The Garn Barn siding is done! ;-)

The GARN BARN is now sided, with a window and a door. This is a major milestone.

We decided to use T-111 siding on the building, and stain the siding to match our house. We we fortunate that Global Warming has given us a mild November here in eastern PA, so we were able to stain our T-111 with 2 coats BEFORE is was nailed up. After the T-111 is up, I will go back over and seal a paint the nail holes.


Now that the shed construction is complete for the most part, the final phases of our project can move forward. They include:

• Rough-in and complete the electric and control lines.
• Finish the installation of the GARN Blower, controller, exhaust,vent.
• Complete the plumbing of the Primary Garn Loop, and The Secondary Loop for the House.
• Complete the House Plumbing which includes installing a 50 Plate Heat Exchange
  

We took advantage of another mild day to finish the rough-in of the Electric Service, and the Data lines. We ran 4 - 6ga USE direct bury lines for electric service to the GARN BARN, and ran 4 - CAT5 lines in conduit for data and control. The CAT5 cables will be a foot higher in the trench to provide some noise isolation from the 60 Hz electric lines. We brought both cable runs into the basement through the floor joist above the foundation to avoid another 12" hole in the foundation. Life is a lot easier drilling brick and 2x12s then 12" of concrete. But, I still had to rent the drill and bits from Action Rental in Allentown,PA. We had a 15% off coupon that eased the pain.