Construction

Had a great time over Easter with grandkids but little was done on the layout. …

The last few days have been used putting down cork.  The main yard is on…

Back on track after a wonderful visit with grandkids.  My son-in-law helped me rip enough…

The roll cork for Gerber was not delivered yet, so worked on Proberta instead.  I…

The plywood base for Gerber and Proberta has been screwed down to the joists and…

A friend came over and we moved all the plywood left from the raised walkway…

With warm weather and little wind yesterday, 20 sheets of backdrop were painted with a…

A friend, Barry Gates, came over on January 27 to see the progress and stayed…

Laid out final 45' long benchwork, attached joists, and finished carpeting.  L-girder is laid out…

Spent a day replacing an outside door that the contractor had done incorrectly. The 3rd…

Legs were place under the 45' of the Gerber Yard today.  Each section of L-girder…

I put down more carpet until I ran out of the grey carpet needed to…

I have completed the framework for the two peninsulas and have propped them up against…

I had a break on layout construction as we took a trip over Thanksgiving and…

Valances are made from 8"x8' strips of non-tempered hardboard.  They were pre-painted with a roller…

My brother, Kent Ray, flew out from California to help me with the valance installation.…

The last week of October, 2022, saw the completion of the sheetrock inside my new…

We moved from Northern California to Texas September 17, 2021, on my wonderful and supportive…