Plumbing laid

This last week was alittle slow. They got the plumbing laid and had to wait to get it inspected. Now they are waiting for the sprinkler people to tear up the ground and lay the water/sprinkler lines. Today they had all kinds of big equipment out there to start and had a busted part on their back-hoe. That has been fixed and now they are making some progress.

They had trusses delivered today for the frames. They cannot start framing until the plumbing is done, the peastone is spread and the concrete is done. Hopefully that will happen quickly now that the equipment is fixed.

It's getting bigger!

I went down to the jobsite on Friday to see large metal supports standing that will run from the ground up! It looks like the windows they had braced last week now have more concrete blocks on top of them. They said that the electricitans and plumbers will be coming in to lay anything that neds to go below the "slab" that they will pour. Hopefully they have favorable weather this week so that can be poured and set.


We are also setting up work weekends the last 3 weekends in April for anyoneto come and help at. Bring your family, bring your club, bring anyone! The more hands the better!

The walls are growing!

The walls are growing! See we even have windows starting to form now. Everyday I go down there it seems to be growing faster and faster. This week they are trying to get the foundational parts finished so they can move on to the walls. Hopefuly the weather willb e nice this whole week so they can get alot of good work days in!

A wall is forming!

Last week was very exciting! Big loads of concrete blocks were delivered. A big dump truck full of sand arrived also. I got to actually dump the sand myself! It was fun! I was told that the sand is mixed into the mortar to make it smooth. This mortar then acts like glue and the blocks can be up together like a puzzle. This will go to make the main back wall. The concrete blocks will go up about 12-15 ft and serve to protect the foundation when the ground dirt is filled back in. The blocks are stacked, lined with re-rod and filled with concrete from above. (I saw a big concrete truck as I came into work this morning!) Once this is done, the "stick building" can commence!

We have concrete!

This last week you can start to see some progress. The "footers" were poured and I can see the foundation of our new building start to take shape! Word on the site is that once the foundation gets poured and cured then the walls will be up in no time. I am hoping that the donuts on Fridays will help motive them...keep your fingers crossed and keep checking back for more updates every Monday!