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babsbag
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I want to believe that it is just a case of "I have the power, therefore I can". But sometimes it is hard not to believe that there isn't another agenda.
Jumping the Moon Dairy - the next chapter
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babsbag
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The milking barn trailer is actually two rooms, the milking barn and the milk house. I have the epoxy floor and the waterproof walls done in the milk house. 
I will now be working on finishing the insulation and plywood sheathing in the milking barn part of the trailer (most of it is done) and then do the floor. This floor will be a little different as it will slope to a trench drain along one end instead of the drain in the middle of the room. A new learning curve and not entirely sure how I will do the trench drain; it will be a design as I go project. Of course the temperature is supposed to go UP this weekend and next week and beyond so it will be slow going.
And in between all of the construction I will be canning tomatoes, making pickles, canning peaches, making soap, and of course taking care of the goats. It never ends. Good thing I don't have a life.
I will now be working on finishing the insulation and plywood sheathing in the milking barn part of the trailer (most of it is done) and then do the floor. This floor will be a little different as it will slope to a trench drain along one end instead of the drain in the middle of the room. A new learning curve and not entirely sure how I will do the trench drain; it will be a design as I go project. Of course the temperature is supposed to go UP this weekend and next week and beyond so it will be slow going.
And in between all of the construction I will be canning tomatoes, making pickles, canning peaches, making soap, and of course taking care of the goats. It never ends. Good thing I don't have a life.
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(except I kinda love it that way!)
Ferguson K
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That's awesome!
MrsKuhn
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Oh come on babs, 110 is totally out side work doable 
Sounds like you are coming right along, and you are doing side things as well.. you are like super woman
Teach me thy ways.. 
Oh wait.... you are.. 
I will never be as good as you though. you are seriously one amazing woman! 
Stay hydrated and somewhat cool!
Sounds like you are coming right along, and you are doing side things as well.. you are like super woman
Teach me thy ways.. Oh wait.... you are.. I will never be as good as you though. you are seriously one amazing woman! Stay hydrated and somewhat cool!
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@MrsKuhn thanks for the compliment but I have had a few more years to perfect my workaholic skills. Plus my kids are grown and gone and DH is gone all week so it is just me to work as I please. Much easier in a lot of ways. My parents were both a lot like me when it comes to projects, but the thing is I inherited my dad's ability to build things and my mom's ability to do "mom things", like canning. So now I have to do it all. Unfortunately my DH does not have my weekend warrior work attitude.
I'll work in the dairy in the morning, then come in a can tomatoes and hopefully pickles in the heat of the day. And then milk at night. I only milk once a day and I am about to dry off a bunch of does too. The dairy will not be done this year, the bottle babies are almost weaned so I don't need 20 goats in milk.
Unfortunately my DH does not have my weekend warrior work attitude. I'll work in the dairy in the morning, then come in a can tomatoes and hopefully pickles in the heat of the day. And then milk at night. I only milk once a day and I am about to dry off a bunch of does too. The dairy will not be done this year, the bottle babies are almost weaned so I don't need 20 goats in milk.
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Today I finished putting in the sloped plywood floor and drain in the milking parlor. Next is the coving around the edge and then the epoxy coating.
I needed the drain to slope to one end but I wanted the floor to be sloped towards the drain and not towards the side wall as well so it took some engineering. I cut two 2x6 in a wedge and placed them under the drain so it would slope.
Then I cut 2x6's to support the plywood in varying heights so the plywood floor would slope towards the drain. By code it had to slope 1.5" in 10'.
Then I covered it with 1" plywood. I marked where the plywood was going to hit the top edge of the drain and cut the drain so the plywood overhangs the edge of the drain just a tad. The drain will be coated with epoxy as well as caulked so it should be water tight. This was a design as I go project but I was very happy with the outcome. The milking stands will be placed directly over the drain so it should be easy cleaning. I am looking forward to the epoxy part, probably on Tuesday or Wednesday.
I needed the drain to slope to one end but I wanted the floor to be sloped towards the drain and not towards the side wall as well so it took some engineering. I cut two 2x6 in a wedge and placed them under the drain so it would slope.
Then I cut 2x6's to support the plywood in varying heights so the plywood floor would slope towards the drain. By code it had to slope 1.5" in 10'.
Then I covered it with 1" plywood. I marked where the plywood was going to hit the top edge of the drain and cut the drain so the plywood overhangs the edge of the drain just a tad. The drain will be coated with epoxy as well as caulked so it should be water tight. This was a design as I go project but I was very happy with the outcome. The milking stands will be placed directly over the drain so it should be easy cleaning. I am looking forward to the epoxy part, probably on Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Coming right along! You do good work!
Wow, looks great! 
Hens and Roos
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Looking good 
