Building Project Update for 4/21/2026

Duke Power almost made a liar out of me.  But as I am typing this update the crew showed up and started digging the trench, as you can see in the picture below.  So I anticipate that the last of the wiring of all streetlights will be completed before lunch and operational for this evening's Prayer Service.  I for one will be soooo glad to have this portion of the project completed.

In the last week the scope of the retention pond was redesigned.  It as been slightly modified to accommodate potential future parking areas on the campus.  That puts us at approximately 60% complete with the retention pond.

The dam is now in place.  The baffles are being installed.  Perimeter work continues and if the weather cooperates it may be completed as soon as the end of next week.

The work in this area continues.  There are A LOT of moving parts between fabrication, installation, inspections, and testing.  It may seem slow from the outside but these are the structures the load of the entire building will rest upon.  So obviously, we want them to take the time it takes to ensure it is done well and done right.

Starting next week we will start seeing subcontractors for the utilities showing up onsite to install the utility infrastructure that will be placed in the Building A pad before the slab is poured.

Next week the plumbers should be onsite to start placing the plumbing lines in trenches.

In two to three weeks the electricians will be onsite to do the same.

With the utilities on deck and starting next week we can anticipate the Building A slab pour in early June.

If the slab can be poured in early June then it will need at least one week to cure.  Once we have the all clear that curing is far enough along steel erection can begin.  That places steel erection around mid to late June and into early July.

The overall design is complete.  We are now working to develop a pulling plan so that we know what needs to be pulled where and when it needs to be pulled.  This will be a necessary tool to use our volunteer help effectively and minimize confusion and frustration.

Focus is currently shifting from design work to placing a conduit from the main building to the Roseman House.  This will allow us to pull a fiber optic cable between buildings for a far faster and stable network connection that the Roseman House currently has over a wireless bridge between the buildings.

No Rain - 80s

Ryanco on site with 9 men installing rebar in the second poured wall.  They were also
installing anchor bolts in several footings in preparation for inspection and pour
on Tuesday (4/14).  Several more footings dug today.

Special Inspector onsite in the afternoon to look at steel in walls and footings.

Surveyors had two men on site checking the measurements from J line to the existing
building.

Grading contractor was on site with 5 men adjusting the elevation of one of the boxes that were too high.  They removed the spoils from the concrete crew's footings.  They put
several lifts on the driveway behind the slab area.

No Rain - 90s

Ryanco was on site with 9 men pouring footings and digging new ones.  They finished
bracing the first poured wall and put down wood for the second.

Special inspectors were on site testing the bottom of footings and only one needed to be
dug deeper by one foot.  They looked at the steel in footings needing 180 degree hooks
and looked at the first poured wall.  They all passed inspection.

Grading contractor was on site with four men backfilling and rolling in the storm drain
that they had to reset.  Two men were in the pond grading. They requested a special
inspection for Wednesday (4/15) afternoon.

No Rain - 90s

Ryanco was on site with 7 men pouring footings and pouring concrete wall.  The dump
truck arrived at 10am and concrete at 12pm.

Special inspector passed footings.

County inspector passed footings and wall, but will want a letter from the Engineer or Record to ok it.

Grading onsite with 2 men digging out area where the bottom dam is.

No Rain - 90s

Ryanco was on site with 6 men removing forms from the first wall.  They made plywood
forms for the pier footings and set them.  They poured three more footings in the afternoon. The extra wall panels will come today or tomorrow morning for the second poured wall.

Murray’s grading was on site with 4 men.  They removed dirt from the footing digs and
brought the pond dam up a couple of lifts.

Special inspectors were on site testing the lifts in the dam for the pond, bottom of two
footings and rebar.

No Rain - 80s

Ryanco was on site with 5 men setting forms for the second poured wall and building
pier column forms.

Murray’s grading was on site with 5 men grading on the parking lot and bringing the pad
down to subgrade.

Special inspector was on site doing a core drill sample of one of the footings that was
cracking over the rebar.  They will break it next Wednesday along with the 7 day break off
the concrete cylinder.