| Layout Photos |
| Here are some photos of the layout at various stages of construction, starting at room prep and going through current. I will keep adding photos as things progress. |
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| Room Preparation: |
| The layout occupies a California basement (a two car garage) and this is the "Before" photo. This is what I started with in June of 2003! |
| After adding a pull-down stairway to the garage attic and doing some major clean-up, fix-up and paint-up this is what it looked like before the benchwork began. You will notice in the bottom picture, some of the new electrical circuits installed. Note the air conditioner at the right. After the benchwork was fully installed, I changed air conditioners, installing a substantially larger unit. Unfortunately, I had to rip out all of the benchwork to make the change. Obviously, bad planning on my part! This is what it looked like sometime around September or October 2003. |
| This is my friend Bob helping me with the new wiring. We added four new circuits with a switch for all of the layout power and a switch for the lights. A 30 Amp circuit was also added for the air conditioning unit. Subsequent to these photos, I added a wall mounted, outside vent, gas heater. By the way, Bob is recovering nicely. |
| Here are some pix of general construction efforts. All walls have been fully insulated, the ceiling insulated and enclosed. Framing added as needed. There is a 10' high peaked roof on the garage, so I laid plywood floor in the attic and installed a pull down stairway for access to it. It is now used for much needed storage. The stairway was located in the middle of an isle way |
Here I am while working on the ceiling
| Here is my son Jeff, the school teacher, giving me a very appreciated helping hand. |
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