EDITOR SUITE - DAY TWELVE

AND THIRTEEN.

NAILED DOWN THE PLYWOOD FOR THE ROOF. THE VIEW FROM BELOW:

TED DID A "TORCH-DOWN" ROOF, WHICH INVOLVES HEATING THE MATERIAL AND ADHERING IT TO THE ROOF.

WRAPPED THE MICRO-STRUCTURE WITH A VAPOR BARRIER, AND PUT IN MOST OF THE WINDOWS.

WITH THE ROOF ON AND THE WINDOWS IN, THE INTERIOR IS STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE. IT'S A GOOD-SIZE ROOM, AND THE HIGH CEILING MAKES IT FEEL OPEN AND AIRY.

EDITOR SUITE - DAY ELEVEN

CUT RAFTERS FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE ROOF.

PUT IN BLOCKING AND STARTED WORK ON THE FASCIA BOARDS.

IT WAS ABOUT 40 DEGREES TODAY, AND I WAS STARTING TO FEEL IT BY LATE AFTERNOON, SO IT WAS GREAT TO GET A DELIVERY OF WARM NACHOS AND HOT GREEN TEA FROM "BOB'S CAFE." THANKS, SHION!

AND THOUGH IT'S BEEN A LITTLE COLD, AT LEAST IT'S BEEN DRY. IT LOOKS LIKE THAT MIGHT CHANGE.

EDITOR SUITE - DAY TEN

LUMBER DROP THIS MORNING. THEN I STARTED CUTTING ROOF RAFTERS AND PUTTING THEM UP.

I CUT THE TAILS A COUPLE OF INCHES NARROWER, SO THE SOFFIT WILL BE TUCKED BEHIND THE FASCIA.

EDITOR SUITE - DAY SEVEN

AND EIGHT. AND NINE.

CUT MANY SHEETS OF PLYWOOD, THE LAST FEW DAYS.

ALL THE EXTERIOR WALLS ARE SHEATHED. THEY'RE GOOD AND PLUMB, TOO. NICE WHEN IT WORKS OUT THAT WAY. THE NORTH AND WEST WALLS:

THE EAST WALL:

THE SOUTH WALL IN THE LATE AFTERNOON SUN:

EDITOR SUITE - DAY FIVE

AND SIX.

BUILT THE SOUTH WALL ON THE FLOOR...

...AND TRIED TO LIFT IT INTO PLACE. IT'S 10 FEET WIDE AND 10 TALL. I LIFTED IT ONTO SOME SAWHORSES, BUT THAT WAS AS FAR AS I COULD GO.

WHAT I NEEDED WAS AN EXTRA PAIR OF HANDS. (THANKS, DAVID.)

SOUTH WALL IN PLACE, WITH A COUPLE OF BIG WINDOWS TO LET IN THE SUNSHINE. THE WINDOWS ARE PLACED HIGH, FOR A VIEW OF THE SKY RATHER THAN A VIEW OF THE NEIGHBOR'S FENCE.

FRAMED THE WEST WALL.

WITH A DOZEN OF THE FOURTEEN (14!) WALLS FRAMED AND STANDING, I CAN GET A FEELING FOR THE INTERIOR SPACE. IT'S TALL AND OPEN, AND FEELS SPACIOUS, DESPITE ITS SIZE.

EDITOR SUITE - DAY FOUR

FROST ON THE FLOOR WHEN I ARRIVED THIS MORNING.

LIFTED THE NORTH WALL INTO PLACE AND FRAMED THE EAST WALL.

THE VIEW OF THE NEIGHBOR'S APPLE TREE FROM THE EAST WINDOW.

EDITOR SUITE - DAY TWO

AND THREE.

SET UP THE RAIN SHELTER, BUT DIDN'T NEED IT. IT'S BEEN SUNNY AND NICE THE LAST TWO DAYS.

FRAMED OUT THE FLOOR JOISTS...

...AND PUT IN THE INSULATION.

LAID DOWN THE SUB-FLOOR AND FRAMED THE FIRST WALL, BUT DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO LIFT IT UP. IT'S BEEN GETTING DARK BEFORE 5:00, SO WORKDAYS ARE SHORT.

