Agreed, natural light use the corrugated panels for the roof and side walls, it will be the best for the animals, maybe 2-3’ metal sidewalls for durability then the clear above.
In winter my chickens crave sunlight. They find the tiniest spot of sunlight and lay in it in a pile. So, yes, let them have as much sun as possible please.
I got way behind on video guys. I helped my oldest son take down the loft my sister, myself, and he built in his apartment about 10 years ago. He had a two story ceiling and very little floor space. We put a 12' by 12' upper loft for him that made it so much easier for him to live there. I had to replace my alternator in my truck too. I don't have an Internet Service Provider (ISP) at my new apartment so not a lot of time to have an internet connection. You're getting ready to put the barn extension on. Thank you to that person that sent them the t-post puller! I like that you are going with a 12 foot wide slab along the barn. Fern and Forrest look so cute. Wow, you took all the metal siding off that side. The regrading done by the mini-ex was good to see. Thanks for this video Lumnah family!
Hope you three are enjoying and appreciating your Homestead. The land, the fall colors, all the buildings that you've constructed, and the hard work that you've put in have created a completely awesome living environment.
Don, looking back to when Al and Gina watched the loggers clearing this land and saying, " our tiny house will go right here, and the barns and workshop will be over there" !
Gina even taking out the screws on the barn,you two are a great working team.Good to see you having more progress with the extension on the barn.looking forward to the build.🥰🌺🌺
They will lay if they have enough hours of added light regardless of where that light comes from. But I think you know this. In any case, I would do the upper half such that the animals get as much light as possible through the winter. We ALL feel better with natural light.
Morning to the “Lumnah’s” , Or good evening from Australia. If you put a ramp over the drain, you can extend a run into a pasture. Much better use of pasture. I would have clear corrugated walls. “Off grid heating”.
Good morning, Lumnah Family & Fans! It's a bright and sunny day for us here in Nova Scotia, and the colours are really coming out in the trees. I am loving the barn expansion! Cannot wait for the babies!
Dear Al, Gina and Olivia. I can remember what the farm looked like before you started your dream. Awe inspiring. I just wanted to share the things I have learnt from you, watching your podcast; always think a 5+ year plan when you do projects; always take the extra time to do the job well rather than shortcuts that always cost more time and money; working together as a team - very proud of Gina, especially through her major challenges, supporting you Al. Loving your animals and thinking what's best for them; realizing the environment can change your plans within days, but best of all, knowing the power of prayer in the trials that you have shared. A pleasure to watch knowing your honesty and sincerity. Proud to be a subscriber from suburbia Sydney.👍
If you're worried about concrete splashing on the siding, cover it with some plastic sheeting. Minimal expense & labor. 2 sided tape should hold it to the siding temporarily. Even if you do get a little splash on the plastic, it will still be reusable for another project.
WooHoo!! Al and Gina have a new build project!! No one builds things better than Al and I admire how you and Gina work so well together. 😊 It was very smart to design the barn so you could easily build on to it as needed. You already have the best designed barn I've seen and you will be making it even better. Happy Fall 🧡🍁💛🍂
Good morning from Texas, Lumnahs. I enjoy all the variety of goals and projects that you do. Some are less interesting to me but, I can hardly wait to watch how you and Gina plan and put all your ideas together to formulate a project. Then, The part I really get into is the dirt work and construction. You two work so well together and make hard work seem like an enjoyable game. So, greatly anticipating the two day wait to see what's coming on the next video. If it wasn't so far to drive I'd come and watch ya'll build while sitting in my wheelchair. I could save you some time each morning by feeding and watering the animals. Checking to see if they need anything and then collecting the eggs. I'm kidding of course but, it would be fun watching the Lumnahs in person doing a day's work on their Modernstead homestead. Ya'll stay safe, strong, healthy, wise, have peace of mind and continue to be happy and successful. Blessings and prayers in Jesus's Name. ☝🙏🙌💪👊
Good Morning AL & Gina. I don't know, as soon as you said 10-12, I was thinking 12-16,like you said ,you always need more room. I Hope You Have a Better Day, Boscawen NH
I like where you are going with the barn expansion. It's a good thing you invested in Ken's power screed . I mean you have a project for your investment.
It looks like the time has come to set up a new woods pasture. Highlanders can live off forage if you move them to fresh forested land when one gets depleted.
