Don't Try This at Home ...

Unless you are neighbors with Erectors West.
The concrete floor of the garage will be poured on top of B Deck which is 3 foot wide sheets of galvanized steel that are corregated and are connected together to cover the whole ceiling of the room below. The B Decking is supported near the house by a piece of 3 inch Angle Iron that is fastened to the existing house wall. It sits on the top of the other walls of the room.
We bought the B Decking and the Angle Iron. Rick needed to put holes in the Angle Iron so he could screw through it to connect it to the house. With the Drill Press and a brand new, high quality bit and cutting oil, he started to drill his first hole. He figured he would need to drill about 60 holes. After about a half hour, he almost had 1 hole drilled. Thank Goodness that our neighbors across the street had suggested earlier that they had a machine that could punch holes through angle iron. When Rick realized how impossible it was to drill through the angle iron, he asked Nick for help. Within an hour Nick was able to punch (like a giant hydrolic paper punch) the necessary holes in the Angle Iron. Then Rick and Lee held the HEAVY piece of Angle Iron in place as I marked where the first 2 holes would be drilled. Before long, Lee and Rick had the first piece of Angle Iron in place.

Tar Baby

Before we backfil around the new rooms,

we needed to put a tar waterproof surface on any of the concrete that would be burried.

Its a messy job,

so I put on the polyester suit and gloves and shower cap

so I wouldn't get it all over me.

But it was a pretty tough job...

and it was hot

and before I knew it, I was asking Rick for help.

I would roll the paint roller in the tar....

.... and hand it to Rick so he could roll it on.

He just tried to be careful to not get in all over his clothes and arms.

Boy it was messy and sticky.

James in Music Man at Rodgers Memorial Theater

James is in Music Man at Rodgers Memorial Theater. The show runs from July to Aug 28 but was extended because of sell out audiences to Aug 31st.

James was rehearsing almost every night through June and July and loving every minute of it.

James' character's name is Marcus and he is in the Monday, Wednesday, Friday cast.

One of the fun things about the show is the costuming. At the beginning of the show, all the costumes are black and white. As Harold Hill casts his spell on the "Stubborn Iowans" in River City, the costumes become more and more colorful. In the finale, the band costumes and all the colorful costumes prove that Harold Hill really did change the "River City-iziens' " lives.

When we watched the show, Rick said that the band uniforms that the boys' band wears are the same uniforms that he wore when he marched with the University of Utah Band back in his college days.

On the first day of the show, James did the suggested hairstyle (slicked back tight on top and curled up on the sides). We did the hairstyle, but were unsure if we had the right look. When the director saw his hair on the first night, she (as well as other cast members) said that they loved it and he would have to wear it that way every night! His head is getting tougher as I style it with gel and other products and blowdry it with a round brush every other day.

The Davis County Clipper published an article about the show and talked about James' cast.

Pouring Storage room floors

Pouring the floor under the garage....

Mike and Lee floated the big room.

....And in the storage room under the front porch.

(This one is a bit more crowded)

Ron did the small room mostly by himself.

Thanks a lot for your help. We couldn't have done it alone.