Front of barn is sided

The siding on the front of the barn is done. Once the barn doors were installed, Martin began working on the siding. The house will have cedar shingles. The mudroom and barn will be sided with board and batten. 

Martin cuts the boards and battens, then brings them home where we stain them. Then Martin brings them back to Cornish and installs them.

It is a slow process, but since we are working in the winter we don't have any choice.

roof ladder

The metal roofing has arrived. If the weather cooperates and Martin can get the roof free of snow, ice, and moisture, he will put the roof on. For safety purposes he built a roof ladder. It is currently in two pieces, but will be joined to make a single ladder.

Overhang for the barn doors

Martin decided that it would be good to have an overhang above the barn doors. He built the overhang so you could open the doors without getting drowned, if the weather is bad.