Building a Barn Leanto - Part 6

This last weekend - on Saturday to be specific - we made some serious progress with the leanto.  To the point that it is now moderately functional.  We got the last of the roof on, got the far end completed with rafter and purlins and the final trim piece installed.

On Sunday I spent some time with the boxblade and loader on the tractor to move out the remainder of "junk" including a bunch of firewood so I could grade the floor.  Of course - then a bunch of junk ended up in the waggon that you see here - that then got rolled back under the leanto.  Overall I'm very happy with how the structure stands now.  There are still several things left to do before the project is "done".

At the top of the list - I'm still waiting for the delivery of the board and batten rough-cut lumber to finish off the ends of the structure.  But there's more too - I have decided to add a resting plate along the top where the rafters are attached to the barn - it's a small amount of work that will give me a LOT of mental insurance given the winds we experience...  should a rafter ever decide to separate from a hanger - it will then rest on a 2x10 that's attached to the barn by carriage bolts - and not end up on the tractor.

I also need to get a fascia board on the end...  as this picture shows in less than 36 hours after completing the roof - a Robin decided to put up a nest.  Probabally the same one that had the earlier nest out there while I was setting the posts.

No worries - glad I was able to give her a happy home...  now if I could only get some Barn Swallows to nest here...

Comments

[Pam]

Will your leanto have walls? Or would that put it out of the leanto ouvre?

[Andy]

It will have walls - waiting for the guy to deliver the lumber...