EDITOR SUITE - DAY ONE

STARTED A NEW PROJECT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, WHEN WE EXCAVATED AND POURED THE SLAB. THE SLAB HAS BEEN CURING SINCE THEN, AND TODAY WAS THE BEGINNING OF WORK IN EARNEST.

THIS MICRO-STRUCTURE WILL BE AN OFFICE FOR ONE OF THE CLIENTS, WHO'S A COPY EDITOR, AS WELL AS A GUEST SUITE FOR VISITORS. ALL THAT IN ABOUT 150 SQUARE FEET.

THE 'EDITOR SUITE' WILL HAVE BUILT-IN DESK AND SHELVES, A SMALL FOYER AND A BEDROOM NOOK. THE EXTERIOR WALLS WILL FOLLOW THE OUTLINES OF THESE INTERIOR ELEMENTS. WE'VE LABELED THESE FEATURES 'BUMP OUTS,' WHICH DOESN'T SOUND VERY COOL, BUT THEY WILL BE...

A FOURTEEN-SIDED POLYGON OF A CONCRETE SLAB. FOR THE BUMP OUTS.

THE LUMBERYARD DROPPED A TON OF WOOD IN THE DRIVEWAY. SPENT THE REST OF THE DAY CARRYING IT TO THE BACKYARD, GETTING IT STACKED, COVERED AND READY.

ARTIST STUDIO - FINAL PHOTOS

THE ARTIST STUDIO IS ALL PAINTED, AND THE CLIENT HAS MOVED IN.

ART SUPPLIES ON THE SHELVES. A WORKBENCH WITH A VIEW.

SOME DETAILS OF THE PORCH, WHICH CAN ALSO BE USED AS AN OUTDOOR WORK AREA.

I LIKE HOW THE INTERIOR SPACE IS NESTLED WITHIN THE EXTERIOR 'SHELL'. 

FRONT/BACK - DAY SIX

PUT IN THE GLASS FOR THE WINDOWS. THE GUY AT THE GLASS SHOP CALLED THIS 'OBSCURE' GLASS (BECAUSE IT OBSCURES YOUR VIEW). IS THAT A GOOD NAME FOR A BAND? OR A MICRO-BREW? 'OBSCURE GLASS'.

  

PUT THE TRIMWORK AROUND THE FRONT DOOR AND INSTALLED THE TRANSOM WINDOW.

RE-HUNG THE OLD GATE AND A SECTION OF FENCE. ALL DONE!

THANKS TO JEN, ANDY, TED AND JIMBO FOR ALL THEIR HELP IN MAKING THIS SMALL PROJECT A BIG SUCCESS.

FRONT/BACK - DAY FIVE

FIRST, STOPPED BY THE HARDWARE STORE FOR A POUND OF NAILS. I LIKE TO BUY NAILS AND SCREWS THIS WAY. IT'S MORE ECONOMICAL, AND THERE'S NO PACKAGING FOR THE LANDFILL.

PUT ON THE DORMER FOR THE BACK SECTION.

AND USED THAT POUND OF NAILS TO PUT UP THE TONGUE-AND-GROOVE KNOTTY PINE. THE OPENINGS ARE FOR SEVEN WINDOWS, TO PROVIDE SOME LIGHT TO THE INTERIOR.

FRONT/BACK - DAY THREE

AND DAY FOUR.

INSTALLED THE DOORS. IT STARTED TO RAIN, SO I TARPED THE WHOLE STRUCTURE AND COULDN'T GET VERY GOOD PHOTOS.

I ALSO PUT ON THE ROOF OR, AS IT'S KNOWN ON THE INTERIOR, THE 'CEILING'. THIS IS THE FRONT SECTION, WITH THE OPENING FOR THE TRANSOM WINDOW.

FRONT/BACK - DAY TWO

I NAILED UP THE PLYWOOD FOR THE NORTH WALL.

USED EDGE FLASHING BETWEEN THE SHEETS TO KEEP WATER OFF THE EDGES OF THE PLYWOOD AND TO MAKE THE SEAM TIGHTER.

PUT UP THE INTERIOR WALL, AND NOW WE HAVE A 'FRONT' AND A 'BACK.'