DAD'S OFFICE - FINAL PHOTOS

ALL DONE.

THE INTERIOR:

EAST SIDE:

NORTH:

WEST:

SOUTH:

THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT PROJECT, AND I'VE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED WORKING ON IT. THANKS TO PAT, KEN, TED, MATT, KIMMY AND RANDY FOR ALL YOUR HELP.

DAD'S OFFICE - DAY SEVENTEEN

MATT McCALMONT BROUGHT OVER THE DESK, IN PIECES, AND WE PUT IT ALL TOGETHER AND INSTALLED IT.

MATT HAD EXPERIMENTED WITH DIFFERENT FINISHES, UNTIL HE FOUND SOMETHING THAT MATCHED THE BAMBOO FLOOR.

DAD'S OFFICE - DAY SIXTEEN

PAT FINISHED THE ELECTRICAL WORK AND INSTALLED THE OUTDOOR LIGHT.

I PUT IN THE BAMBOO FLOOR...

...AND TRIMMED OUT THE WINDOWS.

DAD'S OFFICE - DAY FIFTEEN

I FINISHED THE EXTERIOR DETAILS. LITTLE THINGS, LIKE THE TRIM UNDER THE WINDOWS AND DOORS, AND CUSTOM CUTTING THE TOP ROW OF SHINGLES.

ON THE INSIDE, PAT DID THE ELECTRICAL WORK.

LIGHTS IN THE VAULTED CEILING.

OUTLETS WHERE THE DESK WILL BE INSTALLED.

DAD'S OFFICE - DAY THIRTEEN

AND FOURTEEN.

AFTER THE TREE HOUSE, I RETURNED TO DAD'S OFFICE AND GOT SOME WORK DONE.

BOXED THE SOFFITS AND PUT IN VENTING SO THE STRUCTURE CAN BREATHE.

KEN ROMERO DID A GRAND JOB WITH THE DRYWALL, AND KIMMY BRIGHTENED IT UP WITH A COAT OF PAINT. THE HIGH CEILING MAKES THIS LITTLE OFFICE FEEL A LOT BIGGER.

I PUT ON THE CEDAR SIDING BETWEEN RAINSTORMS.

THE OFFICE IS REALLY STARTING TO BECOME PART OF THE BACKYARD AND A COMPLEMENT TO THE MAIN HOUSE.

TREE HOUSE - DAY SEVEN

I BUILT THE HANDRAILS FOR THE STAIRS AND INSTALLED THE SLIDE.

PUT IN THE WINDOWS AND SWEPT THE FLOOR.

ALL DONE, READY FOR FUN.

TREE HOUSE - DAY SIX

I USED TONGUE-AND-GROOVE KNOTTY PINE BOARDS FOR THE WALLS.

BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THE BACK OF THE BOARDS ON THE INTERIOR, IT FEELS LIKE A LOG CABIN ON THE INSIDE.

TREE HOUSE - DAY FIVE

I RETURNED TO THE TREE HOUSE. BUILT THE STAIRS...

...AND STARTED THE FRAMING FOR THE HOUSE. 

DAD'S OFFICE - DAY TWELVE

INSTALLED THE PAIR OF SOUTH-FACING WINDOWS...

...AND THE DOOR HANDLES.

LOOKS GOOD LOOKING OUT...

...AND THE EXTERIOR IS LOOKING BETTER.

DAD'S OFFICE - DAY ELEVEN

WINDOWS AND DOORS ARRIVED FIRST THING THIS MORNING.

I SEALED THE WINDOW AND DOOR OPENINGS WITH SILL WRAP.

THEN WRAPPED THE WHOLE BUILDING WITH...WAIT FOR IT...HOUSE WRAP.

LUNCH: A SLICE DOWN THE STREET AT ATOMIC PIZZA.

PUT IN THE PATIO DOORS. THEY WERE A BEAR, BUT MATT GAVE ME A HAND AND IT ALL WENT SMOOTHLY.

I INSTALLED THE WINDOW ABOVE THE DESK, FOR DAD TO GAZE OUT WHILE WORKING IN HIS OFFICE.

TREE HOUSE - DAY FOUR

I BUILT THE FLOOR OF THE TREE HOUSE AND FIGURED OUT THE DESIGN FOR THE STAIRS. 

STACKED UP ALL THE LUMBER IN A NEAT LITTLE PILE AND STASHED AWAY THE SLIDE. I'LL BE BACK IN A WEEK, AFTER DOING SOME WORK ON "DAD'S OFFICE."

THIS LONG WEEKEND, I'LL BE REBUILDING THE BACK STEPS AT THE HOUSE. LOTS OF DESTRUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION. DROP BY AND TAKE A LOOK.