Barn Reno Update

It's been a while since the last post, so this may take a minute... First off, we had a new moon a little while back.

As it works it's way to full it's a great time for new beginnings. Therefore a good time to put the sign in.
Quinn and Leah help in hanging the signs. And share in the glory.

Now into the barn itself. I've insulated the walls of the main floor, and Les and I decided to use some chipboard that we had lying around for the upper portions. (Thanks Zoboomafoo!) We were going to plaster it, but didn't want to have to deal with the ongoing cracking that would result. The chipboard has a very similar look and shouldn't need any repairs. At the right side of the photo below you can see newspaper on the wall in that little triangle area. Each space where the chipboard went had to have a template made as the beams and boards around the space are all wonky and un-straight. This was a time consuming process to say the least, but the results are pretty satisfying.Here's Les doing (one of the things) she does best.As she finished off the painting, I started on the reclaimed tongue and groove for the bottom half of the walls. It goes on much quicker than the chipboard, and here is the result.

As you can see above the window, there is still some templating/chipboard to go up, but things are really progressing now, and we are really stoked about what it will look like when it's all done. Of course, the barn is going to weigh about 5x what it did before we started, but I need something to keep me up at nights don't I?