June 2007
The first project was to fence off the two acres which the boys and I did using 5' dog fencing. As you can see, the underbrush is pretty thick and a path had to first be cleared before constructing the fence line.
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May 2008
Next we clear cut the trees and brush for the driveway. We will be using the trees on the property, some of which you can see in this photo, for the construction of the shop and house.
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October 2008
The first construction project is the chicken house and shop. The area was first cleared of the trees (which you can see stacked in the back and will be used in the construction project) and underbrush. The location of the foundation is being squared and leveled with string.
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November 2008
The foundation and sills (bottom logs) are complete and I am notching one of the logs for the first course. Do you remember playing with "Lincoln Logs" as a kid? Me too, I guess I'm just reliving my childhood, just on a bigger scale.
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November 2008
The walls are slowly going up. The back half of the building will be the chicken house and the front half will be the shop.
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December 2008
One of our reasons for moving to Mississippi is because it's warm here, so I have no idea what all this white stuff is.
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December 2008
The walls are complete and the ridge pole and rafters are up. Next comes the roof and the chinking of the walls.
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May 2009
After falling from the roof and breaking my heel back in December, I was finally able to get back to work and have finished the roof (except for the metal). Once the metal is on the only thing left is the Chinking.
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