Starting the Interior Build

It's been awhile since I've updated the blog and mostly that's because nothing has really been going on with the Barndominium except some planning.  In June and July, the exterior was built and we framed out the exterior of the "house" portion.  Since then, we've been back in Oz and busy with things there, but now it's time to get busy with the Barndominium as we're going to be back in Texas through the Christmas holidays.

During this phase of the construction, the interior walls are going to be framed, the rough plumbing will be done, a septic system will be installed and we'll get the HVAC installed.  We should be virtually ready to get the second inspection done on the house.

Since we're only going to be there a few weeks and since there's so many specialized jobs to be done, we've retained a contractor to do the framing and finish work as well as coordinating the activities of the plumber, electrician, HVAC and septic contractors to make sure it's all done right and on time.

The pictures in this blog will be the start of the framing - the first day or two of the activity after the house wall dimensions were transferred to the slab.  We'll take a lot more pictures when we arrive and those will show various other parts of the work, including the plumbing, electrical and HVAC.  We're really looking forward to this stage of the work as our Barndominium should really start looking like a house when this stage is done.

At the same time lights have been installed in the garage along with other wiring and the well pump and pressure tank have been installed and working.  Now, we have to build a "well shed" to go around the pump and protect it from the elements.