That's Dennis standing in front with his tool belt on. I have one similar, but his is a bit more worn. This was taken on July 23 after our inspection. I think it is looking pretty good. The roof is complete and the windows are all in except for the back window that we still need out so we can get on the roof easier. Have I mentioned that it is a VERY steep roof. I am nervous when on it. Anyway, the project is coming along. We can now start insulation and siding. One more inspection and we can start drywall. Now I need to figure out how to do stucco.

This was early in the morning (about 6:30 a.m.) on July 22, 2008. This is the backside. The roof is complete! Our 4-way and sheeting inspections was scheduled for July 23. That means all the framing has to be ready as well as the rough electrical. We actually passed the sheeting inspection, but there were a few things on the framing and electrical that the inspector asked us to do. No problem; I wasn't really expecting to pass that inspection the first time.

This is the backside on June 26, 2008.

This was taken on June 26, 2008. We had mostly framed the front two dormers. The sheetrock is stacked in the right door and the insulation (blow-in) is in the left). Most of the framing at that point was being done upstairs, so we would pass the lumber (stacked on the concrete) up through the left dormer. I still can't get over how much wood is used to build this garage/shop. I underestimated by over half.