Monkeys' Room Construction Progress
(WARNING - Graphic intensive pages)
Click on each date to view the progress.
June 2000-
Original Area
October 2000
Breaking Ground
November 2000
Cement Poured & Framing
July 2001
Roof Trusses Going Up
July 2001
Mookie the Supervisor and Code Enforcer
July 2001
Roof Trusses Are All Up &
Slats Are Halfway Done
July 2001
Our Home Surveillance Simian
Oct 2002
The Roof is on
Nov 2002
Windows and Walls in Progress
Dec 2002
Windows and Walls - inside looking out
May 2003
Things are progressing nicely
(now the weather is cooperating)
June
2003
Windows and Wall - outside looking in
July 30,
2003
Insulation going up in the ceiling
Outdoor enclosure fencing waiting patiently
August
2003
The summer view for the monkeys,
when the room is completed.
September 2003
More progress
October
2003
Working on getting the room totally enclosed before snow flies
November
2003
The room is completely enclosed and ready for the finishing inside touches...
March
2004
It has been a long winter but progress is finally started up again
April
2004
And the wall comes tumbling down!!!
May 2004
Original cages in the room and an operational sink
June
2004
Painting on the wall
July
2004
More Painting on the wall
August
2004
What I was doing behind the scenes
and progress of my search and fabrication
(Now I know why steel fabricators charge so much money!)
September 2004
Slow but steady progress, drilling holes in steel, floor and wall painting
October
2004
The first steel wall and door
What a long strange journey this has been...
but it is getting better all the time
November
2004
One section finally done (Mookie's room)
and he is now living in his new room!!
Milo's room fabrication is now in progress