tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post8318907886598122287..comments2024-03-28T13:49:48.236+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: The barn; a progress report.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34519444906083017892014-09-02T02:09:22.192+01:002014-09-02T02:09:22.192+01:00Love seeing the progress! Coming along very well i...Love seeing the progress! Coming along very well indeedAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422790467583525066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-43674543135191413042014-08-29T05:59:31.392+01:002014-08-29T05:59:31.392+01:00Steel checker plate.Steel checker plate.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40161660297984203402014-08-29T04:39:08.949+01:002014-08-29T04:39:08.949+01:00I have no idea what that is!I have no idea what that is!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-76182357941552930602014-08-29T02:27:35.358+01:002014-08-29T02:27:35.358+01:00I read somewhere that every artist was once an ama...I read somewhere that every artist was once an amateur. Here's hoping the same applies for builders/architects too :-)KKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778157916183036144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-65215091782861356762014-08-28T20:57:12.617+01:002014-08-28T20:57:12.617+01:00It's looking good. V impressed.It's looking good. V impressed.Mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-58213892048399334952014-08-28T18:53:00.317+01:002014-08-28T18:53:00.317+01:00Have you considered a checker plate staircase?Have you considered a checker plate staircase?Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-42325373870555645702014-08-28T15:00:44.227+01:002014-08-28T15:00:44.227+01:00But you have all those lovely wooden houses with f...But you have all those lovely wooden houses with fancy fretwork all around. Stunning.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-56655579658521927822014-08-28T14:59:22.235+01:002014-08-28T14:59:22.235+01:00Yes, as it's simply an open space we feel no o...Yes, as it's simply an open space we feel no obligation to follow any particular style. It should indeed end up with a 'loft' feeling.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45334983842586787092014-08-28T14:25:45.514+01:002014-08-28T14:25:45.514+01:00We used to own a huge stone built barn, but now sa...We used to own a huge stone built barn, but now sadly gone. There is now no more tobacco grown around us, hence the availability of so many of these redundant buildings.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-72832012312596233112014-08-28T14:11:07.458+01:002014-08-28T14:11:07.458+01:00Excited to see how it all comes along. I'm a ...Excited to see how it all comes along. I'm a big fan of barns. In the northeastern US ours are for storing hay and animals so have a different feel to them but I've had the opportunity to see some lovely tobacco barns in the south east; they seem ideally suited to conversion to living space.Spinners End Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378599044206074919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21808333059200262402014-08-28T13:41:21.680+01:002014-08-28T13:41:21.680+01:00The downstairs room is now beginning to feel like ...The downstairs room is now beginning to feel like a big room. It's all quite exciting.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47357764194487735892014-08-28T13:40:18.414+01:002014-08-28T13:40:18.414+01:00Fun mostly.Fun mostly.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-35734573582857266002014-08-28T13:39:42.482+01:002014-08-28T13:39:42.482+01:00Yes, the upstairs will have all the beams showing....Yes, the upstairs will have all the beams showing. They're not the best in the world, but we'll keep them anyway. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-30010251379978020872014-08-28T13:38:46.763+01:002014-08-28T13:38:46.763+01:00It's really starting to take shape now with wi...It's really starting to take shape now with windows and floors. Keep the photos and updates coming.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-25252998182350772642014-08-28T13:38:40.615+01:002014-08-28T13:38:40.615+01:00I hope you'll do a cats-n-building progress re...I hope you'll do a cats-n-building progress report on your page!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-40747892052734011872014-08-28T12:44:02.307+01:002014-08-28T12:44:02.307+01:00That is quite a project and one that must be so mu...That is quite a project and one that must be so much fun(and hard work) to plan. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-26261915656210660672014-08-28T12:38:49.729+01:002014-08-28T12:38:49.729+01:00Is any section of it going straight up to the roof...Is any section of it going straight up to the roof....like a great room???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-80799876147730766982014-08-28T12:27:06.739+01:002014-08-28T12:27:06.739+01:00What a beautiful building, Cro. This will be fun w...What a beautiful building, Cro. This will be fun watching the progress. Your family must be very excited about their future plans. We are about to take on a building project, too this Fall. DebDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06817710263282488135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73130167592164349892014-08-28T09:49:47.759+01:002014-08-28T09:49:47.759+01:00We discuss almost daily by Email and Skype. Not id...We discuss almost daily by Email and Skype. Not ideal, but it works.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48418767725926852722014-08-28T09:48:55.104+01:002014-08-28T09:48:55.104+01:00My youngest son and his family will live there. Th...My youngest son and his family will live there. They're quitting Oz for his native France.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-6504807039843040562014-08-28T09:11:02.565+01:002014-08-28T09:11:02.565+01:00WOW Cro ….. it's going to be amazing and, I lo...WOW Cro ….. it's going to be amazing and, I love that the downstairs will be high-tech { and it sounds a little industrial } and that the upstairs will be more rustic and cosy …. the best of both worlds. Has your son had a lot of input as I think that he will be living there, wont he ? I have to say that I'm a little envious …. ! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53769537331714718882014-08-28T08:48:14.783+01:002014-08-28T08:48:14.783+01:00I love it Cro and find the whole project so intere...I love it Cro and find the whole project so interesting. What are you intending to do with it when you finish it? Are you going to live in it/sell it/let it/ keep it as a holiday home or what?The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89065876348988209282014-08-28T08:13:32.170+01:002014-08-28T08:13:32.170+01:00We dont have "barns" here, only corrugat...We dont have "barns" here, only corrugated iron sheds. One of the disadvantages of living in the "New World" is that we dont have really old buildings dotted around the place. Hence our love of programs like Escape to the Country. Im not complaining, just making an observation. How could anyone complain about living in Oz. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12605358521258969537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-33831338656959208382014-08-28T07:18:07.709+01:002014-08-28T07:18:07.709+01:00It looks as though it will be wonderfully spacious...It looks as though it will be wonderfully spacious and 'loft' like when it's finished elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-73866902159304067782014-08-28T06:26:58.992+01:002014-08-28T06:26:58.992+01:00The room below the upstairs bathroom will be entir...The room below the upstairs bathroom will be entirely thick concrete, but whether that would protect us from a Hamas/ISIS/al qaeda attack is unsure.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com