The Abbott Room - The Inn at the Round Barn Farm

The Round Barn had a large pre-Christmas project in store for the Vermont Pro team.  In five weeks they wanted us to completely make over five rooms in time for a Christmas wedding.  Done deal - someone get out the "easy button."  In the first of the projects Stefan is working away in the Abbott room stripping wallpaper, repairing the sheet rock, painting, and installing new fixtures.

The Terrace Room - Inn at the Round Barn Farm Inn

The Terrace Room at the Round Barn had an outdated bathroom complete with a plastic shower insert and awful off white tiles.  In the image below Greg is working hard to tear up all the tiles and remove all flooring, stripping the entire room down to bare bones.  Once the room was stripped, plumbing had to be re-done to meet code, walls insulated and blocked, and then the new tub could be installed and pitched; from here electrical locations were changed and sheet rock, backer board, and tile were all installed.  Before the project was completed, the ceiling and walls were painted, fixtures and baseboard installed, and the vanity and toilet hooked up.

The Game Room - Round Barn Farm Inn

The Game Room at the Round Barn Farm is now complete with a bar which can entertain their guests while they play pool, watch movies, and relax.

The Jones Room - Inn at the Round Barn Farm

The Jones Room, at The Round Barn, was another room in need of a bathroom update.  The original insert shower had to go, new plumbing had to be installed, and the flooring completely ripped up.  When it was all said and done, Jones looked great!  In the process, a custom base was poured for the shower, corian shower walls installed, a european wall-mounted shower unit with jets, new flour slate floors, re-vamped vanity, new base board, and a fresh paint job.  In the picture below, Ben is working hard to frame out a hip wall and insulate the shower before backerboard goes in.

Special thanks to David Aldrighetti and his crew who installed the corian and slate flooring.

Round Barn Richardson Room

In early December, the Round Barn had the Vermont Pro team overhaul and renovate several rooms throughout the Inn.  One of the rooms, the Richardson, had to have a new Kholer jacuzzi tub installed with a Corian surround, new corian counter-tops, and a sink and faucet.  Feedback on the tub has been positive, as it is clean, simple, and easy for two people to soak in and enjoy the wintery view.

 

Nothing like a medallion to make a space

One of two new ceiling medallions recently installed at the Round Barn.  Both medallions are solid wood carved pieces that carry a nice weight to them and really help to make the space.

The Round Barn Farm Inn

On the first and second floor of the front hallway, Vermont Pro went through and stripped down the trim and doors, repaired cracks, and addressed imperfections. Once detailed, the trim and doors were painted with a coat of Ben Moore Oil in Linen White.

In April the Round Barn Farm Inn closed their doors for two weeks, which allowed the Vermont Pro paint team to get in and transform one of their guest rooms and freshen up the hallway. The Wait Room (depicted above) was in need of a more modern and calming look. The busy wallpaper was not only outdated, but slightly worn. In the image below, Adam is stripping the bathroom wallpaper.

After addressing all of the cracks and skim coating the entire ceiling, the room was ready for its fresh and updated, new look. The upper walls in the bedroom received two coats of Ben Moore Select Sea Breeze in a matte finish, while the lower hip walls were done in custom green/grey. The ceiling was done in Ben Moore Ceiling White (Muresco) and the trim was a pearl finish Linen.

The bathroom was completely stripped, compounded, primed, and the walls were done in Navaho White.

The Inn at the Round Barn: Phase Two

The Inn at the Round Barn Farm contracted Vermont Professional Painting (formerly GMP Painting) to overhaul the exterior of the Inn over a three year period. Currently we are in the second year and have focused on transforming the main entrance, the Sterling room (a section of the rear side of the Inn), and section of the barn along with the Cupola.

This detailed process has included extensive replacement of cracked and rotten clapboards and trim, thorough grinding and sanding to remove almost all old paint, screen and window repair, along with stripping and staining the decks. In the above shot company employee, Chris Alberti, details the entrance steps to remove building up and old paint from the stairs to leave a clean and historic looking entrance with a professional touch. Sikkens SRD Natural Decking Stain was used on the decks; a highly durable product that has a subtle orange tint which brings out aged wood grain nicely.

Product Note: In high moisture areas where multiple roofs meet and drip lines converge we have had amazing success using Mad Dog Primer. Even though this glue like primer is a little tricky to work with, and rather expensive at $60 per gallon, the results are amazing and it has proven to us over the past 5 years that is can with stand maximum moisture while protecting wood siding.
The barn's lower entrance. We are currently prepping to overhaul the Cupola.