Plans for the pole barn

We have set up the large shelving that was in the greenhouse at the old house. Now, for the most part, there is a place to put everything that we moved from Indianapolis off the barn floor.

We are planning to build a second floor in the barn that will cover 4/5ths of the area. I'm using a great program called SketchUp. It's free from Google. If you decide to download a copy, I'll send you a drawing of what I'm planning that you will be able to rotate in any dimension and even take a walk through.

In the mean time, here's a picture:



The ceiling has been removed and windows have not been placed yet, but you get the idea. The stairs come up through the center of the room to a landing next to the bathroom. The bathroom and bedroom are the only interior walls once you come into the large room from the landing.

In a few days the entire contents of the barn will be sorted out and stowed. Then I'll start caulking the seams between the exterior sheets. Next will come the floor for the plans above, and then new Tyvek and some sort of siding. I don't want to put up the Tyvek until we have found the siding we want to use and are ready to apply it.

Once it's all ready we'll move in and eliminate the rental expense of the apartment.