Two things about your grade of your barn addition. Firstly, at least six inches below existing slab given the topography of surrounding soils and run off lanes. Also, I would add slight pitch to your new slab in order to clean runs and in the event of flooding it would shed water towards your run off streams. The pitch I would add is one/eighth or one/quarter inch for every foot.
Remember Light Is The Key To Keeping The Chickens Laying Eggs. Put Solar Lights In The Chicken Coop Along With Heat And The Chickens Should Keep Laying Eggs. 🙏🕊️❤️👍
JudithB I would add a slant to the new concrete, so when it gets cleaned the water will drain off. I would put a metal sheet on the bottom of the outside pen and clear plastic on the top half. I had to do that with my greenhouse to keep rocks and stuff leaned against the plastic wall from cracking and getting holes, then the cats got in and made a mess of the greenhouse. I would do a shed roof on the other side to park equipt out of the weather too at some point!!! Love watching your projects happening!!!
G’day 😊 love those foggy mornings and can’t get over how big and bright the sun looks behind all that fog! 😮 oh so good to see a cameo from the barn cats too ❤ cool idea for the barn extension 👍
@@samvalentine3206 G'day Sam :) That little black and white cat looks like Figaro a bit. I think its good that all the farm critters are loved by Al and Gina
Thank you for this video. I myself have traveled to or through Europe. When I was in my early twenties.i flew from NYC to Bergen, Norway, then to Stockholm, Sweden. I traveled by train from Sweden to Denmark, France, Spain, and Morroco to Portugal. Then home. I also traveled to many European ports and a few Asian city ports while I was in the military.
I knew when you started to build your barn you needed twice as large. Yes you need more hay storage. You might want to add a bigger area on the opposite side for your cattle to house them.
Good morning, Lumnah Acers. Just got me a bag of Campfire Decaf and a tee shirt. I don't have a favorite coffee because I've loved all of them. Thanks for everything. SUPPORT LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES!!! Take care
Hi Al,why not put a gutter along the top roof,could collect the water,and keep the low area dry,also low level roof could have gutter and use rain water to feed the chickens,pigs ect
Chickens rebound their laying habits quickly in a greenhouse space. Optimum sunlight exposure. We completely the molting lull in 90 days. From 8 to 36 eggs daily Nov 1-January 31
MY FAVORITE NH OFF GRID RUclips FAMILY!!! Good Afternoon Al Gina Olivia and subscriber friends and family. I pray 🙏🏼 everyone has a blessed Tuesday and week ahead. 👍🏼😁👍🏼
Howdy there, CC my friend! Blessings and prayers for you with your recent stint in the hospital. Those places are not fun, but they can be life-savers. Beaming positive healing vibes your way, mi amiga!
Good morning, I wish at 8:30 am here in Lake Havasu, Arizona we are 79* . Ugh today high is 107*, we are having a high heat spell for 12 to 14 days. Our mornings 71* to 80*. This is unusual for late September early October. Love your weekly videos.
Gooood morning Lumnah's! It's just amazing how y'all can create ( lots of preplanning we're sure) a functional HOMEstead between the two of you (3) Thanks for sharing this wonderful journey!
Hi Al and Gina, I like the idea of the acrylic like hot house sheeting as the upper part of the wall. Have it mounted on awning hinged frames so they can be opened up to air and dry in the warmer months too. That hot house sheeting has a tubular type structure and is insulative to protect plants. I live in the tropics and like to have awning hung walling on my workshop to give me air flow and a larger shaded workspace out of out hot summer sun, so a similar idea. Also, use rubber washers on each side of the plastic as the steel and plastic shrink and expand at different rates. In my old car port, at my previous home, the sheeting cracked around screws. I also suggest that the holes are a larger diameter than the screw to allow for movement. The rubber washers are a thick silicone rubber so they allow movement but still seal. Love your projects, so many things go into building up the self reliant homestead.
