started working on the goat barn today. We’re building a 12×18 barn for them so they have some shelter for the winter. Right now they just have a small lean-to that I cobbled together which isn’t enough protection for winter. The new building will be basic pole-barn style construction with a framed rafter roof (not trusses). It’s designed to be one half of a 24 foot wide building, so we can build the other half in the future if necessary. This weekend we got the building laid out, and got the four corner posts installed. Keri did a great job with the leveling and when we re-measured after getting everything braced, they were all as close to perfect as you could ask for. Here’s a picture showing today’s progress… more pics to come as we make more progress.
It might be hard to make out, but what you're looking at is the 4 corner posts and some temporary 2x4 bracing to hold them in place until the rest of the posts are installed. When it's complete, the gates will close agianst the side of the barn so half of it will be inside the goat pen, and half outside.