I started working with Corey, Kathleen, and the York Hill Stables crew in the fall of 2023. I had bumped into Corey at a show at the Ruins when he mentioned he needed some doors fabricated, but first, all the buildings needed to be painted and roofs needed to be sealed.

PAINT PROJECTS

  • The haybarn before paint & doors

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  • Clearing the gutters & pressure washing first

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  • Aluminum with fiberglass roof sealer going on

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  • Haybarn roof sealed

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  • Choosing a color

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  • Haybarn ready for doors

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  • Starting to paint the arena and figure out sign placement

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  • New facia and soffit on the Tack-barn

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  • Arena paint coming along

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  • Structural members starting to get painted black

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  • The finished Arena and Tack-barn

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CUSTOM DOORS

Once the paint projects were done it was time to get started on the doors. There were six that split in the middle for the haybarn, a large side door, two for the arena and two for the tack barn, so eleven doors total.

Once the welding was done I would force-patina with salt, vinegar, and a black oil stain. The inner panels are made from tongue and groove charred pine with a urethane sealer.

  • Door one coming together

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  • Nico, helping to char all the lumber

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  • Nico also cut all the handles

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  • Adding skates

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  • 'Pickling' the steel

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  • Overnight rusting

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  • Ready to be blackened

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  • The Haybarn doors

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  • Haybarn six getting finished up

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  • Side door ready for patina

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  • The Haybarn side door

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  • Corey and Ziggy by the Arena doors

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YHS SIGN

After the doors were done it was time to focus in on the sign for the side of the arena. We worked with Ryan Bahn, the STEM teacher at the high school, and his student / YHS employee, Josie Cordova to laser cut the logo out of fourteen gauge steel.

  • Ryan & Josie running the laser cutter

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  • Tack welding the big puzzle together

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  • Fusing the seams

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  • Grinding them smooth

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  • Adding the 6" rim to the 8' circle

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  • Salt & Vinegar application

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  • Just a few minutes later

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  • Adding the inner acrylic, which will light up at night

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  • Mounting towers with the LED in place

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  • First test of the lights

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  • Corey prepares for transport

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  • Road trip

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  • Safety inspection by Bob, the worlds most curious cat

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  • Corey's winch fed through the building and up over the roof to pull the sign into place

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  • The End

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One incredible perk of working up at York Hill Stables is that I can throw my lunch in a backpack, hop on the electric dirtbike, and in just three or four minutes be up in Post Canyon, looking down on the job site. Thanks to Corey, Kat, Sue, Mariah and everyone at YHS for being so supportive over the last couple years.