Al, I’ve got to hand it to you, you have made a beautiful difference in the Homestead since you started. You started with a water well then a new two story house that wasn’t going to be the final one, just temporary which you built all by yourself and made an office and a nice rendering room for your meat harvesting. The very large solar system, the large boilers and heating system, your septic system and water faucets everywhere. You also built two nice big barns and two or three out buildings for your small animals including a milking stand to milk your goat on, then you put up fencing and electric fences. You seeded and fertilized lots of the places where grass was not growing so well, made a large garden place so you could grow your own veggies, spices and flowers. You made your own compost pile and bought an old manure spreader so you could spread the compost. Your wife has all the most beautiful cookware, cabinets and appliances that money can buy. You have an expensive smoker, quick freezer and any food processing machines that anyone could ever need. You have the best tractors, mowers, tillers, trailers, pickup, car, excavator, side by side vehicle, and now you have bought a new bigger tractor which makes two and they both have cabs with heat and air conditioning and radios. You have bought several expensive cattle, hogs, chickens and turkeys lately. I admire you for what you have accomplished but I am baffled as to how you have managed to do all or this? You are around the Homestead every day so you must not have a job anywhere, the only visible income you might have is the selling of the timbers. I know you built an office in the temporary house but I don’t know what you use it for, I’ve never seen you in it? I know that you had “ the old homestead” which you probably still have. I know it is not all “down hill” because you have had problems with being real hyper and not able to control your actions and your wife had some serious female problems but thank goodness you’ll have that under control now. Al, I just think you are a miracle man with some secret receipt on how to get buy like this. I would give you anything if you could tell me your secret? That’s asking a lot but you will not be sorry for indulging that with me. THANKS
Good morning from chilly Michigan. High this rainy day will be 67. I will be baking bread to warm up the house. You have such a beautiful view as you work on the project.
@@diannemiller4754 - I remember reading years ago that if you're selling your house and you want to make it special for the potential buyers, bake some bread and the smell with sway them in a good way!
Love seeing your barn cats they are precious..you really have nice looking cats and Bruno is gorgeous or should I say handsome. I always love your early morning chores and seeing all the chickens, goats and of course cows and pigs. Always love your videos..oh I love the different music you are playing as you do all of your different projects… more in the blue grass style…fits the video nicely.❤
By quick calculations, you should be good for gravel by bringing it down from the foundation. 2" step, 6" slab, and 2" slope, 10"..😂😅 It'll be a great gathering area in the winter, but the Highland Coos are built for rough weather. The woods would be a perfect place to calve. Love ya'll ❤️
Gooooooood Morning! We have a new batch of freshly roasted coffee! Grab yourself some Lumnah Acres Coffee ☕ & Merch 👕here : www.lumnahacres.com
Having natural light in the barn addition is absolutely a good idea in my opinion.
Yes both light and ventilation would be good.
Agreed, natural light use the corrugated panels for the roof and side walls, it will be the best for the animals, maybe 2-3’ metal sidewalls for durability then the clear above.
And bud light!
Always build bigger then you think you need😊
In winter my chickens crave sunlight. They find the tiniest spot of sunlight and lay in it in a pile.
So, yes, let them have as much sun as possible please.
@@4Classie Are you the self appointed response team for this channel ?
I got way behind on video guys. I helped my oldest son take down the loft my sister, myself, and he built in his apartment about 10 years ago. He had a two story ceiling and very little floor space. We put a 12' by 12' upper loft for him that made it so much easier for him to live there. I had to replace my alternator in my truck too. I don't have an Internet Service Provider (ISP) at my new apartment so not a lot of time to have an internet connection. You're getting ready to put the barn extension on. Thank you to that person that sent them the t-post puller! I like that you are going with a 12 foot wide slab along the barn. Fern and Forrest look so cute. Wow, you took all the metal siding off that side. The regrading done by the mini-ex was good to see. Thanks for this video Lumnah family!
Hope you three are enjoying and appreciating your Homestead. The land, the fall colors, all the buildings that you've constructed, and the hard work that you've put in have created a completely awesome living environment.
Gooooooood Morning Don. We are. Thank you
Don, looking back to when Al and Gina watched the loggers clearing this land and saying, " our tiny house will go right here, and the barns and workshop will be over there" !
@@davidgetchell3633 Yeah. They thought this out extremely well and are now modifying based on usage. It's fun to watch.
I think you're on the right track with putting the clear roofing on part of that new build.
was it clear roofing or clear / translucent on the top half of the wall for some extra light?
Good day. Best part of video: 5 min in, barn cat on the job.
I'd let as much light in as possible. Great video. All the best 🇬🇧.
