Today was spent finishing off the slopes of some of the dirt I'd moved yesterday. We're due for a major gully washer this weekend, so we'll see what survives. I'm hoping it will wash some of the rock ledges clean of dirt.
The trap door in the barn is now done, hinges in and they work fine. Now I can lift things straight up into the loft, if I want. Of course, I lost the hinges I was going to install the other day, so I had to make a run to Lowes for new hinges...
I also managed to disassemble several sections of the fence around the backyard so that machinery can work around the West Wing easily and trucks can drive around back on the high ground. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get all the posts out. Only one came up the easy way. I've got an idea for a post puller, using a piece of chain and a car jack. We'll see if there's another way that's easier though. My car jack is holding up the end of the barn right now, so the posts will have to wait. I figure anything big and heavy enough for the posts to be in the way can give them a nudge and loosen them up.
Taking the fence apart proved to be very tedious because the horizontal boards were oak, the posts were treated and the nails coated with something that made them almost impossible to get out without a long wrecking bar. Add to that the staples that held on the wire and there's a recipe for a time consuming afternoon. ;)
Fortunately I was able to pick up a pair of fencing pliers to make the staple removing go faster. Before that it was a much bigger chore. The right tool for the job is always a blessing.
That's all for now. We're battened down for the big storm this weekend. Hope you're warm and dry.
Doug
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