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

1000 Hits

This blog has been up and running for 55 days, and we just passed 1000 page views (we actually stand at 1009 page views at the moment). Thanks for stopping by and checking out the progress of Riverview's Century 2.2 Campaign. Please keep the project and the church in prayer as we continue in our work for the Kingdom.

It's Too Cold to Work!

This Thursday and Friday have been the coldest days of the year so far, so not much work could be done. Each day registered temperatures below zero, and wind chills that made it feel like the teens and 20's below zero. As this post goes to publication (12:30 PM), it is currently -8 degrees outside, with a wind chill of -19 degrees. So here are some pictures of the progress made so far, sans construction workers.

The upper level of the new addition.

The lower level. The fans are there to dry out the ground from the melting snow as the enclosed building heats up.

An aerial view of the location of the new link between the addition and the existing building. The black blankets are in place to keep the ground warm and pliable for when construction begins.

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.