Gina even taking out the screws on the barn,you two are a great working team.Good to see you having more progress with the extension on the barn.looking forward to the build.🥰🌺🌺
Florence, you should have seen both Gina and Olivia nailing the boards& battens on the old barn-workshop years ago !!
Lots of critter supervision on that project. Do it, take it apart and do it again. Always planning and expanding your options. Great team work.
Amazing couple! You two aren’t afraid to take on anything! True homesteaders for sure. Giddyup 😊
the barn kitties are getting big!
they are so cute
They will lay if they have enough hours of added light regardless of where that light comes from. But I think you know this. In any case, I would do the upper half such that the animals get as much light as possible through the winter. We ALL feel better with natural light.
Ah, the morning weather report we can see and almost feel delivered from Al, our farm weatherman!
YES! use the clear corrugated. We did and was SO happy we did! Natural light is amazing!
Morning to the “Lumnah’s” , Or good evening from Australia.
If you put a ramp over the drain, you can extend a run into a pasture. Much better use of pasture.
I would have clear corrugated walls. “Off grid heating”.
Gooooooood Morning Australia 🇦🇺
Good evening Lumnah family. New project awesome can't get enough, you have such a beautiful homestead.
Good morning Lumnah Family and friends! Hope everyone is well and you all have a wonderful week!
Gooooooood Morning Sam
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@@LumnahAcres - Howdy there, Al! Bummer you had to re-do that work.
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Good morning Sam!
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@@caryrhea3974 - Hi there, Cary!
Good morning, Lumnah Family & Fans! It's a bright and sunny day for us here in Nova Scotia, and the colours are really coming out in the trees. I am loving the barn expansion! Cannot wait for the babies!
New babies will be great, I miss the baby goats but will love seeing new calves& piglets !
You and Gina do so well filming your videos. They are most interesting videos on U-tube.
When a sow gives birth it's called farrowing. Used to work on hog farm in the farrowing barn. Kind of a pig obgyn.
Was you the "farrowing-midwife"?
Yes, ☺️
Thanks for sharing. God bless.
Dear Al, Gina and Olivia. I can remember what the farm looked like before you started your dream. Awe inspiring.
I just wanted to share the things I have learnt from you, watching your podcast; always think a 5+ year plan when you do projects; always take the extra time to do the job well rather than shortcuts that always cost more time and money; working together as a team - very proud of Gina, especially through her major challenges, supporting you Al. Loving your animals and thinking what's best for them; realizing the environment can change your plans within days, but best of all, knowing the power of prayer in the trials that you have shared. A pleasure to watch knowing your honesty and sincerity. Proud to be a subscriber from suburbia Sydney.👍
Good morning Lumnah family. Looks like a day of hard work. Thanks for taking us along with you.
Gooooooood Morning Gene. It’s gonna be a good day.
Good morning, Gene!
@@samvalentine3206 Good morning Sam. It did cool off 71 yesterday. So nice.
Good day Gene.
@@davidgetchell3633 Hello David
If you're worried about concrete splashing on the siding, cover it with some plastic sheeting. Minimal expense & labor. 2 sided tape should hold it to the siding temporarily. Even if you do get a little splash on the plastic, it will still be reusable for another project.
@@4Classie I made my comment as soon as I heard his intentions.
Gina I agree! its such a beautiful time when the leaves change
Good morning Al, Gina, Olivia and all the Lumnah friends and extended family. Wishing everyone a safe and healthy week
Gooooooood Morning Robert
Good morning, Robert - Thank you for your well wishes, same to you!
This is great....another fun build. Thanks for taking us along. I am looking forward to it. Y'all have a Blessed day.
The siding came down much faster then it went up.
@@davidgetchell3633 That it did...Al & Gina make a great team.
Howdy there, Margaret! Thanks and hope your day is blessed as well!
Expanding your Barn not a bad idea. From there you can setup a more permanent fence and make it easier to move around the animals.
Love the Podcast with yall!! Makes my Friday morning!!
Thank you for showing the "T post " puller mechanism. I have never seen one before. Gotta have a lazer transit to do what you are doing.
