Third Bedroom Up & Running

There are no curtains yet on either window but I did wash them, gave them a horse and spurs. 

The table top headboard works great, if I do say so myself. Can you see Buckin' Brown back in the corner? He is to help prevent banged heads on the slanted ceiling. I'm going to find some awesome curtains for this room.

Yes, this is the book I'm currently reading. I love westerns, they make me laugh.

Much better than  cheap romances.

Yes, that's a 3 legged milking stool, yes, I wear those readers.

overall, the room just looks OK. If I had a guest come over they would say, nice bed but not THIS IS THE COOLEST ROOM I've EVER STAYED IT! 

Third Bedroom Updates

The upstairs 3rd bedroom is FINISHED. 

The floor was completed last night, then the closet began. 

Today the closet was FINISHED. 

He made the door a little too big, I think 2 of the boards need to be removed. As it is, the door only opens half way. But its beautiful.

New Walls

This is the view looking in our front door, from the left the closed door is a bathroom, then the office in back, the white bricks is the huge fireplace and the dark living room.

We had our contractor come over and build a wall with a pocket door.

There were several reasons:

1. Keeping the cats and dogs out of ONE area of the house

2. Having a place to lock them IN

3. We can close it for a quiet place to work

4. With the fire going it will be warm

5. It adds 1 more room to the house rooms count on the appraisal

I haven't primed or painted the wall yet, I will do that in the off white which matches most of the rest of the house. The door and trim (trim coming later today) will be same color in high gloss. Then I will put in the rest of the switch plates and redecorate.

The house is FULL of stuff from this area and the upstairs spare room, which we are redoing also.

A lot of stuff (JUNK) was crammed into this room and it had an ugly orange berber carpet. The walls were stark white with lots of marks on them so out went all the stuff and the carpet too. I've already disposed of quite a bit of the junk and will be making a donations run to St. Vincents.

We've been here 3 years; before we were here the roof leaked down this slant and onto the floor at the left, below the window. I'll be painting that and with Kilz and have already painted the rest of the room in off white.

Then we're installing new hardwood flooring and finally a new closet will be built here.

Here is a photo I doctored up to look similar to the future closet wall. Bead board with a barn style sliding door. The wall won't be drywalled, just framed with the wood over it. There will be a hanger bar to the right side of the door and shelves to the right.

Once this closet wall is finished the value of the house will be thousands of $$$$ higher since it creates a BEDROOM and not just another room. 

Big Front Door Finished

The front of the barn is almost entirely finished. Since these photos were taken two days ago, The trim on the roof has been attached, the 2nd overhead door rail has been put up and a handle is on the barn door.

This rail is quiet

We put 3 sets of rollers on the door to support the heavy door

The rail is round with HD plastic wheels, they don't make nearly as much noise as metal wheels

He glued, then bolted the supports and wheels on

Inside of just the door

Inside door and the wall above it

Barn Front & Loft

He's putting siding on the top front of the barn today.

And the loft is almost finished. Its only going over the aisle of the 3 middle stalls and a couple feet into those stalls. I'll be able to stand up there in about half of it but not near the stalls. 

So glad we're got the tractor for heavy lifting, makes it safer.

From above the front door, this is what it looks like so far.

From inside the wash rack. I had him cut it back so if the horses get stupid and go up they won't bash their heads.

This is the inside of the wash rack, looking up and out through the door.

This is through the same door but up into the stall the opposite direction.

Stable Comfort 10 Day Review

We started using the stalls with the Stable Comfort stall mats about 10 days ago and I want to do a short review.

What I've noticed the most and is super important to me is that Joey hasn't been stocked up in the mornings after being locked in the stall all night. We don't have outside runs ready yet so its just the stalls. I do not know if he's sleeping a lot or just standing around but I do know he's not making laps in it. So not stocking up is a SUPER DUPER PLUS. He has laid down a few times, I can tell by the shavings in his tail.

Wifi is the same as always in her stall.

What I do not like is that the pee goes wherever it wants and in both stalls that's right to where their hay bags hang. No one likes to eat hay that's been sitting in their pee. I'm thinking I might need to hang the hay nets on a different wall or have several spots so at least the floor can dry before using those spots again. I even switched the horses to each others stalls last night to see if it would make any difference but it didn't.

The only thing we did not do when installing was crown the concrete in the middle but it was poured before I ordered the mats. On flat floors with regular mats if Joey pees in the middle it stays in the middle.

Stable Comfort Stall Mats

The Stable Comfort stall mats are in and look great.

All the sides have been trimmed and doorways attached.

Boots has approved them for use.

Valentines Day brought a nice clean aisle, all the tools and wood put away or at least stacked neatly. The stalls look great.

Tonight I'll hang bucket holders and put up the stall divider wall and it will be ready for use.

The outside runs are not finished yet, there are not fences yet. 

we're expecting COLD temps this coming week with possible snow so I've got hay nets filled, the trough heater is ready to go and IF we decide to put horses in these stalls I have Wifi's heated water bucket for her.

This is the wash rack/grooming stall. Its going to have a ceiling & the plan is to paint the while thing white. I want lights in the back, high and low so if we need to see we will be able to.

The loft will be above these 3 stalls, in the middle of the barn over the aisle way. Should hold plenty of hay but still allow enough light to get in.

Along the back you can currently see its open at the eaves but we're going to close those, have to keep the birds out.