9/2.  Labor Day weekend was spent putting up the garage doors, which buttoned up the house.  Brick ledge is installed.  Not knowing it had to extend past the doors, we later had to remove it and weld on another 10".  :>/ 9/5.  The brick work is started. Brickwork is done, and the front door is installed. 9/9. The last remaining shingles arrived, and we spent the weekend putting them on. Here, Debbie drains some Diet Pepsi during a break. Sam, cutting the hip and ridge shingles. Our air compressor decided to spin the pulley on the motor, so while the JB weld was setting up, we had to snip roofing nails out of the coils.  Erica got that job, while Debbie put the hip and ridge shingles on. The last of the shingles go on!  This was a lot bigger project than any of us imagined. The bricklayers needed to cover this area so I got a few pictures to document that the wiring was done correctly beforehand. Wire runs everywhere, including up in the vaulted ceiling area.  10/12.  The insulation is blown in. Caulking all the windows before the siding goes on.  Debbie doesn't care for ladders and heights, but she did this one anyway. 10/19.  The drywall is started. I was always told if I didn't finish college, I'd end up digging ditches........... We needed to document where the trenches were in case we ever had to dig again.  Perfect excuse to go up flying! 11/1/01.  The siding starts to go on.  We've been working on the decks, too. 11/08.  The siding is finished.