WooHoo!! Al and Gina have a new build project!! No one builds things better than Al and I admire how you and Gina work so well together. 😊 It was very smart to design the barn so you could easily build on to it as needed. You already have the best designed barn I've seen and you will be making it even better. Happy Fall 🧡🍁💛🍂
Take that free heat and light, let the sun shine in
Great a new project, love new projects 🤩
Good morning from Texas, Lumnahs. I enjoy all the variety of goals and projects that you do. Some are less interesting to me but, I can hardly wait to watch how you and Gina plan and put all your ideas together to formulate a project. Then, The part I really get into is the dirt work and construction. You two work so well together and make hard work seem like an enjoyable game. So, greatly anticipating the two day wait to see what's coming on the next video. If it wasn't so far to drive I'd come and watch ya'll build while sitting in my wheelchair. I could save you some time each morning by feeding and watering the animals. Checking to see if they need anything and then collecting the eggs. I'm kidding of course but, it would be fun watching the Lumnahs in person doing a day's work on their Modernstead homestead. Ya'll stay safe, strong, healthy, wise, have peace of mind and continue to be happy and successful. Blessings and prayers in Jesus's Name. ☝🙏🙌💪👊
Al, you handle that excavator like a pro. Love watching your video's. Hope this all comes together before the snow hits.
Exciting to see the new chicken winter shack. I bet they'll be smiling and warm inside.
Good Morning AL & Gina. I don't know, as soon as you said 10-12, I was thinking 12-16,like you said ,you always need more room. I Hope You Have a Better Day, Boscawen NH
Gooooooood Morning Lenny
A great adventure has begin with Brutus by your side can't fail😊🍂🌾🍁🍁🇺🇲
Good morning, this is a great addition that will be fun to watch!
Now I want one of those toys. The post puller.😊
Thanks
Good morning! That fall foliage looks great! I see the barn cats like your project.
That addition to your barn will be nice. Great video👍❤️
I like where you are going with the barn expansion. It's a good thing you invested in Ken's power screed . I mean you have a project for your investment.
It looks like the time has come to set up a new woods pasture. Highlanders can live off forage if you move them to fresh forested land when one gets depleted.
Ooh, expansion on the barn. I love watching your projects. Thank you! ❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊
Two things about your grade of your barn addition. Firstly, at least six inches below existing slab given the topography of surrounding soils and run off lanes. Also, I would add slight pitch to your new slab in order to clean runs and in the event of flooding it would shed water towards your run off streams. The pitch I would add is one/eighth or one/quarter inch for every foot.
Anytime you think like 10 or 12 - always try for the 12. In the future that extra will always be wanted even if you think you might not need it.
Another great project! Thanks for explaining how the Transit works - made my brain happy!
It's a good idea. Al. Good thinking. It's helps with other stuff too. Keep up the great work.
Remember Light Is The Key To Keeping The Chickens Laying Eggs. Put Solar Lights In The Chicken Coop Along With Heat And The Chickens Should Keep Laying Eggs. 🙏🕊️❤️👍
We like to give our girls a rest. We save enough for the few weeks we don't get enough.
all the lights on that farm are solar already.
I’m really enjoying the podcast ❤😊 along with all your other show
It seems that the "podcast" has a large female audience.
JudithB I would add a slant to the new concrete, so when it gets cleaned the water will drain off. I would put a metal sheet on the bottom of the outside pen and clear plastic on the top half. I had to do that with my greenhouse to keep rocks and stuff leaned against the plastic wall from cracking and getting holes, then the cats got in and made a mess of the greenhouse. I would do a shed roof on the other side to park equipt out of the weather too at some point!!! Love watching your projects happening!!!
Good morning. Got some coffee the sunshine one, looking forward to starting my mornings with Lumnah Acres coffee.
Good Evening!
Great to see the barn cats and them seem to get along with Brutis.
Your panel removal sure went smoothly. Your advance planning was pretty effective.
G’day 😊 love those foggy mornings and can’t get over how big and bright the sun looks behind all that fog! 😮 oh so good to see a cameo from the barn cats too ❤ cool idea for the barn extension 👍
Gooooooood Morning Agnes. Foggy mornings are the best
Good evening, Agnes - It was fun to see the real barn cats! Al can't resist giving the black and white one a little love there... a good thing!
@@samvalentine3206 G'day Sam :) That little black and white cat looks like Figaro a bit. I think its good that all the farm critters are loved by Al and Gina
Can’t wait to watch another build . I wish I had your construction skills.
