At the time we decided to start Nature Inspired Handcrafts Mel had a nice sized building behind his house that served for storage, workshop, and as of this past spring home for his newly acquired chickens.
Over the last few months he's been working nearly daily at fixing the garage/shop/chicken coop/studio so that it will serve all purposes effectively.
This first picture is pretty much what the building looked like when Nature Inspired Handcrafts was started although 'the guys' were starting work already. My son Shane, Mel and I's grandson Andrew, and Mel all spent several hours on the roof shingling half the roof that hadn't been finished as well as the chicken portion that was added to the back. That's Shane and Andrew you can see in this picture.
In this picture you can not only get an idea of the size of the building but see how 'rough' it was when we started. Mel had already started siding and trimming the side that faces the front of the property but the two sliding doors (both open in this photo) were heavy and certainly not weather proof for a Michigan winter.
Great progress had been made by the time this photo was taken. The entry to the 'attic' has been sealed up and one of the sliding doors closed off. Mel and I installed the new entry door - ok I have to admit Mel did most of it, my big contribution was holding the door a couple times while he put nails in to hold it in place - level and all. The tan siding and black trim are a great improvement over the weather worn plywood.
That's Mel busy at work on the other side of the building now. He removed the second sliding plywood door and is framing in the area before installing the new 8 foot garage door. When I have more time some helpful tips will be coming on how to do this - it's not nearly as easy as the instructions from the manufacturer make it out to be.
The garage door is in place and Mel is now adding the siding and trim to the second side of the building. The black trim will continue across the front. What a big difference this has made from what was there.
Tomorrow will be a brief discussion on the floor plan of the building.
2 comments:
Hello faith, you have an awesome site here,and some beautiful crafts..I am very impressed...Your building looks great too.Thank you for all the information you have furnished about blogging,i now have a lot better Idea of what it is all about...I know you will do great..Your friend from Mylot slickcut
Hey slickcut - long time no see :) I've been so busy lately I feel like a chicken with my head cut off - opps shouldn't say that too loud - chickens may hold an uprising and not leave me any feathers for my dream catchers.
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