Then there were 5..wait, 6

Up we go with the beam.

Two beams in and one waiting to be lifted into place.

  The steel beams seemed to get off to a slow start, but now they are moving right along. As of today, there are six beams up--two more to go. The plan is to have all of the beams in by Thursday (May 2nd). Once they are in, framing of the walls begin, as well as getting the roof back on. The hope is to have the walls framed by May 14th. Sometime next week, all of the scaffolding will be removed.

  Stay tuned to the blog as things move along.

A Ho-Hum Day

   After all of the excitement last Thursday and Friday, with the first steel beam arriving and being installed, this Monday was rather lackluster. The second beam is being welded/inspected this afternoon and should be delivered in the morning sometime.

  In the meantime, some of the other work goes on. Here you see a picture of our "open air" kitchen. They have constructed some temporary beams to hold up the rafters. Soon, glue-lam beams will be installed with permanent supports.

 

   Here you see the back side of the building where the restrooms and nursery will be. The workers have constructed a rafter that will span the hallway and extent over the sidewalk when it is poured.

   Folks who were in worship on Sunday had an opportunity to voice their preference for color scheme "A" or "B". That will be discussed tomorrow when we have our Owner's Meeting with HHJ.
I'll try to get some video of one of the beams being delivered and installed. Enjoy.

Beam me up, Scotty!

  Thursday, April 18th, 11:36 a.m.  The first steel beam has arrived! The question--How do they get it from the truck into position in Fellowship Hall? I'll let you know when I find out.

Look, Ma--no walls!

  Some of you may have seen a similar video on Face Book, but I can't figure out how to get the video off my phone to Picasa or from FB to Blog Spot. This is a brand new video and shows Fellowship Hall in its present condition--no walls.

   I mentioned in Tuesday Tidbits that the steel beams would be delivered today, but there has been an issue with the inspection schedule, so the beams may be delivered on Thursday or Friday. It will take about a week to get all of the beams and columns installed, so there should be plenty of time to stop by and see a work in progress.

  Enjoy the video.

Video-The walls come a tumblin' down

   This is my first attempt at posting a video on the blog. What you see is the walls of Fellowship Hall being dismantled. All of this is in preparation for the steel beams that will be installed on Monday, April 15th. By the weekend, Fellowship Hall will basically be a breeze-way filled with scaffolding. It will be a good view for the worshiping community on Sunday morning.
   The running time on the video is 1:03 (one minute and three seconds). Enjoy.

Little by little

   One day the construction site will be hustle and bustle with people and machines going every which way, then things settle down. Today has been a day for tedious detail work. As you can see in first picture, some of the siding is beginning to come off. The roof is being "peeled" back even more and some of the glass is starting to come out. The rafters protruding from the building will be cut back and a cut will made along the bottom, parallel to the floor, so they will sit on the steel beams.

  Monday is the day designated for the beginning of steel installation. Once the beams are in, they will begin rebuilding the roof. The plumbing pipes for the kitchen and restrooms are going in, as well as the conduit for the electrical

   At our meeting on Tuesday, I told HHJ there was only one big complaint on Sunday. When the workers left on Friday night, they forgot to turn off the rain. Hopefully, future Sundays will be drier, but just in case, they are going to construct a simple, non-skid "sidewalk" from the parking lot to the side walk that leads to the classrooms.

Hold on to the roof!

   Now my question is answered--how will they hold the roof up while the new steel beams (rafters) are being installed. Last week, workers were busy installing these devices in Fellowship Hall. Sometime this coming week, the outside walls/glass will be demolished to make way for the steel.  Right now, there is not much "wiggle room" in Fellowship Hall".

   The walkway to the bridge (leading to the Chapel) has been reconfigured once again to accommodate construction, but should remain pretty much the same for awhile.

   Don't forget, we are open for worship on Sundays!

Today's the day...

 

Insulation for the slab

Up and over the roof

Workers and watchers

Messy, messy, messy

Plastic and re-bar in place 
 

Cement truck hooked to pumper

It's obvious that I haven't figured out quite how to manipulate the pictures so you can piece them together in any order you wish. Just thought I would post some pictures of today's concrete pouring. This is the slab and stem wall going in today.