|
|
Construction NewsKeep up with construction until we reach the final stage.
View construction pictures as a Picasa presentation. (Use the "+" symbol to extend the viewing time for each slide or pause each slide using the "||" symbol. A new window will open to display the presentation.) Construction Progress is Visible.October 18, 2011
The new building project is steadily taking shape. Walls have gone up for the addition during the past four months, helping to shape that original architectural drawing into reality – a very exciting reality. All the major steel support beams are in place and the electrical and plumbing rough-in work is almost complete. The next step will be pouring of the concrete roof decking and the floor slab.
As with any building project, change orders are inevitable. The Reveille Building Committee did a fantastic job of thinking through all details to minimize the change orders. Small change orders have been necessary, but these changes have not impacted the overall budget.
The greatest change order challenge came about with resetting the bell tower. The contractor was not able to determine the extent of a new foundation until the tower was raised and a foundation design provided. Member, Steven Roberts, and his brother, a structural engineer, provided a design. Due to the size and depth of the hole needed to set the tower and remove the steel support beams, the location initially designated was determined to be too close to the sanitary sewer and storm water drain lines to accomplish this work. Another site had to be selected. This site will be north and east of the original site. A tree must be removed and additional masonry work will be needed to provide an adequate bell tower foundation.
The two Focal Point bio retention systems have been installed in the parking lot islands and landscaping around them needs to be completed.
With no unanticipated delays in the project, our addition should be completed in March. What’s going on in the hole?July 3, 2011
At this point in the building process, it seems as though very little is happening, but that is not at all correct. Those second-story Sunday school classes facing Cary Street provide an excellent bird’s eye view of the construction site. There is a gigantic hole in the middle of the site! This critical work is preparation for the stormwater detention system and piping. The stormwater detention system is required by the city of Richmond for the purpose of regulating the water flow into the city system during and after a heavy rainstorm. Concrete footings are also being poured for the foundation, and we expect to see the masonry foundation walls beginning to be laid any day now. (See pictures.)There will also be work on the wall demolition for the new opening into the existing connector corridor to the sanctuary.
Other projects include getting the basement of the sanctuary prepared for a new electrical switchboard and conversion of the chapel into a new music room. The chapel renovation is well underway with removal of all the pews, railings, musical instruments, and furniture from the chapel. Fixtures have been removed, as well as the carpet. As previously reported, the pews found a new home in an enthusiastically grateful church, Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, in Matoaka.
Boxed and Ready to Go!May 22, 2011
If you haven't checked out the construction site at Reveille lately, the bell tower was boxed up for support, raised on a moving platform, and moved to another site on the property. This was as exciting as the trek of the Cape Hatteras lighthouse, only faster. Check out this picture of the bell tower on the moving platform, especially with its impressive foundation. This makes us all so grateful to Bill Coor, Reveille member, whose superb construction of the bell tower was showcased by this move. The platform was operated by remote control. Now that's a big toy! View pictures of the Bell Tower moving to its temporary location.
Other updates include the fact that we have all of our site permits. Storm water and sanitary sewer lines will be relocated, and the storm water detention system will be constructed in the next few weeks as well.
The windows in the old chapel, parlor, and corridor to the sanctuary have been blocked in to form a fire wall between the new building and the existing building. Dry wall will be installed in the window cavities to give us a recessed window outline area. These areas can be used for display purposes.
Changes coming soon!April 3, 2011
PARKING
After Sunday, April 10, the circle driveway in front of the church, as well as the front door, will be closed off as we prepare for the first stages of the building project.
Parking spaces along the driveway to the back of the church will be reserved for special needs and handicapped parking. We plan to have people there to assist with the new parking for a few weeks until our congregation gets used to the change. People using the special needs parking spaces may enter the building through the weekday school door or through the Garth entrance, both of which provide accessibility to the entire church building.
If you are able, please consider parking on Antrim Street or Windsor Way or across Cary Street Road in Windsor Farms. On Easter Sunday, we have requested to have a police officer on Cary Street Road to help members cross between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
8:30 WORSHIP SERVICE
The 8:30 worship service will move to the sanctuary on Palm Sunday, April 17, and will remain there until the new chapel is completed.
BOXWOODS AND TREES
The boxwoods from the front circle have been relocated. In addition, several trees will be removed during the week of April 11 to clear the way for construction. Fencing will be erected to ensure safety
|
 |