March 11 - Siding and Grinding Continue

On the outside, the church walls are slowly dressed with siding and trim, while on the inside, the grinder reveals a beautiful floor.

This week, crew #1 was on and the weather was brisk.  Thursday found Aare and Phil near the kitchen door.

That same night floor grinding was, for the moment, on pause. At this point, most of the cafeteria floor was finished.  After admiring the floor, a few guys watch Mark balance a frozen spray bottle of water on a ladder in front of the heater to thaw out.  In the foreground, the grinding equipment waits.

A glimpse of the business end of the grinder; you can see the abrasive pads that spin as the machine moves across the floor. 



The cache of doors from last week's door scavenging expedition wait patiently in the kitchen area.

On Saturday, the day was sunny and clear, and still fairly brisk.  By this time, siding activity has moved around to the front southwestern wall.  Bill and Ami nail on a piece of siding while around the corner Aare cuts the next one.

Out back, Ed and Justin are moving up in the world, working on trim details in the gable, while Wayne supervises from below.  At least, I think they're working on the gable end; it may be he's trying out his new deer stand and hunting gear, I'm not sure.

Saturday morning, Greg began grinding in the sanctuary.



Hours later, he was still grinding.  I don't know what velocity his walking pace is here, but I would guess 8 inches/minute.

In the background to the right, Dave works on the ceiling.

By midafternoon on Saturday, most of the church's floor is finished, with the remaining work consisting of the north half of the sanctuary, the front entrance, and office.  I believe the shiny section of floor in this picture has a sealer applied to it.

After a while, the hunters workers from the back side of the church come in to warm up around a cup of coffee.

Steve Redman pulls up with another lift in tow.  Here, he maneuvers the lift around to drive it off the trailer.

Finally, before signing off for this week, you may be wondering what has happened to the Original Chronicler.  After putting in a fine run of blog posts starting from the very beginning of this construction project, the poor fellow must have been worn to a frazzle.  I believe Mr. and Mrs. Original Chronicler went south to warmer weather for a period of time to rest and recuperate.  Only last week, the blog's extensive array of undercover photographers finally caught up to them and were able to snap this picture before the Chronicler zoomed off.