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Survey and plot layout 
Pouring the concrete footings with my friends Steve Flaherty and Eddie Orlando 
Floor and exterior wall framing 
Exterior side walls complete 
Working on front and back exterior walls 
Ceiling joists going up 
Getting ready for the rafters 
Putting in rafters (and having a little fun too!) 
Cutting the vinyl siding with my father in-law Charlie and Eddie 
Time to relax with the finished exterior  Special thanks goes to Eddie Orlando for all his help with the framing and exterior work! What a mess!! 
Much nicer with finish grade and slate stones 
Insulating the exterior wall with acoustic insulation 
Sheetrocking walls and ceiling 
My contraption for sheetrocking ceiling by myself 
Finish sheetrock with opening for attic 
Framing for interior "wall within a wall" sound deadening system 
Jackhammerring trench for electrical and communication cables 
My 2 favorite helpers, my sons Ben and Zack, on snack break 
Wiring electrical panel and stage floor and stage face outlets 
Wiring for cable TV, internet and telephone 
Finished all the wiring!! 
Resilient channel on ceiling for mounting isolated sheetrock for sound deadening system 
Finished acoustic insulation and electric heater in interior wall 
Acoustic insulation in stage floor with outlet in floor for next to drumkit Also has 2 outlets in front face of stage for guitarists to plug into 
Ceiling sheetrock on resilient channel with blue sound vibration isolation tape 
Couple more pieces of sheetrock and we're done!! 
Plaster is done and mounting track lights 
Finished track and wall sconce lights 
Getting ready to mount pull down attic stairs 
Pull down attic stairs for storage of all my drum cases 
Finished attic stairs 
Padding is laid down and getting ready to carpet 
And the job is done!!!, well almost 
My 2 favorite helpers helping me move equipment out from old studio... 
....and into new studio 
Almost got all my stuff out here!! 
Posing for the ribbon cutting ceremony with my beautiful wife Julia and Ben and Zack 
Here we goooooo...... 
....I let Ben have the honors! What a dad! 
Payday for a job well done.....GUMBALLS!!!!!  Back To Picture Tour Of JD Drum School 
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