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Life & Events > Finally, the Job is Finished!

Finally, the Job is Finished!

A week short of six months since the fire...

But the rebuilding is finally finished. It turned out just the way I pictured it, and it's better than what was there before. The garage had been next to the house, as you see in the pic above. Now it's further back on the property and in the corner. I'll have to wait until spring for the grass to fill in and the lilacs to bloom, but that's life. At least I can shovel the drive way and parking area when the snow comes. If you want to see how a pole barn is constructed, keep scrolling.....

Cement and lumber....

An auger digs the holes for the posts. Four and a half feet deep. Would take guys an entire day or more to do it by hand with post-hole diggers.

The first posts go in....

The siding and roofing material is on site...

Roof trusses are constructed off-site and brought in.

Have a happy Thanksgiving!

posted on Nov 24, 2010 3:04 PM ()

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Hope you have had a good Christmas John

comment by febreze on Dec 27, 2010 5:28 PM ()
Yup, sure did. Happy New Year!

reply by jjoohhnn on Dec 28, 2010 9:53 AM ()

Your photos are great - sorry about the fire though

comment by febreze on Dec 18, 2010 12:36 PM ()

I like having a detached garage. Too many things in garages can burn and/or blow up. Looks nice!

comment by hayduke on Dec 13, 2010 9:13 AM ()
Yup, and it's 30 feet further away than the old one was!

reply by jjoohhnn on Dec 13, 2010 9:21 AM ()

comment by tracy on Dec 10, 2010 12:22 PM ()

reply by jjoohhnn on Dec 13, 2010 9:20 AM ()

Hi, John! Sorry to hear about the fire, but congrats on the new garage!

comment by beabea on Dec 6, 2010 11:40 AM ()
They put it out just in time. Sometimes things like that can be a blessing.

reply by jjoohhnn on Dec 13, 2010 9:20 AM ()

I know you are pleased with how it turned out. You live in an absolutely
beautiful place.

comment by elderjane on Nov 29, 2010 5:40 AM ()
Yup, wouldn't trade it, although other states have mountains too.. Maybe VA, I always get to thinking about that when the cold hits!

reply by jjoohhnn on Dec 13, 2010 9:19 AM ()

great shots & beautiful property!

comment by panthurdreams on Nov 27, 2010 10:58 AM ()
Thanks, wouldn't live anywhere but in mountains!

reply by jjoohhnn on Dec 13, 2010 9:18 AM ()

Good looking building. Glad you're happy. Just back from computer hell and trying to catch up. Hope your Thanksgiving was great.

comment by tealstar on Nov 26, 2010 10:50 AM ()
Geez, Thanksgiving... looks like I missed this reply... Merry Christmas!

reply by jjoohhnn on Dec 13, 2010 9:18 AM ()

Congratulations, it looks great. Did you house get some damage in the fire? Maybe you told us, and I forgot. In picture number 8, it looks like there is a dog standing on the northwest corner of the roof. I looked at all the pictures to see if it was a tree in the distance or something, but cant figure it out.

comment by kitchentales on Nov 25, 2010 7:09 PM ()
The damage to the house is visible in the first pic. The fire company took a long time to get here and they arrived just seconds before the fire got into the attic. I was spraying water in that direction with a garden hose, but I couldn't get close enough, so I was spraying over the roof--very lucky we were. As for picture #8; that is one of the construction guys on the roof bending over to secure nailing strips to the trusses. Not a job I could ever do!

reply by jjoohhnn on Nov 26, 2010 5:31 AM ()

Very nice! Also nice to hear from you... HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

comment by kristilyn3 on Nov 24, 2010 9:28 PM ()
Read your blog.. guess you're having a good day!

reply by jjoohhnn on Nov 25, 2010 4:36 PM ()

The transition is amazing. It looks great.

comment by gapeach on Nov 24, 2010 6:35 PM ()
Thanx, I'm happy with it!

reply by jjoohhnn on Nov 25, 2010 4:35 PM ()

Lookin' good!

comment by jondude on Nov 24, 2010 5:33 PM ()

reply by jjoohhnn on Nov 25, 2010 4:35 PM ()

I'm tired from doing ll that work! Whew! You think scrolling down AND looking at the pictures is easy?!?!!?
HAPPY THANKSGIVING

comment by greatmartin on Nov 24, 2010 4:59 PM ()
Happy Thanksgiving to you too, even tho it's almost over. I did a bunch of that work myself to save a buck, so I know... just thinking about it tired me out before I started.

reply by jjoohhnn on Nov 25, 2010 4:35 PM ()

reply by kristilyn3 on Nov 24, 2010 9:28 PM ()

Great.The transformation there is awesome.Looks good.You also and the rest there to have a great
Thanksgiving.Thank you for stopping by.We missed you.
I loved your layout there.So peaceful.

comment by fredo on Nov 24, 2010 3:32 PM ()
Tday is almost over, hope you had a good one!

reply by jjoohhnn on Nov 25, 2010 4:33 PM ()

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