Had our new neighbors stop in :p

Met with the bankers and got everything signed on the dotted lines! The construction is started! this is the plumbing going in!

The building is finally gutted completely! Now just waiting on approval from the bank for the reconstruction efforts!

From here forward things took a crazy amount of time! I, and whenever possible, my Dad, were the two laborers to save money in this endeavor! We tuck pointed (and mudded where it was necessary) EVERY block and brick in the building, then we worked to have the new roof installed and finally, we got a new garage door and windows installed in the front areas of the building to bring it up to code and give it a more appealing look... This is a picture of before... and here's one

I pulled more nails from the old boards and sorted more boards than I cared to count.... I plan to use these to restore the ceiling to its original look and walls as they go up...

Over the past months of owning the building we went through and did a thorough job of assesing what we wanted to keep and reuse at the end of the project. These are pictures of the building with much of what was in it when I bought it.

Ripped two big holes into the concrete in the front of the building to fill in the oil tanks!

In October of 2014, I began the adventure of my new glass art studio and gallery. The auction was a huge win for me and I did not undertand the magnitude of work ahead of me, as I was totally new to the world of permits, approvals and inspections.... This first picture shows the day building on Day 1....