Day 121

Closing in the construction is now complete and the temporary heat is doing its job. With the end of another week, the cement floor of the multi-purpose auditorium was poured and looks great. The rest of the cement floors should be poured in the coming week.




The cement floor of the auditorium



A view of the folding door frame for the fine arts area

Day 114

The shingling is complete so the expansion is virtually weather-proof. This means that we can safely go ahead with pouring the cement floors which is planned for early next week. In the meantime, workers have been continuing to lay the heating tubes and the rebar. They have assured me they will be done by the end of the weekend.




Poly and heating tubes for the fine arts room and offices



Once the tubing is finished, rebar is laid over top to provide rigidity to the concrete



This machine will be supplying the temporary heat to the construction site



A view of the SE corner of the expansion showing the finished roofing

Day 107

The weather has relented so a lot of progress has been made on the shingling. Inside, the crews have been busy prepping the floors for pouring the cement.

The auditorium floor is almost ready for cement

Most of the shingling is complete

Preparation for the cement steps to the entrance

Day 100

The first snowfall of the season arrived before we were able to get all the shingling done. As soon as the weather warms up, we will get the roofing done so that we can move forward with pouring the cement floor. In the meantime, crews are flattening the floor in preparation for the styrofoam insulation. This insulation will be covered with poly and rebar before the water lines are placed for the in-floor heat.




The masonry work around the windows is complete



The dirt is flattened before the styrofoam sheets are placed over top



The brick work is identical to the existing building

Day 93

Every week is exciting when construction is underway...and this week was no exception. The windows got installed, the rest of the sheeting on the roof was nailed down and even the stone work around the windows got started. The shingling will be starting next week.




The windows are in



The masonry around the windows got started



The view from inside the multi-purpose auditorium