Construction Part 1 - From Bare Land to Framing<p>

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Starting with bare land<p>
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Looking toward the front<p>

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Excavating for the foundation<p>
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Almost ready for the foundation<p>

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Terrie is already deciding where to put furniture<p>

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The future garage<p>

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Here she is... the BOSS<p>

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Any Boss needs materials<p>

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This Boss SO wanted to drive this!<p>

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The beginning of a floor<p>
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The beginning of a floor<p>

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The beginning of a wall<p>

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Rain, of course<p>

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Dry, and the walls are going up<p>

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John wonders... where does my TV chair go?<p>

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The front begins to look like a house<p>

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That will be a BIG cook top<p>

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How much did you say that will cost?<p>

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I don't care what the plan shows, the wall goes HERE!<p>

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No walls or roof... but plenty of friends<p>

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With friends, you must have food<p>

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One of two Steel I-Beam "Moment Members"<p>

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Really thick metal, bolted AND welded<p>

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All to hold up the GluLams for the loft<p>

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And then there is the BIG one for the window wall<p>

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Assembled and welded in place<p>

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And finally integrated in the wood framing<p>

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Above the walls, you must have a roof<p>

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Sure glad the worker's walkway is only temporary<p>

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There's that "toy" that Terrie wanted to drive<p>

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Backside, roof almost done, the Moment Member is now filled with window and doorway<p>

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