Welcome to Guildbrook Farm

Guildbrook Farm is a modern homestead in the foothills of Appalachia. We take our audience along on a journey to become more self-reliant by growing our own organic produce, raising animals for dairy and eggs, preparing food for long-term storage, and building off the grid renewable energy systems. In 2017, we moved to raw land where we are building a debt-free energy efficient and disaster resistant ICF mountain home. Join us as we learn to live a simple, sustainable lifestyle.

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Finishing the Steel Beams and Installing Fascia Boards

Finishing the Steel Beams and Installing Fascia Boards

The weather has been fair for a couple of weeks so we were able to finish setting the steel I-beams and moved some deck pan into place to get a feel for what we'll be dealing with. We decided to just install the pressure treated fascia boards now, that will eventually be coated with stucco and hide the I-beams. These boards also serve as the anchor for building up a pour stop form for the elevated concrete porch slab pour.

Laying Steel Deck Pan

Laying Steel Deck Pan

Pumping Concrete and Setting Steel Beams

Pumping Concrete and Setting Steel Beams