Making up for lost time.

I’ve been running around Oregon for the past month or so, away from computers and cameras for the most part (shooting film.) The future is up in the air, as always. Here are a few recent frames.

Annex Update

The house now has electricity and things are taking off. Subcontractors have already set most of the doors in upper two levels and have started work on stairwell railing. They are adding trim to the door frames. Music, previously impossible without power, can now be heard throughout the house.

Ben measures plywood for custom cabinets while two homeless people sleep outside.
An electrician connects wires to the house on Tuesday. The house now has power.
Adam removes carpet on Tuesday on the second-story stairs.

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Annex Update

I haven’t been to the house in nearly a week. Things seem to be picking up. The drywall work will be finished by the end of the day, and the house is supposed to have power on Monday. Ben is making cabinets for the rooms: today he measured and cut plywood sheets. Adam is coming in either tomorrow or Monday to help remove carpet on the stairwell and tile from the bathroom. I’ll be at the house on Monday when the power is turned on. Stay tuned.


A member of the drywall crew sands patches in the sleeping porch.
The carpet and tile man measures the kitchen floor.

Annex Update

The crew arrived at 6:00 am this morning to continue patch work. I showed up at about 10:30. Andrew was fertilizing the lawn and taking care of miscellaneous tasks. Ben was patching holes in ceilings of rooms.
This is how my morning started. Be thankful you’re not this guy.
Ben patched holes, stating continually how he “hates sheet rock.” Work is starting to take its toll on him. Ben will most likely work alone for the duration of the project.
Andrew gathered his belongings before Ben drove him back home. Today was his last day working on the Annex.

Annex Update

I received a text from Andrew letting me know they were working tonight. Apparently the dry-wallers are coming early tomorrow morning and some rooms needed patching. Ben and Andrew stayed until about 9:30. They plan on coming early tomorrow morning to clean up piles of plaster and the like. This shows a different face of the project: the stress of deadlines and night labor. The light was interesting. The colour was shot (thus the black and white.)

Andrew leaves to study abroad next week. He thinks tomorrow will be his last day on the project. Ben will continue to work alone while subcontractors take care of the drywall and wiring. The house still has no electricity.