Saturday, November 23...

Last weeks crew got a huge amount of work done on the roof!  They also framed in a few rooms inside the church.  Large crew showing at the church = lots of progress!  So fun!

The roof is almost complete. Got to the church in the nick of time, whew, almost missed the action. :-)

Good sight to see! 

I guess the more hands you have the more work you get done.  Looks a wee bit clausty to me!

Ho hum...just patiently waiting for the next bundle of shingles.

Snapping lines.

Almost done. Looks like Dave is giving the guys a little pep talk.:-)

Inspecting the days work.

Cutting fascia.

Giving out some sort of instruction.

Cleaning up.  

Well hello.

Little bright for you Bam?

 Fascia's looking good.  That's if you notice that very teeny spot of focus. :-)

Awesome group of hardworking guys!

Beautiful with boogs and all.

Figuring out door trim.

A room off the NW side of the church.  This will be to the left of the pulpit.

Heart melter.

Apparently someone LOVES caramel rolls!

Coffee and rolls brought by a really nice someone!

Nice work! Most of the roof is done, it turned out beautiful.  I have to admit, I might of had a doubt or 2 about how straight the shingles were going to  be. (working under lights, head lamps and freezing temps most of the week)  Pete I agree with you, your crew definitely deserves the crew of the week award. ;-)

Monday, November 18...

Happenings at the church this week...

Part of the crew is framing the entry way, bathrooms, mothers room and kitchenette.  The other part of the crew started in on roofing.  Unfortunately with these short days, the work needs to get done under lights.  And with freezing temps!  Not sure how these guys do it?!  I was there for an hour or so and my hands nearly froze off!  Also..  In case you think our new church building has ghosts, be reassured it doesn't. :-)  The ghostly figures are the guys hustling around. I had to use a slow shutter speed and tripod to get clear pictures of the structure.

Figuring out this next weeks work.

 Checking how straight the studs are.

We need ladder holders too. :-)

Just kidding.  He was actually in mid stride, preparing to climb up and do some nailing.

Looking  south through the mothers room window.  That's the women's bathroom back there.

Different angle of the SW corner.   That will be a closet and women's bathroom. Also, mothers room to the right.

View of the SE corner.  The guys are framing up the men's bathroom and kitchenette.

Little different angle of the SE corner.

View from the entry way.

The sanctuary.

This will be the kitchenette.

Looking South from the north.  All the action is happening over there in the South. 

The entrance up close.

West side of the church.

Outside view.

Guys are working on the roof.  If you look closely, you can see the light trail from a headlamp. :-) 

Beautiful clear night, with the moon out.  It's quite chilly for those on the roof!

Adding some height to this window.

Some of the guys started putting shingles on the roof.  Not sure how they could see good enough to get the shingles straight?!  ;-) They were using head lamps and 2 other lights.  

Frosty night...cold enough to see your breath!

Oops, busted!  Slacking on the job. 

Framing inside, roofing outside.  Guys working hard at getting the job done.  Till next week...