tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post442889597272745340..comments2024-03-28T03:28:50.712-04:00Comments on Starlight Lane Farm: Dreams Become Reality: Part II - Designing My DreamLiz Stouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-20356941742610143012019-03-06T06:49:41.651-05:002019-03-06T06:49:41.651-05:00Thanks for the info!Thanks for the info!Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-67368731898229737862019-03-05T23:21:59.604-05:002019-03-05T23:21:59.604-05:00French drain info/design - https://docs.google.com...French drain info/design - https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=forums&srcid=MDE2NTQ3NDc4NzE1MzY3Nzg0NTIBMTQzNzEwNzkzMjI1MTIxNzYxNTgBZDNUZEJkYklBZ0FKATAuMQEBdjI&authuser=0<br /><br />Your horses will be at home with you!! Nothing is better. Muppethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17442210791638198757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-68335991413480377372019-02-22T15:10:01.435-05:002019-02-22T15:10:01.435-05:00It's not spring yet! 😜😜
And thank you! Last...It's not spring yet! 😜😜<br /><br />And thank you! Last fall was SUPER intense and really the whole period between then and being under contract for the land was overwhelming. I'm so grateful to be over that hump! Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-83208261682410821982019-02-22T13:23:41.661-05:002019-02-22T13:23:41.661-05:00Agreed, super Jelly! However, it doesn't go w...Agreed, super Jelly! However, it doesn't go without hard work and so much more planning than I think people realize. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440765066486704722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-43819105613069726642019-02-22T13:22:13.627-05:002019-02-22T13:22:13.627-05:00This and the previous post just make me want to da...This and the previous post just make me want to dance! Ha! It really has been a rough spring but I am so happy for you! Seeing the presentation and the build up makes me realize how intense this was for you. Wow - just wow. I appreciate so much so, you consistent ability to plan things out the way you do and then to share them with such a fines that allows even the dim, inexperienced, the ability to understand. <br /><br />Good stuff. :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440765066486704722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-12196967343612914862019-02-20T09:23:26.471-05:002019-02-20T09:23:26.471-05:00Oh man, the Sandhills sounds luxurious from a mud ...Oh man, the Sandhills sounds luxurious from a mud management standpoint! And I can empathize with having constantly wet feet from a perennial stream in the pasture after my horses literally lived in a wetland for a month last year. UGH. Wet feet all the damn time (yet, remarkably, no thrush). How exciting for you though to be designing your dream! It will be wonderful to have them home in a mud-free area. 😊Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-19279361490466121262019-02-20T01:15:12.924-05:002019-02-20T01:15:12.924-05:00I loved reading this. I totally agree: mud is the ...I loved reading this. I totally agree: mud is the literal pits. As a military fmaily, I have boarded all over and I am just sick to death of mud. I loved our time in the Sandhills of NC where everything was clean even in the middle of a gullywasher. In their current boarding situation, the pasture is essentially a perennial stream and they have been standing in mud for months. It amazes me the general lack of planning that often goes in to barns, both from a geological standpoint as well as an ease of cleaning/care standpoint. Husband will be retiring from the military in a couple of years and we will finally get to have the horses at home. I have spent plenty of time designing my ideal barn/pasture setup and #1 on the list is mud management. Elysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735418856519065090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-38591562931063296722019-02-16T17:39:59.426-05:002019-02-16T17:39:59.426-05:00😊😊😊😊😊😊Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-51197292872989427082019-02-16T16:20:58.811-05:002019-02-16T16:20:58.811-05:00Your excitement is contagious! Your excitement is contagious! Jenna Blumerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16415862271375573914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-16962115572956615602019-02-15T13:43:59.976-05:002019-02-15T13:43:59.976-05:00Yes plz to all these ideas! :) Yes plz to all these ideas! :) Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-47018193115620970562019-02-15T13:08:41.944-05:002019-02-15T13:08:41.944-05:00I honestly don't know the answer. From what I ...I honestly don't know the answer. From what I have read, it seems that the initial leaching (first few rains) is the most toxic off of new shingles. After that, it is negligible. We get SO much rain in SUCH short periods that I feel the dilution factor has got to be pretty high for what is there. 🤷♀️ I will certainly have a hose and faucet and won't shy away from using it if I learn something otherwise. Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-11540670487281827802019-02-15T12:16:51.998-05:002019-02-15T12:16:51.998-05:00I love all the thought and care you put into this....I love all the thought and care you put into this. I am absolutely curious - I was looking at rain catchment systems in california (since we do get drought but also experience some very wet winters and it would be nice not to waste that free water) and everything I read said that if I wanted to water animals with roof water I'd need to filter it first. I don't have a house yet to build such a system nor any dogs with with which to water but I am trying to be forward thinking. Is that not a problem there because it rains so often? or is filtering overkill?L.Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05052638724440787772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-23237681861146246222019-02-15T08:35:52.240-05:002019-02-15T08:35:52.240-05:00It's a lot more things to juggle than usual so...It's a lot more things to juggle than usual so far as farm development goes - but it sure is fun!Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-24726970218199017602019-02-15T08:35:11.070-05:002019-02-15T08:35:11.070-05:00We have the craziest winds on this ridge! I wouldn...We have the craziest winds on this ridge! I wouldn't have been able to forgive myself if I subjected the horses to them more than necessary haha.Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-88393989568039888452019-02-15T08:28:16.699-05:002019-02-15T08:28:16.699-05:00That's a great point about picking up an injur...That's a great point about picking up an injured horse right from the barn! I never thought about that option.Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-86162933823068402742019-02-14T22:16:38.593-05:002019-02-14T22:16:38.593-05:00Interesting! Good to know.
