The money pit

So, you'd think with the world economy going down the drain, the Walters family might tighten their purse strings...not a chance. "We have to finish the pole barn..." (This is E - not me). So, we bought 1 acre of property to the North of us in 2006 for the new pole barn. It was a totally wooded slope. No problem - we had it excavated.

The pole barn went up and we're thrilled. Now it needs a floor. Not just any floor - a radiant heated floor. The difference is about $10k. Then we need an office, a bathroom and a mezzanine. That's right - a mezzanine, for storage.

Don't get me wrong, I'm excited to move the office to the pole barn and I'm even more excited to have the bathroom out there too. The bathroom means 2 things; no more muddy boots doing a potty dance throughout the house and no more public peeing. They can use the bathroom in the pole barn! That's VERY cool. Drawback - I have to clean a 3rd bathroom!!!

Here are 3 pictures, all taken in the month of August - 2006, 2007 and 2008, the pole barn transformation!