Put in Electric & Water Lines over weekend

[WhiteTailsMinis]

OOPS - THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE IN PHOTO FORUM - - DON'T KNOW HOW TO MOVE IT NOW .

You know me - always have to share our ongoings around the farm. This weekend we dug the trenches to bury the electric cables and water lines from the house to the barn and workshop. This year we won't have to have dozen extension cords all plugged together to reach out there! yippee! And won't have to worry about a dozen 100 ft hoses freezing again this year - all buried under ground now!

Holly and I owe so much to our husbands for working so hard for us round the clock (ontop of their full time jobs I might add!) - My son and husband know how much they are appreciated -

well, somehow the electric company didn't measure correctly - see where the electric cable is sticking out? We ended up 70 feet short here! urgh!

You know the grandbaby runs the show - she's covering up the ditches ......... hard little worker too!

Okay, this next picture - hubby is unrolling the water lines to complete the water to the barn - how much we're gonna like that this winter! wow!

My son (Holly's hubby) - he makes work fun all the time - he has no idea his picture will be on here! HA! This is the water line and he was checking for leaks - noticed the camera was pointed his way LOL

Thanks for keeping tabs on us - - we're a work in progress but we certainly do get things done ..... and always a family effort too

 

[Carolyn R]

I share your sentiment. I love having power and water at the barn. We have a valve in our cellar for hot water for the barn water, we only turn it on as needed or we end up taking cold showers!!!!. I get excited about the most rediculous things, LOL.

 

[bonloubri]

We had water installed to our barn just recently, can hardly wait for winter.

Even have a sink in the tack room with hot water. I have washed so many feeders, brushes etc. It is so nice not to have to take everything to the house to wash.

 

[wingnut]

We have the same work to do (water/electric run out to the barn). We only have about a 100ft or so to do though

Congrats!

 

[Jill]

Congratulations!!! Yes, it will be a much easier winter now

 

[Annabellarose]

I envy those of you with water at the barn! That's on my wishlist for next year as we already did $4,000 worth of excavating on the farm this year; we filled in a pond that was on the farm and I have a beautiful pasture where it used to be and we improved the drainage around the barn. I have to carry stall water buckets down to the spigot at the house and scrub them and refill them and carry them back to the barn everyday, thankfully it's only about 120 feet!

 

[ShaunaL]

Awww, what a wonderful family you have

 

[Miniv]

Looks like it was work......but POSITIVE work!

You guys are going to get so spoiled when everything you need is down there........Trust me, I know!

Next thing will be a coffee pot, microwave, and a mini fridge! (Been there!)

And then we moved.........

 

[WhiteTailsMinis]

Thanks everyone - yep, we managed to get a few outlets "hot" so we could plug in temporary lights (to finish by) and even plugged in a radio! yoohoo! LOL

I hadn't thought about the extra power usage and increase of electric bills (especially with the fans) - might have to manage that some - but then it's all tax deductible so that's a good thing LOL

We did install a dedicated fuse/breaker/circuit (whatever you call it) for a frig - mainly for medications but soda, water and can I say beer on here? LOL

Coffee pot for sure! Lots of foals expected between Feb & May so we'll be camped out for sure - wonder when I should tell my employer that I might be AWOL for a few months? LOL They were patient the last two years but this might put them over the edge with understanding. LOL

Appreciate all the comments - it really was a pain with all those extension cords and hoses strung out all those feet. made it a real pain mowing grass cause it took alot of work to roll them all up and out of the way, only to stretch them out again. Whew - glad that's over with!

Now Hubby is worried I"ll never come into the house at night - ha!

You can see the distance between the buildings in the pictures - I have not yet found a camera system that will cover that many yards - and don't know enough about what add'l equipment to get in order to cover the yardage. Do any of you have a great distance between your buildings that you could recommend what worked for you? Oh, it's a metal building too so have to make sure the frequency is for metal, not wood.

Thanks everyone

 

[MinisOutWest]

I was doing that 2 weeks ago to my barn and I also have to say- wish I had a husband that looked like that! ;-)

 

[HGFarm]

NICE!!! You guys are just getting way to fancy!!!!

 

[minie812]

We are also working toward having water in the barn this year. Question to those with electric?...Hubby is getting ready to do the lighting in the barn. 30 x 50 would it be better to run lights down the center or on either side. I would welcome thoughts on this as I want plenty of light in there?

 

[WhiteTailsMinis]

We are also working toward having water in the barn this year. Question to those with electric?...Hubby is getting ready to do the lighting in the barn. 30 x 50 would it be better to run lights down the center or on either side. I would welcome thoughts on this as I want plenty of light in there?

we did 3 rows of lights - center isle AND down both sides where the stalls are. BUT we put a 3-way switchplate so that I can separately turn on either row of lights. We'll mainly use the center lights alone on average - and not all have to come on same time with just one switch. I'll use the side lights over stalls when needed - but will save $ by not having them all come on at the same time. OH and we used those funny spiral bulbs that save money and last like 9 years (yeah right I bet they don't figure you'll have fly poop all over them?). They have the output of 300 watts, but burn only like 100 watts. They were expensive but hopefully they'll last as long and their claim to fame is they burn less money but give higher output.

 

[whitney]

Have PERSONAL experience with this. But tell the man with the muscle that a 5' 4" "girl" did the same job ALONE. You're gonna really ENJOY the cordless/hoseless experience.

 

[minie812]

We are also working toward having water in the barn this year. Question to those with electric?...Hubby is getting ready to do the lighting in the barn. 30 x 50 would it be better to run lights down the center or on either side. I would welcome thoughts on this as I want plenty of light in there?

we did 3 rows of lights - center isle AND down both sides where the stalls are. BUT we put a 3-way switchplate so that I can separately turn on either row of lights. We'll mainly use the center lights alone on average - and not all have to come on same time with just one switch. I'll use the side lights over stalls when needed - but will save $ by not having them all come on at the same time. OH and we used those funny spiral bulbs that save money and last like 9 years (yeah right I bet they don't figure you'll have fly poop all over them?). They have the output of 300 watts, but burn only like 100 watts. They were expensive but hopefully they'll last as long and their claim to fame is they burn less money but give higher output.

Well that sounds like a heck of an idea. Will pass that bit of onfo on to hubby..YHX and LOVE the barn!