August 9, 2012

Well, we do need the rain, but.....


The rains during the past week have been a nuisance but have not hindered critical operations on the constructon site.

We received pictures late last week from the Allen Organ factory in Pennsylvania showing pictures of our "baby". Their work is progressing along very well.

















Work continues on filling in spaces with vertical aluminum studs all around the building. On the exterior, more and more of the surface is being covered with the blue insulation panels. Bricks are not that far off in the schedule!

And speaking of bricks, some of our brick disappeared! On the end of the Ministry Center building upstairs and downstairs, the bricks have been removed as work begins to tie the two buildings together.











In the lower level, gravel is going down over the dirt. IF the rain will hold off long enough, the schedule calls for a concrete pour next week to form the floors.



The risers for the rows of seats are being formed in the balcony.

HINT, HINT, HINT!  Do these suggest anything???

The exciting answer to the hint is STAIRS! Yes, we are in the process of installing stairs to the balcony. One side is well in process, and the materials are sitting on the other side awaiting installation. A week from now both stairs should be in place but not fully usable until the concrete is poured in the stair treads.

  The workers are busy on that high scaffolding around the steeple base installing vertical studs in preparaton for installation of the "skin" around the steeple base.



 An audio/visual/lighting control console will be in the front middle of the balcony. And if  you don't think that we are not going to be high tech, just look at the number of conduits wrapping around the front edge of the balcony. These conduits will carry wiring to all sections of the worship space to control lights, sound, projectors and window blinds.

Work is busy all over the site!