25 Jan 2006 The "before" picture.

26 Jan 2006 Moving the shed.

Shed move is done.

27 Jan 2006 Fence removed. New sledgehammer works good.

31 Jan 2006 Removing the slab.

Digging the footer. I'm like a kid at Christmas.

Footer has been dug.

01 Feb 2006 Pouring the footer.

My poor driveway.

The footer quietly hardens.

Removing the siding.

03 Feb 2006 The block wall begins.

06 Feb 2006 The block wall is complete.

More block wall. The room is taking shape.

08 Feb 2006 Backfill the ditch.

Added the stone base.

10 Feb 2006 The concrete is here. I like the front load truck, and look at that rear overhang.

This requires skill.

The concrete floor is done.

The new electric panel is installed.

15 Feb 2006 The van is great for hauling 12' boards. Try that with a pickup truck.

21 Feb 2006 I got the windows and skylights today. I'm still hauling lumber daily.
The framing should start this Friday.

23 Feb 2006 Got the doors and more lumber today.
This is a monumental pile of stuff, the pictures don't show it at all.
Framing delayed until Saturday. :(

24 Feb 2006 The roof trusses were delivered today as planned.

This truck makes it easy to unload.

He got them up the hill as far as he could.

Oh yeah. Let's build a roof.

25 Feb 2006 The exterior wall framing is hard work.

Notice the openings for the windows.

26 Feb 2006 The roof trusses are installed next.

The exterior walls have been sheathed, minus one piece, on purpose.
Don did all the nailing. :)

The gable end truss must be securely braced.

We carried all the trusses inside and up on the walls.

27 Feb 2006 Gary helped me get two more roof trusses set into place today.
He also showed me how I can set the remaining trusses by myself if necessary.
He is smarter than I am when it comes to construction stuff.

28 Feb 2006 I set four more roof trusses into place today, by myself.

01 March 2006 The roof trusses are all set into place.

Rain/snow is on the way overnight, time to wrap it in a big tarp.

06 March 2006 The tricky part of the roof framing was not hard afterall.

Also added framing for one of the roof windows.

07 March 2006 The gable end roof overhang framing.

I installed these by myself.

Ready for trim boards, then the roof sheathing.

09 March 2006 Roof sheathing almost half done.

10 March 2006 Roof sheathing is half done.

11 March 2006 Roof sheathing almost complete.

14 March 2006 Shingles delivered and lifted onto the garage roof.

Tar paper and drip edge installed on half the roof. Also did the flashing in the valleys.

15 March 2006 Finished the tar paper on this side. 40 mph winds all day today.

Started the gable truss sheathing, I couldn't take the wind on the roof anymore.

17 March 2006 Finished the tar paper and drip edge, finally.

18 March 2006 Started the shingles.

19 March 2006 Installed both roof windows, and a few more rows of shingles.

21 March 2006 Shingles complete on half the roof, but not trimmed at the valley yet.

25 March 2006 Shingles complete, but not trimmed at the valley yet.

26 March 2006 Shingles trimmed.

Shingles trimmed.

28 March 2006 Roof complete, sheathing complete, windows cut open.

29 March 2006 Windows and doors installed.

The windows were easy, the doors were difficult.

07 April 2006 Soffit and facsia installed.

16 April 2006 Interior stud walls complete.

06 May 2006 Concrete pad outside the west door.

09 July 2006 After window install.

Add the flashing tape.

Add the siding trim pieces.

10 July 2006 Flashing tape and the siding starter strip.

Installing the siding.

Installing the siding. It wasn't long ago that I was removing siding.

This side is finished.

12 July 2006 This side is finished.

16 July 2006 The siding is finally complete.

28 July 2006 Tanbark complete.

Tanbark complete.

--- Funding delayed the project one full year. ---

10 April 2007 The electrical wiring.

08 July 2007 The attic floor.

08 July 2007 Opening for the attic steps.

14 July 2007 Air handling unit for HVAC.

Return ducts on the left, supply on the right.

Supply ducts.

This is the biggest compressor unit I have ever seen.

Digital thermostat.

14 July 2007 The garage gets two HVAC ducts!

20 July 2007 The attic steps are installed.

26 July 2007 All the wiring is complete, neat, and passed the inspection.

Electrical, ethernet, and telephone.

All the vertical holes are filled with fire stop caulking.

Many ethernet cables.

Looking up there are wires everywhere.

The wires go into the garage here (on the right side of the picture).

More fire caulking. This is expensive stuff, especially when filling extra holes.

Electric and cable TV on the office walls.

26 July 2007 Started the wall insulation.

10 August 2007 The insulation is complete.

Insulated interior walls.

Doing the ceiling by myself was fun.

And the skylight boxes too.

Insulation everywhere.

The view from the floor.

12 August 2007 Replaced the old ugly and backwards door with a fresh new steel door.

17 August 2007 The drywall is here. So exciting!

Now this is how to get drywall into the room.

All the way up the hill, just like the roof trusses.

A very handy truck to have.

Stacked nicely in the big room. I didn't lift a single piece of drywall.

I bet those 14 footers are heavy. I'm not going to find out.

20 August 2007 The drywall is hung in less than 6 hours with only two guys.

12 September 2007 Painting in progress. Steve's room is Teal. It's like being in an acquarium.

Everything is primered first.

Painting the ceilings is a pain in the ass.

Cathy's room is Coral.

We like the two colors so far. The big room is next for color.

28 September 2007 The big room is painted and the first interior door is in.

11 November 2007 The big room is finally ready for carpet.

All the trim is in and painted.

Steve's room is ready for carpet.

The spot lights are cool.

The celing fans are real nice.

Ready for the flat screen TV on the wall.

Many ehternet outlets in each room.

Cathy's room is ready for carpet.

This is my favorite room.