Old roof rafters/slats out, first wall up
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4 Aug 2001
Now that all the flooring joists (beams) are in, the slat boards and roof rafters could be taken out. Next step - going UP !

                                                           

18 Aug 2001
The first wall goes up - you can finally now see something from the front of the house (the neighbors have probably been wondering)