Monday, 18th May, 2009
Glorious Mud
Went to have a look at the building after the service yesterday. We've had a lot of rain over the last few weeks and the building site really does look like a building site at the moment. The picture was taken from the top of the steps that lead down from the back of the old building into the garden. Lots of mud.
We've reached that stage in the project where not a lot seems to be happening. All of the "big stuff" is in place and there's now only finishing off to do. The builder and his team have done about 90% of their work and will now have to wait for the roofer to do his job before they can pour the new floors downstairs. We do, however, now have a nice shiny floor upstairs. It will get even smoother too as someone will be coming in with a special machine to remove the (few) lumps that are visible.
This is the view downstairs from the stairway. The metal poles are supporting the upper floor whilst the concrete dries. In a couple of weeks they'll be removed and everything should hold in place. I have to admit I have visions of the whole lot coming crashing down because of the extra weight. Thankfully the architect, the builder and the engineer, who came on site to check everything out, know a lot more about this than me.
Finally, a look at the recently finished columns that will support the roof of the new hall. They're made of steel reinforced concrete and are incredibly smooth with a nice shape on the edges. Is that technical enough?
The building committee will be meeting in the next couple of weeks to start planning the next stage of the works. As always it will depend on finaces. A man from the congregation is taking early retirement soon and will be doing, with two others from the church, a large part of the interior work. We're very grateful for their willingness to serve. They also all happen to be very good at this kind of thing.
My job will be to stay out of the way - me and DIY just don't go together, just ask my wife.
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