Whew.  What a busy month.

Corn Crib – each of the ends has about 12′ of siding done.  This has gotten rid off all the slats boards on the ends to seal it up.  We have the first 2′ on the greenhouse side also sealed up.  I plan on having 2 – 6′x12′ windows and a door on that wall, so there is a little bit of trim to do.  We’ve cleared out the bottom of the cross braces and started on the interior wall as well.

We replaced the end floor joist, and have replaced all of the cross braces from the bin walls with floor joists so that we can cover the 2nd floor.  There is currently a hole where the stairwell will be.

The rest of the siding will come later.  At least the existing siding is solid tongue and groove boards.  For the next 6-7′ past the new siding, I have pounded in the existing nails and added a few more in order to tighten everything up.  The plan is to use this original wood as the sheathing.  We won’t be pulling off the slats and replacing like we have done everywhere else.  I have a stack of windows to add to the 2nd floor.  Once those are in, the next wave of siding should go real quick.

I spent last Saturday afternoon crawling around the roof of the shed.  I dug out an unused square of original cedar shingles from the barn wreckage, and found about another squares worth in a back corner of the shed.  I used these to repair all the holes in the shed roof.  After I was done, I could only see 3 specks of light from inside.  This was better then the patches of sky, birds, and trees that were visible before.  I thought I’d have to go buy some metal roofing, but this stash of shingles should keep it dry for another year.
Pulled a bunch of food from the gardens.  We didn’t grow too much, and have seemed to eat most everything.  No major canning operations this year.   Greene Bean Coffee is flying off the shelves.  If you hadn’t had some, you should.
Go look in the gallery.  I’ve added pictures of progress in Aug and Sept, some sports shots, and pictures from the Iowa State Fair.

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