The barn gets a major makeover

Before we set up the aquaponics side of the business, we have always planned to get the barn smartened up, not just from an aesthetics point of view, but also from a convenience perspective.  To make it so that it is both fit for purpose and easy, particularly for access - for example so that we are not wrestling with heavy doors in high winds.

The first stage of this work was to renovate the large back doors leading from the chicken enclosure, so we started with the removal of the old tin sheets.

and with a little help from the hens...

We replaced this with wooden cladding at the bottom and Perspex sheets across the top, to let the maximum amount of light in.

It soon started to take shape, as Melv put up the framework and Sal followed on round with the cladding.

With a new pedestrian door installed, next it was time to make provision for the windows for the new office.

Melv made short work of this using the grinder...

Sal followed on behind...

With this face completed, we continued around the south facing wall, with room for another window, the removal of the corrugated tin along the top and cladding. At this point you realise how big the building is...

Melv worked on replacing the doors on this side, which a set of wooden ones which would be much more fit for purpose and manageable, but still large enough to let the mini digger through.

Sal continues the cladding...

The doors soon took shape, ready for Sal's handy work.

 

and Melv moved on to the windows - hey we are starting to look smart

 





 

 

All that was left to do was to fix the Perspex along the tops and creosote - wow - what a difference!