There are 4 men in this photo, one is not shown because he is behind a column. This is one of those times you really want to say, "How many Alabamians does it take to put up a porch rafter?"

The man made stone of DAC-ART of course stood up just fine to the brush by of Tropical Storm Barry.

Our foster son Nick Hoadley has been a real help this week. He doesn't mind working up high and besides helping the carpenters, he has done a lot of DAC-ART block grouting.

Good-natured Jimmy, above, has come to help David Denny with our woodworking.  The porch rafters have taken much longer to cut and install than we all expected, but we think they are going to look great & give us a real Italian look.

We finally got a break from the rain today, even tho the forecast was for 90% rain with flash-flooding. We did have several short showers, but managed to get the porch carpentry completed. David was so glad to have finished what he had thought would be a one day job, but actually took 3 days to complete.

Our simulated but authentic looking beams are now going up across the ceiling. David has cut the long edges at a 45 degree angle so they are mitered and appear as one piece of wood.

Frank,  who happens to be 6' 8", our salesman from Swift Supply drops in almost daily to trade blues recordings and see if we need any more wood. He supplied our pine tongue & groove ceiling & wall boards, as well as other materials

If you want to jump ahead..

Our Venetian style ceilings are now complete, ready to be spackled and white-washed.

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The kitchen beams are now detailed & finished

Randy Mullis, on right,-'Coastal  Plumbing' & John Goodenough have done our all plumbing. Randy has been just great about coming on short notice when we needed him.