The last few months have been very busy with family visits. We rushed to finish the goat barn before Tal's sister arrived, so that she could try out the new shelter first. After she left, we had to get cracking with the rest, since we had two goats waiting to join our homestead. We started… Continue reading Goat Barn: Plaster, Interior & Goats!
We finished the cobbing and the roof on the goat barn, and Tal has started adding her finishing touches while the wall is still moist. I am waiting for the walls to properly dry before I plaster them. Some cracks are appearing at the posts that are buried in the cob, and I want the… Continue reading Goat Barn: Almost finished
I finished my very simple green roof design. I went very low-budget on it since it is a goat barn, and I am curious if we can get away with it. First I sliced some 2-inch tubing open and clamped it on the side of the roof, for the plastic and fabric to go over… Continue reading Goat Barn: Green Roof & Walls
For the past couple of weeks we've been busy finalizing the floor plans for our forever home and barn renovation, staking them out on the land and getting back to the architects with our changes. It's been exciting and exhausting, figuring out what our dream would actually look like. But we're getting there! While we… Continue reading Goat Barn: Cob Walls
We are planning on getting a couple of milking goats in the spring. We decided to take advantage of the beautiful sunny winter days here, and get started on the goat barn. We located it on the far end of our land, not too far from our future house, and where the goats will have… Continue reading Goat Barn: Foundation & Roof
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