In the midst of all the tiny house build tasks, our barn was also getting a revamp this spring/summer. Our landlord had been wanting to redo the decrepit walls of the barn on our rental property – with our wholehearted support – and with Eli between jobs, it seemed perfect timing. So, she hired Eli to master the tear down and re-framing of the barn walls with her assisting. Once they had everything re-framed and prepped, she would hire a professional crew to put on new stucco walls. We were super stoked about having this work done on the barn because we’d been using the barn as supplies storage and shop for the tiny house build. The barn would function much more effectively at both with walls that weren’t swiss cheese and didn’t flap in the breeze. Our landlord also decided to put some windows in the walls, which would be fantastic for more light and ventilation in the barn. She and Eli made short work of the demolition, wall rebuild, and window installation, but the stucco guys were busy (everyone doing home repairs doing the COVID-19 pandemic?), so that part stretched out for a few months until the barn was fully redone. (note the change from cloudy to sunny skies and the drying out of our grass as spring progresses into summer…) But, holy crap, once done, the before to after was stunning! It’s SUCH a better shop now!
Lucky landlady to have someone with Eli’s skills onsite!
Right! She definitely appreciates him. She was really impressed with how quickly he could make it all happen. And, we do a lot of minor repairs ourselves around the house, too. She told us a number of times before how happy she is to have us as renters.
I feel lucky myself to have his skills for all this tiny house build! So much of this has been really daunting to me! I’m so thankful for his knowledge, tenacity, and skills!