Building Together by Grace

May 5

2009-05-04T14:31:00.000-07:00

Concrete going down!
Carpet going down!

More carpet...
Jake hard at work on the sign ...
... until Scott showed up. (Just kidding ...)
Worship space all carpeted.
And the altar has arrived.
The sound booth ...
The secretary's office furniture
The pantry ....
Shelves and closets in the upstairs storage ...

Hard to believe it has been 3 weeks since I posted last. It has been busy!

April 15

2009-04-15T11:29:00.001-07:00

Christ is risen! It has been busy here at the old building with holy week and went and Easter. It has also been a busy time over at the new building.

Crews have finished the exterior siding!

The water fountains have been installed.
On April 6, I got a shot of the women's bathroom counter.
This morning the fellows from Northern Electric were installing exterior lights.
The area that is marked off by the red chalk line designates the concrete that will be poured shortly. (And no, that is not a cowboy hat I am wearing; it is a fedora.)
The second door inside the main door has been hung, and the windows are being framed.
Office and classroom doors are up!
Exit signs as well.
A peak in the men's bathroom today shows that the porcelain and steel are all in. And yes, we put a baby changing table in the men's room, too.

March 31

2009-03-31T11:24:00.000-07:00

Carpenters are putting casings around windows ...
More parts keep arriving ... this is the trim and casings.
South wall windows are finished.
The window to the office gets trimmed out.
Pastor's office and convertible. (The car is not actually part of the building project.)
The workroom cabinets.
The hospitality area also has cabinets and a sink for coffee, treats and the altar guild.
On Friday, Gary G and another volunteer got the dais (a fancy word for stage) put in the front of the worship space to hold the instruments and the altar.

March 20

2009-03-21T09:41:00.000-07:00

Spring has come, and the bathroom tile is done!

The beams in the worship space are now uncovered from their protective wrapping. The lights and ceiling fans are up.

The siding is going up.
The tile in the front and back entries are done. Here is the front.
Siding work continues.

The drop ceilings are going up
The office and classrooms not only have ceilings but lights!
And the trim and door casings have arrived.

March 9

2009-03-09T09:03:00.000-07:00

Quite a lot has been happening at the building on Greenwood Lane. Sorry that it's been a while since the last update ... Lent and all that.

The worship space lights are up. There are also some directional spots mounted in the ceiling to give additional light as needed.

This is Kurt from Northern Electric getting ready to install some more of the lights.
A new front door was put in last week.
Trim is being painted, inside and out, around the windows.
Suspended ceiling framework is going up. The last of the duct work is being done, and every room will have a ceiling mounted motion detector, center of the room above, to help reduce electric costs.
The bathroom porcelain has arrived; I rather doubt I'm going to post photographs of it when it's installed, so just know that it is here.
Light fixtures are now functional in much of the building. This is the men's bathroom where the sinks will go.
This morning, tile is being installed in the entryway and bathrooms.
And here, they have begun to peel back the protective coating from the ceiling joists in the worship space. If the picture is not clear they walnut stained wood laminate.
This was not done last week; as of this morning the suspended ceiling framework is finished in the offices, classrooms and the hallways.
And we have a new backdoor as well.

Pay no attention to the man reflected in that window.

February 27

2009-03-02T13:31:00.000-08:00

Lots of hard work is about to disappear. Look now, because soon you won't be able to see any ductwork, sprinkler system pipes or drywall so carefully attached to the ceiling. At least not in the classroom and office parts of the building.

The hopper/silo for the wood pellet burner got set up right at some point.
And my office got a coat of paint. No, they did not run out of one kind of paint and have to finish with another. The two-tone look was on purpose.
Stacy from Northern Electric is busy installing outlets, switches and cover plates.
Joe and Carl are still putting in ductwork

And while I may have a picture of the guys from Becker Drywall taking a coffee break, they have been hard at work.Here you see they have painted and walled up the worship space. From the altar area looking west toward the entrance...
... and from the entrance area looking toward the east wall where the altar will stand.

February 18

2009-02-18T18:44:00.000-08:00

Well it has been busy on Greenwood Lane, and I have been too busy to report as I should.

Above, the hopper for the wood chips for the heating system has arrived. When they tell me where exactly to put it, I will walk over and personally and single-handedly tip it upright.

And then move into my chiropractor's office on a full time basis.

Here we had all the insulation in the worship space ceiling...
... and here you can see that the sheetrock is in on the walls and ceiling of said worship space!
The secondary door is in place in the back (west) hallway, providing a place for the pastor to put the bicycle he hope to ride to work during the summer ...
And most of the offices and classrooms have a coat of paint.

February 5

2009-02-05T12:48:00.000-08:00

It has been a couple of weeks of work that didn't show much ... and some delays, partly due to weather.

