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Pictures of the new doors and windows

Scott — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:21:21 +0000

I have uploaded some new photos. Click on the link to view them:

http://www.flickr.com/gp/99241641@N00/7E9300

Overdue update

Scott — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:01:43 +0000

It is inexcusable that I have not posted an update for more than six months! I do apologize and have no excuse other than to say that I was doing something I was good at: procrastinating.
A lot has happened since my last update:
Toward the end of summer, we put our perpetual task of making handrails on hold. In anticipation of installing our doors and windows, we completed preparations for these. This included finishing the exterior siding on the three rear dormers that would house two windows and the door to the fire escape. Once the windows and doors were ordered, the installer gave us specifications for the rough openings (the holes where the windows and doors were to go). We took several weeks to adjust the openings that had been built (the plans were incorrect in several cases.)
Over the Christmas holidays, our windows and doors arrived and were installed. The effects were dramatic. What had looked like a shell now looks like a real building!
From the time that the windows and doors were installed, we have been sealing the large gaps formed by the roof and rafters resting on the walls. In about three weeks, the building will be sealed to the elements, with the exception of some small areas that need to be caulked or puttied. We are making preparations to arrange for plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractors to do their work. We are still a long way from being granted a certificate of occupation by the county, but these are huge milestones nonetheless.
This past Friday, rain drove us inside where we removed some heavy scaffolding that had been placed on the rafters. It is amazing to look up and see the ceiling…what a beautiful site!
My wife has taken lots of pictures and I will upload them soon. Thank you for all of your prayers and encouragement.

Photos of Central’s recent visit

Scott — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 05:31:47 +0000

My brother-in-law Kevin Henegar took about a gazillion photos and I have tried to put them online here, but they are of such detail that they take up too much space. When I spoke to Kevin a while ago, he said I could post the link to his gallery and the password.

The photo gallery is at http://henegar.phanfare.com/album/333629. The password is ‘gracemine.’

Long Awaited Update

Scott — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 02:50:28 +0000

I know all of you have been waiting on news from the congregation here in Edisto… I apologize for taking so long. In this case, no news is good news. We have been steadily working on the building here, adding to the handrails. Last week (the first week in July) we worked with the youth from the Central congregation in Johnson City, Tennessee, who made their fourth visit. This year they were joined by some members of the Jefferson Avenue congregation in Cookeville, Tennessee. The nearly fifty folks worked in some hot, humid weather to clear brush from the lot (nearly completely so) and stain and seal the building. I hope to post many pictures in the next few days.

During our work last week, we discovered that one of the original support posts that we installed to hold up the front porch gable was badly decomposed. The post was slightly damaged when we installed it a few years ago, but due to the cost involved (the post is an irregular cut of heavy lumber) we chose to use it anyway. Now that we are much more experienced we were able to fashion a new post out of one of the extra logs left over from construction of the walls of the building. Using jacks, we were able to remove the damaged post and replace it with a healthy one. We have jumped one of the hurdles of long-term construction projects: maintenance on prior work. We sometimes wonder if Noah encountered similar circumstances! Next week we will return to our task of building handrails.

Still here

Scott — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 00:06:48 +0000

We are still working on the building. We have completed the fire escape and handicap access decking and are now working on the hand rails for these. There is not much other news to report. I hope to have some more pictures up very soon.

Where have we been?

Scott — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 22:21:19 +0000

I wanted to take a moment to check in and tell you what we have been doing since my last post in July. Shortly after the roof was finished, we began the task of building the handicap access ramp and fire escape system.

This was very interesting work! Each post that supports the decking had to be attached to a cross tie that was buried either three feet deep, or as deep as the hard clay/rock layer, whichever is shallowest. I was going to give you a count of how many holes we dug and how many posts we planted, but I lost count long ago! Most of the 6×6 posts are eight feet long, but the four posts used to support the highest decks were 24 feet long. Those long posts were lifted in place with the assistance of a rope from the window/doorway above.

The good news is that the final post was planted in place on Friday and we should finish the decking on December 1. We are very happy to see all of that digging come to an end!

I apologize for not checking in sooner, but not much else has been happening.

You can see pictures of all of this work by clicking here.

The roof is complete!

Scott — Sun, 23 Jul 2006 23:46:28 +0000

This week, the roofers finished installing the roof. Click here for pictures.

Roof Installation Proceeding

Scott — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 23:43:34 +0000

On Wednesday, the roofing contractor began installing the final aluminum roofing. The contractor expects the roof to be complete midweek. For pictures, click here.

Roof Decking Almost Complete

Scott — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 04:53:50 +0000

I was out at the building last Friday, June 30, and the contractor had almost completed the roof decking. I took some pictures. Click here to see them.

The contractor has since finished his work. We are awaiting an inspection so the tar paper can be laid and the roofer called to complete the roof.

The regular Friday crew has been working for the last two Fridays on laying the foundation of a two story deck that will make up part of the fire escape system. This past Friday, we anchored, raised and squared 2 twenty foot long 6 inch square columns that will support both decks.

Roof Installation Begins

Scott — Sat, 24 Jun 2006 16:26:23 +0000

On Wednesday, the contractor began installing the sub-roof decking. This decking lies beneath the other layers that make up the roof and is visible from inside the building. I was on-site Friday and took some pictures. Click here to see them all.