That would be super pretty. I’m sure it can be DIY, laying pavers is just time consuming IMO. These ones are huge, which is a PITA but they don’t need to look super great they just have to be level.
Pavers are very practical.
We actually moved a whole boat load of pavers from our old house here to the farmette. Heavy turds. We haven’t gotten around to laying them so we just have pallets of pavers hanging out in the “staging area” 
Are you using sand under them?
No, the stone dust is fine enough that leveling is going fine as-is. I’ll put a bag or two of sand on last to fill in the cracks and “lock” them in.
I have a whole boatload of fieldstone I need to find a use for. I’ve moved it 4 times now. Fun! Haha
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You are amazing. I moved just four leftover pavers yesterday to have a place to put this olive tree pot, and I needed an Aleve, a heating pad, and a nap.
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These were a real booger to put down, I would never get ones this big ever again - they’re 24x24. I hope it’s worth it in the end!
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Laid it out and got the joist spacing marked. Decided to make it a foot smaller so the grooming area could be a foot bigger. Tack room is 8x10, grooming area 11x14 or so.
My heart wasn’t in it, so I left it there for the day.
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Tackroom floor is framed up, and I put little knobs from left over osb strips for the insulation to sit on.
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When you get done, you’re welcome at my farm. You can just boss Mr LS and I into higher levels of production ok? I’m thoroughly impressed with your speed of progress
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As my proficiency goes up, so does the speed! None of it is dead on perfect but it’s more than enough for my needs and goals.
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Are you planning on installing some sort of climate control system for the tack room? Is that the reason you insulated the floor?
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You can also head my way!
It’s been over 2 years since we moved in and we haven’t done near as much as you!
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Just one of those oil filled radiators in the winter, and a dehumidifier in the summer. And if my electric bill shows it too bad, I’ll abort mission and bring my liquids inside.
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I signed the contract for post pounding today. Found a guy to do it for cheaper than it would cost to rent the equipment. Don’t have to ask me twice!!
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Please keep posting pictures. I love before-after comparisons. Dosn’t need to be after, I love before-now 
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Im so not a getting up on roofs person, but when the guys put the solar panels on our metal roof, they poured sprite on it to make it tacky and give themselves some stiction.
It was a log house, so hate to think what the wasp situation was like up there, though.
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The guys who replaced all of of the metal roof screws on the two big barns at a former boarding barm used a really long ladder laid on the roof running directly on the roof and directly to the ground. They used ratchet straps to secure the foot of it to a tractor at the ground. No hook at the top over the ridge line, and no safety equipment like ropes and harnesses. They seemed pretty comfortable with the setup.
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That sounds great!
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