Carport Barn

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Here are some photos from the past couple weeks. Again--it's not finished. When it warms up we will be finishing it. However, it held up to a wind storm in February that knocked the power out for a few hours as well as a blizzard in March that gave us 9" of snow. Sheep were dry and happy.

Field & barn
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View of the inside. Since we don't have electricity in the barn, I want to string Christmas lights in the V supports; right now I just have a spot light on the hay rack. I love extension cords!
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Front side
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Side view
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Really nice! It's not the taj mahal and not "perfect" but perfectly good :thumbsup Trim boards in the vertical and horizontal will "eliminate" any unsightly (minor) leveling errors/gaps, and help to further seal up the inside from the elements. Hope you're able to back-fill that downhill side to prevent wash-out/erosion. A gutter (on that side at the least) seems very prudent. Since it's not an asphalt/tar roof, you could run the downspout directly into a livestock watering barrel. Hope you've made plans for adequate ventilation after it's all enclosed (pretty sure you have... you think things through!).

Instead of extension cords, have you considered a small solar array and a 12 volt DC (battery) lighting system inside? It wouldn't take much or be that expensive as you won't be trying to power an entire house or major appliances... It can also be used to power remote cameras and eventual automatic pop doors ;) just sayin'. Just a thought (as that's what I plan for my eventual barn ).

I plan to start w/goats next spring and have been smacking myself over the cost of a stick built bldg. These inexpensive carport structures - enclosed, are awesome! With something this inexpensive I can have a portion for a work shop (with a small wood stove perhaps?) and yard working equipment that right now basically takes up 1/2 my 2 car garage!

Lookin' good so far! Thanks for the update! :woot
 

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I love this thread. I told my boyfriend, if we ever have to or decide to knock down the goat shed, we are putting up a car port barn! I love the look. Or maybe I will build one at the farm! That would be awesome. BTW, I am totally jealous..
 

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What ever became of the carport barn? I think it looks great from the pics and i know it is gonna be really nice when it is done.

I dont think we would ever do it though with construction backrounds and wood working tools etc i think we could build it stick built for less...of course stick built down side is it takes soooo long when you have to do it around work schedule and chores.
 

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