Sidewalks and Curbs

A cement crew showed up this morning to pour the curbs for the new drop off area and also a section of sidewalk leading up to the new office entry.

Here's what the curbs look like finished.

And here's the section of sidewalk that was poured before the rain started to fall.

Bricks

Crews began to apply the brick exterior to the west face of the addition this morning.

Exterior Progress

Here's an exterior look at the entryway, link, and addition. As you can see, all the windows in the addition have been installed.

Framing, Painting, and Sheetrock

Mike Johnson's crew continues to frame the new entryway.

Meanwhile, inside, the painter covered the pews with plastic to get ready to paint the newly installed sprinkler pipes.

While all that was taking place, Kerry and Korey Kern were prepping the ceiling of the second level of the addition for sheetrock.

Days 47-48

Some of the plumbing getting laid in the addition.

Removing bricks from the exterior of the building and making space for steel beams.

More Snow

Monday brought 3-6 inches of snow with it, but most of the workers are either in the main building or in the addition today. Below, Ray Glewwe explains some of what the plumbers are up to in the new addition.

Sawing through some brick.

Days 44-45

Here's a look at some of the work that happened on Thursday and Friday of this week. First, Mike Johnson's crew tar papers the exterior of the addition.

Workers broke through the walls and floors to get at the sewer line. This picture was taken from outside the door at the end of the nursery wing hallway.

This picture was taken outside the 4-5 year old room, looking at the same guy. The plastic is up to minimize the dust and dirt that gets flung into the air.

Bill Heinemann removes ceiling tiles from one of the preschool rooms.

Chris Patrick begins the demolition of the music office, which is also the future location of the lift. Crews will begin to cut through these walls in the coming weeks.

Shingles

This crane was used to hoist the shingles up to the roof.

Packs of shingles are spread out and ready to be attached to the roof.

Ray Glewwe heckles the roofers.

Starting to Look Like Something

After the plywood went on, tar paper was applied. Tomorrow shingles will be put on the roof.

Here's one of the concept drawings for the Century 2.2 project. Beneath that is the progress on the addition as of January 25. You can begin to see how things are coming together.

Roof

Raise the Roof

A big crane showed up on Wednesday morning to lift the trusses into place. And keep this in mind: it's 4 degrees outside, with a wind chill of -5.

The "finished" product.

8 Degrees!

Mike Johnson's crew stays at work, even though it's only 8 degrees outside, and there's a wind chill of -9. Here they assemble trusses to be used for the roof of the addition. Tomorrow a large crane will come and lift these trusses into place.

A view of the upper level of the new addition.

Another view from the upper level, facing north.

Days 34 & 35

The power at the church was out at the end of last week, so picture taking and posting were delayed. But here's what happened at the end of last week. The walls for the second level begin to go up.

The lower level is now completely enclosed and is being heated. As of Sunday, the temperature in the lower level of the addition was 51 degrees.

Relocating a circuit breaker box to the mechanical room in the basement.

Noah Gordon and Bill Heinemann take down ceiling tiles in the upstairs youth room.

Construction: Day 33

A view of the shelled addition from the lower parking lot.

A view from the upper lot.

A view inside the lower level of the new addition.

The location of the new elevator.

Construction: Day 32

Mike Johnson climbs a ladder to work on the link between the existing building and the addition. This small area will be the location of the stairway between the two buildings.

The first floor of the addition is ready to receive the outer shell.

Working in the Snow

Mike Johnson and crew lay the floor for the 2nd story of the new addition. The video was shot through a dirty window. Hence the cloudy images.

The front entryway was covered to keep workers warm as they worked to cut through block and concrete.

A peek under the tarp (actually, a peek through the front entryway doors).