Construction Album
Building the Shop

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June 4, 2005 - The wood from the driveway clearing all stacked

June 4, 2005 -
The driveway all cleaned up

June 26, 2005 - The wood from the build area clearing all stacked

August 19, 2005 - Building a pad for the shop

August 21, 2005 - The pad all set for the shop
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August 29, 2005 -
Building the forms for the slab

August 29, 2005 - Forms done

Sept. 1, 2005 - Laying the PEX in-floor heating tubes

Sept. 3, 2005 - PEX done

Sept. 3
, 2005 - PEX manifolds

Sept. 10, 2005 - Pouring the concrete slab

Sept. 10, 2005 - Power-trowling the slab

Sept. 10, 2005 - The finished slab

Sept. 11
, 2005 - Bringing the wood for the shop over

Sept. 11, 2005 - Load 2 of 3

Sept. 11, 2005 - All the wood stacked and ready!

Sept. 14, 2005 - Rood trusses arrive

Sept. 14
, 2005 - Time to get working!

Sept. 14, 2005 - First wood worked- notches cut in the posts

Sept. 16, 2005 - The portable workshop!

Sept. 16, 2005 - Posts are going up smoothly

Sept. 16, 2005 - What technique!

Sept. 16, 2005 - Posts and girts done for one side

Sept. 18, 2005 - Two sides done

Sept. 21, 2005 - Tree sides done!

Sept. 21, 2005 - The happy couple

Sept. 22, 2005 - First vehicle in the shop

Sept. 24, 2005 - Trusses going up

Sept. 24, 2005 - Trusses going up

Sept. 24, 2005 - Trusses up!

Sept. 24, 2005 - Beezy lending a hand

Sept. 24, 2005 - Burt too

Sept. 24, 2005 - Nap time

Sept. 24, 2005 - Sounds good to me!

Sept. 24, 2005 - No rest for some!

Sept. 26, 2005 - Working on the roof purlins

Sept. 30, 2005 - Purlins done

Sept. 30, 2005 - Electric entry done

Oct. 1, 2005 - Roof panels going up

Oct. 2, 2005 - Roof almost done

Oct. 4, 2005 - Roof Done!

Oct. 4, 2005 - Starting to look like a building

Oct. 8, 2005 - Siding starting to go up

Oct. 8, 2005 - Nora & Hounds hanging out in the shop

Oct. 9, 2005 - More siding done

Oct. 13, 2005 - Siding almost done

Oct. 15, 2005 - Siding done, entry door in

Oct. 17, 2005 - We have power!

Oct. 20, 2005 - Garage door in

Oct. 23, 2005 - All done for the season

Dec. 3, 2005 - All nestled in the snow

Apr. 11, 2006 - The first equipment arrives inside the shop