Just got home from a photography trip to the Bighorn Mountains in Wyoming....beautiful country
Thank you for this video. I myself have traveled to or through Europe. When I was in my early twenties.i flew from NYC to Bergen, Norway, then to Stockholm, Sweden. I traveled by train from Sweden to Denmark, France, Spain, and Morroco to Portugal. Then home. I also traveled to many European ports and a few Asian city ports while I was in the military.
Love the siding-removing music, Al!
They cleaned them wood's nice 👌
I was thinking that as well - looks pretty much picked over of all possible munchies!
I knew when you started to build your barn you needed twice as large. Yes you need more hay storage. You might want to add a bigger area on the opposite side for your cattle to house them.
... Or maybe an actual hay barn in time...
You go thru alot of shavings have you thought of an area under roof where you can buy a truck load . Going to be another great project
@@4ClassieFool
Good morning from Gatwick wishing everyone a great day 🎉
Good morning, Jim!
Good Day from Kamakura, Japan! 🇯🇵 Hello Lumnah Acres Family & Friends! Yay! Another building project! I’m excited. Have a great week everyone! 👍🏾🤩🐶
Good evening, Robert - here's to YOU and Haru having a great week as well!
Gooooooood Morning Japan. How’s everything going
@@samvalentine3206Thanks Sam! 👍🏾🤩🐶
@@LumnahAcresIt’s going good; we finally have some cool weather! 🙏🏾👍🏾🐶
Morning Japan
Good Morning!
Can’t get over Brutus. He’s a big boy. God bless.
Good morning, Lumnah Acers. Just got me a bag of Campfire Decaf and a tee shirt. I don't have a favorite coffee because I've loved all of them. Thanks for everything. SUPPORT LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES!!! Take care
Al and Gina another excellent video from the homestead itching to see what the new addition to the animal shelter looks like 👍 when it’s done 😮😊❤
Hi Al,why not put a gutter along the top roof,could collect the water,and keep the low area dry,also low level roof could have gutter and use rain water to feed the chickens,pigs ect
I’m afraid the snow would rip off the gutters in the winter
@@LumnahAcres - At least while you're building... a temporary gutter to keep the water off the new slab?
@@4ClassieFool
Good mauhnin Lumnah Acres and friends! Hope everyone is having a wonderful week!
Gooooooood Morning Elizabeth
Good morning, Elizabeth - Thanks and hope your week is wonderful too!
Awesome new project. I always love seeing what you're going to do next to improve on your awesome homestead. Great work Al and Gina!!! 😀
Chickens rebound their laying habits quickly in a greenhouse space. Optimum sunlight exposure.
We completely the molting lull in 90 days. From 8 to 36 eggs daily Nov 1-January 31
That’s awesome
MY FAVORITE NH OFF GRID RUclips FAMILY!!! Good Afternoon Al Gina Olivia and subscriber friends and family. I pray 🙏🏼 everyone has a blessed Tuesday and week ahead.
👍🏼😁👍🏼
Howdy there, CC my friend! Blessings and prayers for you with your recent stint in the hospital. Those places are not fun, but they can be life-savers. Beaming positive healing vibes your way, mi amiga!
@@samvalentine3206 Thank you Sam God's peace be with you my brother!!!
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Good morning, everyone!!
Good morning, Chris!
Gooooooood Morning Chris
@@samvalentine3206 Good morning, Sam!!
I’ll say it again Al, you NEED a Skid Steer! That’d make grading SO MUCH EASIER.
I got my Coffee ordered ;) I am on the last of my coffee.
Good morning, I wish at 8:30 am here in Lake Havasu, Arizona we are 79* . Ugh today high is 107*, we are having a high heat spell for 12 to 14 days. Our mornings 71* to 80*. This is unusual for late September early October. Love your weekly videos.
Gooood morning Lumnah's! It's just amazing how y'all can create ( lots of preplanning we're sure) a functional HOMEstead between the two of you (3) Thanks for sharing this wonderful journey!
Great Time to get prepped for winter. Having indoor areas for births is very nice.
