24 - 31 May 2007

Thursday - 24 May (Day Eleven) The Framers Started Around 10:00AM and Worked Until 8:00PM. Unbelievable Team Work! Fast Fast Fast!
Builder Aaron Neal 11:00AM Framers Lay Out Walls On Floor	By 6:30PM The Framers Have Made Incredible progress! They Organized Into Teams To Haul The Lumber, Measure, Cut, Nail Walls Together, Set Walls Upright, Etc. It's Like Watching An Assembly Line !
Dale's Porch Takes Shape		Our New Living Room Will Have A 12 Foot Ceiling		View From The Porch, Down The Corridor To New Living Room
Dale's Screen-In Porch & 'Hobby Room' To The Rear		A Better View Of The Hobby Room On The Right	By 8:00PM They Had All The Walls Up, (Some CoveredWith Plywood) And Half the Ceiling Joists In Place For The Second Floor Rooms!
Friday - May 25th (Day Twelve) Lopez Framers Work Like They're On An Assembly Line! They Finish The Job In Only Three Days (Saturday) While We Are In Augusta, GA With Joe & Sharon King.
The Roof For Dale's Huge Screened-In Porch Going Up !				Barry's Library Office Den Roof Going Up!
'Hip Roof' Style For Dale's Porch	Connecting To Existing House	Dale's Porch Styled Like A Hawaiian Beach Pavillion		Connecting To The Existing House Roof
Panoramic View Of Back Yard Work Area			Walls & Roofs Done In Two Days
12' High Living Room Ceiling	Living Room Roof	By 7:00PM Of Day Two The Roof Sheathing Is On		Time To Relax! Dale At Dead Dog Saloon Murrell's Inlet
Dead Dog Saloon Murrell's Inlet, SC
Joe & Sharon	The Lubricators	Dale	Waterview & Bar
Waterview From Dead Dog Saloon, Murrell's Inlet			Boardwalk In Front Of Dead Dog Saloon	Boardwalk Entrance
Dale & Barry Joe & Sharon	Dead Dog Main Bar	Neon Sign	Dead Dog From Parking Lot. We'll Be Back !
26 - 27 May Visit to Augusta, Georgia With Sharon & Joe
Framers Begin Third Day We Leave On Trip To Georgia		Sharon's Aunt Margaret Sharon & Joe Augusta, GA	Sharon's Aunt's Home
27 May - On Our Return From Augusta We Encounter An Air Show In Florence, South Carolina
Straight Up !	And Back Over	Levels Out !	Loop de Loop	Low Level Run
27 May - Framers Finished Yesterday Evening ! They Erected Our House Addition In Only Three Days !
Left-To-Right: Living Room Corridor & Office/Library Dale's Porch & Hobby Room		Closeup View Of Dale's Porch My Den/Office Windows In Background		Dale's Porch And Hobby Room
Sharon Dale Joe	Barry & Dale Barry's New Office		Our New Living Room
Dale Corridor To Her Porch	Dale & Joe Inspect Barry's Office	Attic Area Above Barry's Office	One Side Of Attic Area Above Dale's Porch
28 May - Linda & Larry Gross Invite Us Out For A Memorial Day Cruise On The Intra-Coastal Waterway
Captain Larry, Joe & Sharon Aboard The Yacht 'Wastin Away'		Dale Shows Joe & Sharon How To Relax !		Quick Learners !
Captain Larry Master Of The Chris Craft	Sharon & Dale	This Guy's In A Hurry But His Boat Performs Like A Barge !	Joe And The Beautiful Wastin' Away Tied Up At The Grande Dunes Marina, Where We Will Have Dinner (Gawd .... Life Is Good :-)
Joe & The Wastin' Away Grande Dunes Marina	Dale Nighttime Return To Socastee	Capn Troy Passes In The Night	Cap'n Larry Has The Helm !	Linda, Sharon & Dale Relaxing Night Voyage Back Home
Wednesday 30 May - 'Day Seventeen' Of Construction
The New Living Room Small Windows Added		The House Is 'Wrapped'		Dale's Porch
Dale's Porch	The House Is 'Wrapped' !		Air Conditioning Ducts Installed Today	Original Doors & Windows To Outside Patio Will Be Removed Last
Thursday 31 May - 'Day Eighteen' - Roofing Begins
'Kneewall Goes Up On Dale's Porch !	Roofing Begins	Lots of Weight (Shingles)	Roofers Work Quickly	Barry Reruns Lawn Irrigation System Around Foundation
Knee Wall For Dale's Porch			Roofers Use Foam Pads To Protect Shingles	Teamwork Makes the Job Go Fast !