RE: [RC] Lighter Note - Barn placement - Mellifluous
There are many factors to consider when looking at barn placement. Here is a list of things to start with:
-What direction does the bulk of the building face?
-Can it be protected from northwest winds in the winter yet able to take advantage of cooling southeastern breezes in the summer?
-How does stormwater flow around the barn? Is it prone to becoming a mucky mess around it after a few rains? Or worse, can water get into the barn (I have seen this).
As far as close vs far from the house - consider rodents, snakes and smells. If you have a way to mitigate that, no problem.
> Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:21:53 -0400 > From: kramspott@xxxxxxxxxxx > To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [RC] Lighter Note - Barn placement > > Hiya everyone, > > I am lucky enough to be looking at 2 different properties to buy. Since > we all spend time with our horses DAILY I would like folks opinions. My > current barn is maybe a 5 minute walk from the house. > 1 of the properties has the barn right outside the side door, I mean > within 10 seconds you could be from house to barn. The barn does have a > fly spray system. The other barn is probably a 10 minute walk down at > the bottom of a hill. Assuming I can see the horses and most of what > is going on at both properties what would the pros and cons be for > having the barn closer to the home or farther? I'm sure there are a lot > of things I'm not thinking of. > > Thanks for any ideas/inputs! > > Kathy K - SE > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. > Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp > Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp > > Ride Long and Ride Safe!! > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= >
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