Hi Al and Gina, I like the idea of the acrylic like hot house sheeting as the upper part of the wall. Have it mounted on awning hinged frames so they can be opened up to air and dry in the warmer months too. That hot house sheeting has a tubular type structure and is insulative to protect plants. I live in the tropics and like to have awning hung walling on my workshop to give me air flow and a larger shaded workspace out of out hot summer sun, so a similar idea. Also, use rubber washers on each side of the plastic as the steel and plastic shrink and expand at different rates. In my old car port, at my previous home, the sheeting cracked around screws. I also suggest that the holes are a larger diameter than the screw to allow for movement. The rubber washers are a thick silicone rubber so they allow movement but still seal. Love your projects, so many things go into building up the self reliant homestead.
Very good points on expansion and contraction...these are things people don't see happen but are important to know for a better build...🖖
I love it when you are doing a big build!
Al, I’ve got to hand it to you, you have made a beautiful difference in the Homestead since you started. You started with a water well then a new two story house that wasn’t going to be the final one, just temporary which you built all by yourself and made an office and a nice rendering room for your meat harvesting. The very large solar system, the large boilers and heating system, your septic system and water faucets everywhere. You also built two nice big barns and two or three out buildings for your small animals including a milking stand to milk your goat on, then you put up fencing and electric fences. You seeded and fertilized lots of the places where grass was not growing so well, made a large garden place so you could grow your own veggies, spices and flowers. You made your own compost pile and bought an old manure spreader so you could spread the compost. Your wife has all the most beautiful cookware, cabinets and appliances that money can buy. You have an expensive smoker, quick freezer and any food processing machines that anyone could ever need. You have the best tractors, mowers, tillers, trailers, pickup, car, excavator, side by side vehicle, and now you have bought a new bigger tractor which makes two and they both have cabs with heat and air conditioning and radios. You have bought several expensive cattle, hogs, chickens and turkeys lately. I admire you for what you have accomplished but I am baffled as to how you have managed to do all or this? You are around the Homestead every day so you must not have a job anywhere, the only visible income you might have is the selling of the timbers. I know you built an office in the temporary house but I don’t know what you use it for, I’ve never seen you in it? I know that you had “ the old homestead” which you probably still have. I know it is not all “down hill” because you have had problems with being real hyper and not able to control your actions and your wife had some serious female problems but thank goodness you’ll have that under control now.
Al, I just think you are a miracle man with some secret receipt on how to get buy like this. I would give you anything if you could tell me your secret?
That’s asking a lot but you will not be sorry for indulging that with me.
THANKS
Nice to have an area for the cows as well. Nice to see you think of all your animals
Good morning from chilly Michigan. High this rainy day will be 67. I will be baking bread to warm up the house.
You have such a beautiful view as you work on the project.
Gooooooood Morning Dianne. Homemade bread sounds delicious
@LumnahAcres breads in the oven and smells delicious 😉I'd share if I could.
@@diannemiller4754 - I remember reading years ago that if you're selling your house and you want to make it special for the potential buyers, bake some bread and the smell with sway them in a good way!
@samvalentine3206 I will share this with my granddaughter, who is a realtor. Thanks 😀
Love seeing your barn cats they are precious..you really have nice looking cats and Bruno is gorgeous or should I say handsome. I always love your early morning chores and seeing all the chickens, goats and of course cows and pigs. Always love your videos..oh I love the different music you are playing as you do all of your different projects… more in the blue grass style…fits the video nicely.❤
Good morning Lumnah Acres!
Howdy there, Carol!
Good morning Al and Gina have a nice day. I also like cooler weather.
Gooooooood Morning Liz
By quick calculations, you should be good for gravel by bringing it down from the foundation. 2" step, 6" slab, and 2" slope, 10"..😂😅 It'll be a great gathering area in the winter, but the Highland Coos are built for rough weather. The woods would be a perfect place to calve. Love ya'll ❤️
@@russellwatters5891 yes but we’d like to have an area if need when calving.
Geez it's never boring watching you two. Blessings from Australia 🌏🦘❤
Make it as big as you can afford,Al
Got a kick out of watching the cat being nosy. Made me smile.
Clear panels are a great option. It made a difference in my building.
Great video!
Good morning from South Georgia getting ready for the tornado and waiting on the flood warning to come soon
Gooooooood Morning John. Stay safe. Hopefully you don’t get too much rain.
Super Arbeit wie immer und bleibt gesund 👋👏🏻👍🏻😊🙂🙋♂️🇩🇪🤗
Thank you for sharing!