Monday, June 5, 2006
Staining Begins
Our friends from Johnson City began interior staining today. The wood looks marvelous under this first coat. All worked hard and brought lots of enthusiasm and good cheer to the work. Click here for images.
Saturday, June 3, 2006
The Last Few Months
The last few months have been productive. We have completed all of the exterior walls and interior framing, in anticpation of the pre-roofing inspection. The inspector visited the building on Friday and said that the next inspection takes place after the work is complete on the sub-roof decking (2 x 6 tongue and groove) but before the roof itself goes on the building.
We have had the entire building pressure washed with bleach and it looks great. Click here for pictures of the building after its bath.
A group of teens and adults is arriving today from Johnson City, TN (this is their third annual trip) to work on the building and property next week. They will spend most of their efforts clearing thick brush and sealing the building’s exterior walls. We look forward to seeing old friends and new faces and worshipping with them tomorrow.
Friday, January 27, 2006
Last Log Day
Today was a milestone. We completed the final gable and, in doing so, laid the last rough cut log. We have a lot of smaller work (some of it still quite large) yet to do, but we are excited to be one step closer to completion. We will now concentrate on getting done the work necessary for us to pass inspection and have the roof installed.
Sunday, September 25, 2005
Roof Nearing Completion
We have grown one step closer to being able to call the roofing contractors in. Two Fridays ago, we completed the roof system for the porch and this past Friday we completed the addition of scabs to the main roof (’scabs’ are shorter pieces of wood added to the rafters over the second floor to extend their length. They are shorter than the rafters over the auditorium due to limitations of the maximum length of lumber that can be milled at the factory.)