I had one of those mornings where I am kicking myself for going out without a camera!<\/p>\n
Charles took me out this morning to look at old graineries, fir-framed buildings that litter the landscape here and have been replaced with more modern round metal graineries. Fir doesn’t rot, so many of these graineries can be moved to another location, reclad with new walls and roofs, and be used as outbuildings. The two graineries we were going to look at belong to a friend of his who said they were free for the taking.<\/p>\n
The first one was quite large compared to the ones Charles has, about 16′ by 12′ and quite tall. It is in excellent shape and would be an ideal guest cottage (taking care of the exterior and insulating and finishing the interior, etc.) with plenty of room for a storage loft.<\/p>\n
The other one is smaller, about 14′ by 12′, and while the frame is solid, it’s in rougher shape with a plywood rather than fir floor. It would make an awesome shed, workshop, and laundry room.<\/p>\n
Charles is going to tell his farmer friend that I want them and assures me that they’ll be there when I can afford to move them to Haven, even if it’s in a year. A friend of his (the one who provided the horse on the wagon train) hauls these for about $300 a pop, but Charles is sure that I will be able to work out a deal, even if it’s only a payment schedule.<\/p>\n
I’m trying not to get too excited or to start planning what I’ll do with them until they’re actually here, but it’s hard. \ud83d\ude42 I do want to remove a couple of trees before I haul them here. Next summer, C&C are removing the cedar shingles from their house and they have promised them to me. There should be enough shingles to clad both buildings and I will let them weather to a silvery finish. They will also eventually get sky-blue tin roofs. Charles has a lot of experience refinishing the graineries and says that I’m looking at about $1,800 a piece to get them here and weather tight (including the tin). I couldn’t *build* anything for that price!<\/p>\n
But moving the graineries here isn’t my first priority by far. It’s getting cold and I need to determine just how I’m going to arrange myself for the winter. Option one, getting hooked to the grid, is turning into a surprising nightmare (I wish I was as busy as the local electricians and able to pick and choose jobs!). So I’m exploring other avenues. I would ideally like to remain in Miranda for the bulk of the winter, and if I can get enough power, that will be very doable. I will post when I’m settled in for the winter, and give updates as the cold sets in, as I’m sure that information will be of interest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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