Joe has been busy putting in HVAC and water. Here are the cold air returns from the worship space.
All those white pipes among the studs will service the restrooms.
Ok, lay your head on your right shoulder and ... This is one of the junction boxes. There is power in the building. Note the temporary light plugged into the light socket on the ceiling!
Leaving your head on your shoulder, you are looking west down the hall from Karen's office toward the double classroom. You can see that the Becker Drywall crew is well along the way to finishing this part of the building.
And after several weather related delays, the folks who are spraying the insulation into the ceiling are at work.

26 January

2009-01-26T09:11:00.001-08:00

The entry and hospitality areas now have ceilings. (above) Gary Gustafson trying unsuccessfully to not be in the picture
Hospitality area has a high ceiling and walls. Drywall crew (that is Curt Becker and Bob Schmidt of Becker Drywall) hard at work. I have suggested that if we keep that lift, it can be used to give real punch to certain parts of the sermon ...
The Sound and Light station for worship will stand in fron of all those junction boxes.
The Kitchen is getting walled in.
Standing by the (west) back door looking down the hall into the worship area. That is Carl Bjork of Joe's Plumbing and Heating on the right. He is entering the Library / Conference Room. Ryan Becker, the cheif drywall man, is standing near the east wall in the worship area.

For perspective, Carl is about 6'3" and Ryan is about 5'10".

22 January

2009-01-26T09:02:00.000-08:00

Drywall & insulation crew are hard at work.

18 January

2009-01-26T08:53:00.000-08:00

We had an open house of sorts. Coffee hour, following worship on Sunday, was held at the new facility. At least 60 people showed up to get a good look around.

17 January

2009-01-17T11:03:00.000-08:00

Typical, mundane construction details slowed things down a bit this week, but the drywall crew arrived Friday and are making time like nobody's business.

Ryan Becker and his drywall crew in the west wing hall way.

The offices are now walled off from the Worship space. That is the front doorway to the left. (The door will be changed.) and some of the sprinkler pipe on the floor.
Up in the attic above the offices, next to the storage loft (which might be partly youth assembly area) there are sprinker pipes going in.
Sprinker pipes above, and electrical conduit below.
Karen's office looking toward pastor's.
Standing back by the kitchen, the north wall of the hallway.
And the south wall. (There is a temporary cover at the end to keep the heat in for the coffee hour and tour on Sunday!)

9 & 12 January, 2009

2009-01-12T17:19:00.000-08:00

The insulation bat is done in the worship space. When they can get the temperature up, there is a spray on insulation that (I think) will go on the ceiling.

Of course to keep the insulation above the offices and classrooms, they had to put up the sheet rock.
The sprinkler installation folks arrived today. Here they are dropping off their rig.
And here is all the stuff that is going to hang up over our hears for fire safety.

January 7

2009-01-08T19:32:00.000-08:00

Since this is Northern Wisconsin, and the outside temperature is right around 0 today, a little insulation might be a prudent thing. The crew is putting it up in the Worship space ...

... and have already finished the west wing.

January 5, 2009

2009-01-06T07:10:00.000-08:00

These are probably the last pictures of the exterior for a while. The framing and sheeting are done, as is the shingling. But, take note that the insulation crew was on site yesterday. At the taking of these pictures, they were still unloading.

December 26

2008-12-26T14:11:00.001-08:00

Blog entries will probably slow down a little now, as there is less obvious work going on. Today, we caught the following:

Windows are in, as seen from NE corner of lot.
Roofers still have some work to do as from the SE corner.
Windows in the Worship space.
View from the Pastor's office.
I told you the electricians had been busy ....
Hope everyone had a blessed Christmas.

December 22

2008-12-22T17:45:00.001-08:00

They have cleared out the supports in the worship area, below.

We have some windows!
And the gable over the entrance is up. Someday it will connect to a drive through covered entry ...

December 20

2008-12-20T13:52:00.000-08:00

It is all closed in!
Windows and doors will follow ... next week?

Looking east into the worship area (above)

Looking NW from the worship area.
The hallway. Offices and classrooms on the left, WC's and kitchen on the right.
Offices. (Yes, the dry wall is already here!

Deember 19

2008-12-19T12:29:00.000-08:00

The framers stuck around and worked a Friday, not their usual schedule. And they got a lot done. The Worship space is roofed and, I expect, will be walled in before the day is through.
Looking NW from Greenwood Ln.

Looking almost west from Greenwood.
Looking SW from Greenwood.

December 18

2008-12-18T14:45:00.001-08:00

The roof is mostly framed up on the worship space and there is an east wall framed into place.
View from the hallway, looking east into the worship area.

From Greenwood lane looking NW at the Worship area.
And there is a door on the back of the building!

December 17

2008-12-17T19:51:00.000-08:00

I understand that the contractor's boss called the crew off the job on Tuesday due to weather. So today they were hard at work on the roof of the worship space.And the east wall of the worship space is going in.

