Cow Shed

Here are some pictures of our cow shed that we have been building to provide shelter during the winter and some storage.  Our neighbor loaned us his post hole digger, which worked great and made quick work of all the holes for the shed posts.

Ethan was sick this weekend so Evan was my sole helper.  Here he is measuring and marking on the wood where the ceiling joists should land.  Both boys are getting better with tape measures and learning how to build things.

We were able to use some wood that came with the barn for the small purlins running perpendicular to the roof joists.  Evan used the chop saw to cut the purlins to the lengths I needed and then Mia would hand them up.  Evan got every one right, and did not hurt himself!

 

We bought the metal roofing from a company that specializes in agricultural building roofing.  It was cut to our lengths and then my dad helped us by picking it up in his truck.

It took most of a Saturday to get the first half on.

Mia was taking some photos for me, here I am working on the second half.

Mia took this picture of the daffodils, which was a good picture, except for the orange home depot bucket in the back ground.

Can you guess who took this one as well?

Here the boys are racing to see who can get down the ladder fastest.

Here we are unloading gravel for the shed.

Here is the current status of the shed, there is still more siding to put up, a door, and rails inside to separate the storage side from the cow side.