"Unofficial" floor plans drawn up by Bev and Phil in early January 2008
Stud walls built by Phil January 8-11, 2008 to begin the new office - a large storage closet for all the supplies.
His last job -- the "corner from hell"
on January 12, 2008. He got the flu and never got the chance to come back before his accident.
At Phil's funeral, his former bosses offered to finish the office in his memory: Chad Miller & Dave Benzik from Carpenters Local #525, and Dave Boersma from Patriot Builders.
Chad and Dave from the Local #525 start putting up some wall board along the stairs, and assess the rest of the job. Dave came faithfully almost every day, bringing new life to the house!
Building new studs along the concrete closet wall.
A shot from under the open stairs
Building soffit and wall sections
Closing in the stairs
Creating Phil's display window - forever exposing studs he built. There will be lights, and keepsakes built into this plexiglassed section.
Now we're talkin'! Dave Benzik almost single-handedly got the room this far!
See the square with exposed studs?
That is Phil's special display window.
Another shot - different lighting
Finishing Phil's stairs stud wall
Dave Benzik in action
These stairs are looking good!
I got Dave to stand still long enough
for a semi-posed shot
Judy sanding some drywall,
This is tiring work!!!
Bev sanding some drywall -
Stay tuned as progress continues!
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