We had holes and poles - now we have doors and floors!!!

We are back down in Port Orford for a week, we arrived to find the pole barn up!! and looking spectacular, it had no doors but that didn't seem to stop the "few" neighbors we have from stopping by to compliment us on it!  and apparently one of them has even been taken photos and making enquiries to the place we got it from about something similar!

Amazing what a bit of extra design by Mr M can do, takes a normally very agricultural building and turns it into something more garage looking, extra overhangs on the eaves and smaller garage doors etc. 

The guy arrived and fitted the doors, and they finished it off a treat.  The framing is all wood and we will be leaving the wood beams exposed whilst insulating between them.

 

Whilst we are down here Mr M has been working on getting the well up and pumping (it is and that is a whole 'nother blog post) and he has also had the trenches dug and he has been busy laying the conduit with power cables, and water lines a big dirty dusty chore, but  obviously a necessity.    We have a tap on the side of the barn and water comes out of it :) and we have a huge massive power cable running to the barn.

Basically when we arrive we can park the airstream up under the carport plug into the power, water and septic and we are good to go!

We had one of our neighbors come out with his tractor to dig our trenches, Dennis, he is a really nice guy originally from California and him and his wife have done exactly what we are doing.  He knows where to buy everything and where to get the best prices!!

Our direct neighbor brought us about 2lbs of red snapper the other evening, he had been out on his boat for about 2 hours, and he said if he has a good day he always shares it out amongst the neighbors - it was delicious!!!!!

I have been working my regular schedule, and during my lunch break popping down to see Lance at the hardware store (him and Mr M will become very close friends) I have also painted the well house walls and I have put my chicken coop up!

We are living in a bit of a dust bowl, but Mr M assures me this level of housework won't be necessary once we are under the carport, dust really does get everywhere!! Plus by then the rain will have arrived, so I guess mud will be my friend then!!

Well that's all for now folks, will be back soon with the tale of water and where it comes from!