And here is a longer view.
If you want a better view than any of these pictures, click on the picture and it will get bigger in your web browser.

December 16

2008-12-16T18:52:00.001-08:00

Little was done that would show up on a picture on Friday, and I was out of town Monday and Tuesday until late in the day. They got a lot done in those two days... and we got 8 inches of snow since Thursday!

Those are the laminate joists that are up over the worship space. Better pictures tomorrow!

December 11

2008-12-11T17:39:00.000-08:00

The work on the north wall of the worship area continues, and the roof beams are ready to go up. I don't yet know if they go up this week or next.

December 10

2008-12-11T15:14:00.000-08:00

Gary & Karen Gustafson made up some lasagna for the crew, which this day included framers, electricians, roofers and others. (That is Scott Jorgenson who is doing the roofing, leaning on the furnace below, chatting with Gary and Joe Kreyer, doing the heat & plumbing.)

These two framers, below, had already eaten and were taking a little quiet time in the car.
As you can see, the north wall of the worship space is rising into the air.

Up on the Rooftop, roofer's paws!

2008-12-09T13:57:00.000-08:00

The roofers are at work on the office / ed wing of the building.

One of the framers told me they would be done with the worship space this week. They are going to have to work fast!

Electrician has been hard at work inside for the last two days wiring the building.

Friday Dec 5

2008-12-09T07:30:00.000-08:00

They did some work on Monday as well, but it was mostly small, inside stuff, and I do not go inside when the guys with the tools and hardhats are working.

Up in the attic.

In the kitchen looking SE.

4. In the hallway, kitchen on the left, classrooms & offices on right, looking east into the Worship space.

The Double classroom (a portable divider wall will be installed.)

The warmest part of the building, as of now: the basement.

Aerial Shots of the site

2008-12-04T08:36:00.001-08:00

Obviously, these are from Oct 25, when the slab was poured but the framers had not yet started.

The top shot is looking from the east across Greenwood lane, and the lower pic is from the NW corner looking toward Greenwood.

These are courtesy of Al Lund (pilot) and Herb Keiffer (photog).

Week of Dec 1

2008-12-04T08:33:00.001-08:00

These are more from Gary, from the attic to the basement and everything in between!

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Older pictures

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These were brought in by Gary Gustafson.

December 4, am

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December 3

2008-12-04T08:13:00.001-08:00

What we are building

2008-12-04T07:41:00.001-08:00

The large orange area to the right (east) is the worship space. Smaller orange area is a hospitality area. The blue area is offices. The pink area is classrooms. Yellow marks the kitchenand green is the wc's.There is storage upstairs (approximately 1200 ft.²) and some storage, along with utilities in a basement area under the kitchen and bathrooms.
Eventually the worship space will be to the north of the current worship area (which will become an entry / gathering area.)

December 2, morning

2008-12-02T08:48:00.000-08:00

The crew was very busy yesterday!

December 1, 1 pm

2008-12-01T17:55:00.000-08:00

A little utilities work being done by We Energies

The Ed / Office wing is sheeted.

And they were putting the ceiling joists and attic floor in place.When suddenly they started to raise a truss
Wait till you see tomorrow morning picture to see what they got done this afternoon!

November 26

2008-11-30T14:15:00.000-08:00

Here is the work that was accomplished the three days before Thanksgiving.West wing sheeted
South wall of worship space framed.
Looking from the worship area west into the offices & sunday school rooms.
Looking east; kitchen on the left, classrooms on the right
Next time you see these trusses, they should be up in the air!

November 24

2008-11-30T14:07:00.000-08:00

Exterior walls in the Education / Office wing are up, and framing is underway on the interior walls.
Below, the view from the NE corner of the lot.

2008-11-22T08:20:00.000-08:00

The Big Picture
North wall of the sanctuary.

The basement entrance
Looking from the kitchen door (NW corner) toward the sanctuary and the road ...

At the end of work on Thursday (they do not work Fridays), the crew had exterior walls framed all the way around the bathrooms, kitchen, classrooms and offices. The North wall of the sanctuary is under construction and the south wall is framed and ready to raise!

November 21

2008-11-22T08:19:00.001-08:00

November 20

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Nov 19

2008-11-22T08:13:00.000-08:00

In the 6 weeks that followed the groundbreaking, Joe got the plumbing and heating ducts in place, the slab got poured, and then we waited for approval on a couple of truss elements. And waited. And waited.

Finally, on November 19, framing began!

October 5 Groundbreaking

2008-11-22T07:59:00.000-08:00

Before October 5 III

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Before October 5 II

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Before October 5

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Here are the pictures of the work that got done before the October 5 "Groundbreaking"

Welcome

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This is a blog to show the progress of the building of a new facility at Grace Lutheran Church in Hayward, Wisconsin.