Author Topic: Got a new place and moving ... (Read 3254 times)

isawlogs · « **on:** November 19, 2005, 08:53:54 pm »

Next summer that is . We are moving to the Eastern Townships

For those of you ... well that would almost be all of you , that dont know where that would be , its a 25 minute drive to Jay Peak vermont but on the Québec side

. Its a 250 acre farm with nice big barn ( 125 feet long X 45 feet wide ) and a smaller one that will become my new shop , 80 X 30 all of this at the end of the road , bordered by the Missiquoi river to the north and 1 mile of bush south is the US border . Closess neibourgh each way is a mile away .
The plan now is for me to saw up a house , going to be a sawed dovetailed log home . All of the wood needed to build this I plan on sawing drying and dressing . Thats this winters project , put it up in the spring and move it there next summer . The plan is to have a heated pad , now aint to sure yet how it will be heated , wether it will be by water or electric sortof leaning with electric , need to be looked at a bit more .

Here is a pic of the barn , accessible from the parking area , it is used at the moment as a garge to park cars .. and the machinerie .
Now I am waiting for things to freeze up and get a little snow on the ground and get just a little more time for my ribs and its off to the bush to hurl down the pine .

sprucebunny · « **Reply #1 on:** November 19, 2005, 09:03:07 pm »

That sounds great, Marcel

It looks like a beautiful place but it sounds like alot of work !!!!

And congratulations on your thousandth post

...... you didn't linger at that number very long, huh

Tom · « **Reply #2 on:** November 19, 2005, 09:03:29 pm »

I could live comfortably in either of the barns.

Way to go, Marcel. It looks like a beautiful place by the picture.

isawlogs · « **Reply #3 on:** November 19, 2005, 09:17:36 pm »

Thanks Joan , Tom ,
Yes it is a beautiful place Comes with a nice back yard too

Frank_Pender · « **Reply #4 on:** November 19, 2005, 09:37:22 pm »

Marcel. was the smaller building the milk house? You sound as though you are going to have some great times, this Winter, preparing the materials for the new house. What does the house look like that is on the site, at this time?

pigman · « **Reply #5 on:** November 19, 2005, 09:41:53 pm »

Looks to be a silo on the back side of the big barn.

The silo ought to be good for something besides storing silage, but I can't think of anything.

Frank_Pender · « **Reply #6 on:** November 19, 2005, 10:01:13 pm »

I have seen some pretty nice homes made from a silo, like that in the background. He could use it for a drying shed with an elevator.

isawlogs · « **Reply #7 on:** November 19, 2005, 10:37:24 pm »

Frank . THe smaller building was for the horses.
Pigman There is a silo .. and there is a use for it at the moment ... pigeon roost

going to take care of that in a short term

As for the house thats on there , it is a very good condition ... six bedroom farm house ... but I want a log home ... So I gonna build me one .

Frank the silo could still be used for grain .... I dont think that I would want to live in it ... Any ways there needs to be a place to put the feed for these guys

This is Ben my quarter horse stalion

This is the colt ( unnamed yet ) and the mare Patch that will be fallowing us

Fla._Deadheader · « **Reply #8 on:** November 19, 2005, 10:44:26 pm »

Marcel gets to use Bro. Noble's Signature. Sawin and Loggin and Milkin and Sawin and Buildin and Milkin, and, and.

REALLY like them cowboy boots on that there cowboy.

That is a beautimous place, Marcel. Wish ya lots of luck and good fortune.

How deep does the Snow get

isawlogs · « **Reply #9 on:** November 19, 2005, 10:55:32 pm »

Thanks Harrold and same goes your way ... as for the depth of snow ... might just have to wait a year to find out ... let you know in two winters ...

As for them boots .. well you gotta know that this here horse he is on dont go to far to quickly ... so you best have some comfy shoes on and good padding under you .

Fla._Deadheader · « **Reply #10 on:** November 19, 2005, 11:01:48 pm »

I wuz thinkin them's WALKIN boots, for when that horsey gets taard and lays down, you can just walk home. His belly is as big as mine

isawlogs · « **Reply #11 on:** November 19, 2005, 11:07:11 pm »

The rider or the horsy

Fla._Deadheader · « **Reply #12 on:** November 19, 2005, 11:15:54 pm »

etat · « **Reply #13 on:** November 19, 2005, 11:19:54 pm »

WOW.......That's a nice place!!!!!

Paul_H · « **Reply #14 on:** November 19, 2005, 11:37:32 pm »

That's a really nice place Marcel.Does it have any timber on the property as a potential for a woodlot or is it mostly cleared?
Those barns would be a dream come true for me.

isawlogs · « **Reply #15 on:** November 19, 2005, 11:56:27 pm »

Theres better part of 100acres of wood ... mostly hardwood .. Cherry , yellow birch , sugar maple , white ash a few red oaks . very little pine but there is some helmlock and spruce ... 50 or so acres of pasture and the rest is good fields .
One reason for the draft horse is for loggin it for personal use . Dont want to bring the skidder there ... Its kinda steep for it and there is just to many little streams to cross ... There is a good bush road through the bush so loging it wont be to much trouble . Will have the tractor there to bring the logs down to the mill , once the horse brings them to the ~~trail~~ road

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CHARLIE · « **Reply #16 on:** November 20, 2005, 12:24:50 am »

I only have one thing to say..... WOW! OK, I lied....2 things...Marcel that is a beautiful place!

Norm · « **Reply #17 on:** November 20, 2005, 03:26:35 am »

Very nice place you've got Marcel!

So what you going to put on the other acres, pasture, maybe some row crops?

crtreedude · « **Reply #18 on:** November 20, 2005, 05:22:42 am »

Very nice Marcel! I see yet another person who just can't have enough land... We are up to about 240 acres and having to add on this year or next.

Nice looking Stallion too.

A little bit of work would slim down that mare a bunch. Our horses have such an easy life right now that we call them the vagabonds...

But visitors tend to give them a little workout - but not enough.

Captain · « **Reply #19 on:** November 20, 2005, 05:36:33 am »

Awesome Marcel. I see a place for the Eastern North America Forestry Forum Picnic next summer.....

Your pictures make me want to move back to Vermont sooner than I plan....

Captain

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