Also, I pronounced it ...Interesting! Good to know.<br /><br />Also, I pronounced it "Can-aaahhn" before I read your notes on it!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834098473974912416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-63802118587067319382019-02-14T10:59:45.879-05:002019-02-14T10:59:45.879-05:00I'm so excited to see how this all develops! S...I'm so excited to see how this all develops! Sounds like you've really thought about so many important things, and you're figuring out a way to prioritize your needs along side the horses (and the HOA)!Niamhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445287419135378606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-36351877301247823692019-02-14T10:11:41.253-05:002019-02-14T10:11:41.253-05:00YAY! Looks like a great layout idea so far. I lo...YAY! Looks like a great layout idea so far. I love that you are actually thinking about the land and winds when placing your barn, as so many people don't bother to do so. What an exciting time for you!!Clover Ledge Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03980479474173795906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-34841356580951905972019-02-14T08:28:55.750-05:002019-02-14T08:28:55.750-05:00Super excited for you!!! What an amazing thing to ...Super excited for you!!! What an amazing thing to not only get to have the horses home, but design it the way you want. I don't really like my barn and never would have built it this way. Its too big (16 stalls, an office, two tack rooms and the wash rack), the roof leaks (getting that fixed in the next few weeks), and the stall floors are pretty uneven. That begin said it has one thing I adore - the aisle and doors are wide enough I can pull my entire truck and trailer through it. It makes hay delivery a breeze and if there is ever an emergency and I need to get an injured/sick horse loaded from a stall I won't have to make them walk very far at all. When we moved in, I just pulled through and parked it inside to unload my tack and equipment. <br /><br />Can't wait to see everything as it gets going. So so so happy for you!<br />Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346020257901575574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-24663834353813117752019-02-14T07:01:54.040-05:002019-02-14T07:01:54.040-05:00From my limited understanding of swales, they'...From my limited understanding of swales, they're more of a way to capitalize on available water and move that water to better places or use it for storage. We definitely don't have a water shortage or storage problem on this landscape, haha. It rains too damn much anymore! I'd honestly worry that one would over top with water during rain events creating a bigger problem and/or would just be a muddy boggy mess most of the year with our soils. Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-62782519604478189682019-02-14T06:55:11.589-05:002019-02-14T06:55:11.589-05:00It will be an exciting few months for sure!It will be an exciting few months for sure!Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-87231875255202319982019-02-14T06:54:47.952-05:002019-02-14T06:54:47.952-05:00Oh gosh, your barn sounds nice! Even with the diff...Oh gosh, your barn sounds nice! Even with the difficulty to sweep. ;-) Mine definitely won't be that lovely. I'm going to have stone dust floors that I will probably put mats over with time. Most barns around here have floors like this and it's just what I'm used to. The cost of pouring a concrete floor for the whole barn was super prohibitive for me. I imagine I'll have the option to rectify that one day, but it currently isn't on my radar. Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-4958023471958235842019-02-14T06:52:22.319-05:002019-02-14T06:52:22.319-05:00I've heard that after the initial leaching per...I've heard that after the initial leaching period (first few rains) for a new roof with newer shingles, the toxicity is pretty negligible. The whole "solution to pollution is dilution" adage, I suppose. <br /><br />And I'm afraid I don't have research on French drains! They're a VERY common thing here for almost ALL building that occurs. I'm relying on my contractor for his advice in it and on my husband for his expertise and on our other contractor friends to pipe up as needed - boy, just typing that made me realize I'm kind of spoiled with good people. With mine, we are taking into account the increasing rain that our region is getting and the tentative plan is to make the thing slightly deeper and wider than the customary 12-18" wide by 3-4' deep. From there, my guess is that we will pipe the water to release over the hillside. Mostly, I just don't want to have to re-do anything down the line. I listen when others complain "If I could do this again, I would do ________" and am trying to incorporate as many of their regional solutions as possible. Liz Stouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267806576736655184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-12840191917778143182019-02-13T22:31:57.290-05:002019-02-13T22:31:57.290-05:00I have always thought that people are DUMMIES for ...I have always thought that people are DUMMIES for not taking advantage of water collection on barn roofs to supply troughs, at least in the wet season! Also, I think that in a lot of areas, gates could be made about 200% more pleasant if shelters were placed close to/over gates, and the water from the shelter was transported away to water troughs with piping.<br /><br />You've put a ton of thought into this, so I'm wondering if swales ever came up in your water/mud management plan? I am very interested in them as a method of slowing water as it moves across the landscape and replenishing underwater aquifers. I'm not sure what the long term ramifications would be on your dry lot and barn, but on the surface it seems like they would be one method of reducing the water near your barn.<br /><br />I'm very excited to watch this project progress!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834098473974912416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543945977774319437.post-18365965688296778222019-02-13T20:24:01.511-05:002019-02-13T20:24:01.511-05:00This is so cool. Very interested to watch it come ...This is so cool. Very interested to watch it come to life :) And very jealous.Domhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00139769676714813261noreply@blogger.com