It took pretty much the month of May to complete the gym floor. There were 9 strips poured in all. It was most challenging when it rained — which was only a couple of times. Still, the surface is looking …
Tag: Gym construction
Gym Construction – April 2018 update
“What’s been happening on the gym construction this month,” you ask?
Lots. For starters, some frames are in the windows on the building part.
They made and installed trusses for the roof over the office and fitness room. Ron’s hoping …
Gym Roof Done and Celebrated!
The first week of March, the first side of the roof was almost completed.
The 2nd week of March the other side of the roof was begun — notice you can see blue sky through the clear skylight roofing sheets.…
Gym Roof Progress
February 2018 found the roofing material going up on the new gym!
Guys on the ground wait to hoist up the sheets of roofing.
Each sheet is screwed in place
We’re thankful for safety of the rew working at …
Busy Day in Construction — Part 3
Friday the 19th January was a very busy day for Ron and the guys working on the gym construction project. The big crane came for the last time.
With the trusses all raised into position for the gym roof, Ron …
Busy Day in Construction — Part 2
Friday the 19th January was a very busy day for Ron and the guys working on the gym construction project. The big crane came for the last time.
Smaller and lighter, these went up much faster than the central trusses.…
Busy Day in Construcion — Part 1
Friday the 19th January was a very busy day for Ron and the guys working on the gym construction project. The big crane came for the last time.
This last, broken, fixed (or so we thought) truss was lifted slowly …
Raise the Trusses
January 3, 4 and 5 big progress happened on the gym construction. The biggest crate yet came to lift the trusses up on top of the support beams.
The workers on scaffolding helped the tabs fit into the slots like …
Trusses: Some Assembly Required
December 15th a crane was hired to come assist in the assembly of the trusses for the covered gym.
Every part of every truss was welded by Zacharie. He is proud of his work, and he helped construction foreman assemble …
Stairway to Fitness
Since the upper floor was poured in July, the only way up was by ladder (on the right in the photo above). On October 26 that all changed. Lower stairs were filled in by shovels.
The top steps were filled …