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Sanctuary Construction (Part 2)

The main floor is finished
The new basement
Laying out the structural steel members
The first columns going up
Installing the first cross beam
Connecting columns
Installing the girts and perlins
The main structure is taking shape
Framing the exterior walls
The main roof is on!
Connecting to the existing building
Installing the exterior sheathing
Installing the storm sewer/roof drain system
Even though the roof is on, we still have a little leak! I don't remember it raining.
Framing the front of the chancel
Framing the rear of the new sanctuary
Looking west in the narthex area
The front of the sanctuary
The elevator shaft
The dry wall is going up. The openings are for the organ
Looking out of the mezanine into the sanctuary
Framing for the "clouds"
Dry wall in the narthex
Framing the new doorway into the existing building
Installing the Elevator
The "clouds" are complete
Framing the opening for the new elevator
Installing the "split face block on the west wall of the sanctuary

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The main floor is finished