DAD'S OFFICE - DAY FIVE

I CONTINUED NAILING UP THE PLYWOOD. FOR THE WINDOW OPENINGS, I CLAMPED A PIECE OF PLYWOOD IN PLACE AND MARKED IT.

THEN I TOOK IT DOWN AND CUT ALONG THE LINES.

NAILED IT UP AND LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW.

WITHOUT THE ROOF, IT LOOKS LIKE A PERFECT CUBE.

THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT I'M CALLING THE 'COURTYARD EFFECT.' THE MICRO-STRUCTURE HELPS TO DEFINE THE SPACE BETWEEN ITSELF AND THE MAIN HOUSE, CREATING AN OUTDOOR 'ROOM.'

DAD'S OFFICE - DAY FOUR

FRAMED THE EAST WALL, WHICH WILL HAVE OUT-SWINGING PATIO DOORS FOR THE ENTRANCE.

BIRD'S EYE VIEW:

WENT AROUND BACK AND STARTED PUTTING UP THE PLYWOOD. 

IT'S STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE.

DAD'S OFFICE - DAY THREE

I RAN THE SUB-FLOORING PAST THE EDGES OF THE RIM JOISTS, AND THEN CUT IT TO SIZE.

AFTER I HAD A COUPLE OF WALLS IN PLACE, I LAID OUT A WINDOW OPENING AND A 'DESK'.  THE CLIENTS AND I FIGURED OUT THE BEST HEIGHT FOR THE WINDOW WHEN DAD IS IN HIS OFFICE.

PUT UP THE SOUTH WALL AND CALLED IT A DAY.

DAD'S OFFICE - DAY TWO

I PUT DOWN THE FLOOR JOISTS AND MEASURED CORNER-TO-CORNER. WHEN THE DIAGONAL MEASUREMENTS ARE THE SAME, I KNOW THE WHOLE THING IS SQUARE. 

LUMBER DROP! MIKE, THE DRIVER FROM MR. PLYWOOD, CAN DROP A TON OF LUMBER PRECISELY ON TARGET. A FEAT TO WATCH.

A VERY EARLY DINNER WITH MORGAN AT RADIO ROOM. AHI TACOS, FRIED CALAMARI AND ICED TEA.

DAD'S OFFICE - DAY ONE

THE MICRO-STRUCTURE IS GOING IN THIS CORNER OF THE YARD, SO THIS IS THE 'BEFORE' PHOTO.

A LITTLE EXCAVATION, AND THEN THE CEMENT TRUCK ARRIVED.

THE FIRST WHEELBARROW LOAD AND THE FIRST POUR.

LEVEL, SMOOTH AND SQUARE.

DAD'S OFFICE

I BEGIN WORK TOMORROW ON "DAD'S OFFICE". MY CLIENTS HAVE AN EXUBERANT TODDLER, AND DAD WORKS AT HOME, SO HE NEEDS A PLACE OF HIS OWN. THIS IS WHAT WE'RE BUILDING:

IT WILL HAVE CEDAR SIDING, BAMBOO FLOORS, A BUILT-IN DESK AND A WHOLE LOTTA LIGHT. IT HAS A CLASSIC LOOK TO IT, WHICH I REALLY LIKE.

"L SHED" IS A STAR

THERE'S A SHORT ARTICLE ABOUT THE "L SHED" IN THIS MONTH'S ISSUE OF OREGON HOME. 

I COMPLETED THE COURTYARD PROJECT, AND DID A QUICK FENCE-RENOVATION DURING THE LAST FEW WEEKS.

IN A FEW DAYS, I'LL BEGIN A NEW MICRO-STRUCTURE AND RE-START THE BLOG. PLEASE STAY TUNED.