Thursday, June 2, 2011

And on we go

 Before we leave week 2, perhaps it's worthwhile noting some of the hidden sides of the project, like the parking lot at the back of the church that has become a staging area for the supplies that arrive, along with a place to leave the vehicles (bicycles and cars) that bring the workers on site.


Now that the scaffolding has been installed on the east-facing tower, workers are concentrating on the west-facing one.  Actually the base frame for the west tower was already in place from the time that the footings were put in last week, but now the rest of the structure has to be added.


Having moved to the new tower, can you spot the workers way up there?


Not everyone can be at the top of the structure.  Someone has to stay behind to load the bucket that ascends and descends the structure, carrying with it any variation of tools.  The rope attached to the bucket can be easily detached by means of the hook at its end, and re-attached to the decking that is subsequently installed at various levels of the structure.


Now that the east-tower is completely shrouded, the work continues, hidden by the foliage of a tree.


Perhaps this angle is a bit better to afford a view of the west-tower, still being worked on.  Soon it too will be entirely covered (on all sides) by the scaffolding that will remain for the better part of the summer.


Work continues on the installation of the scaffolding at least until next week.  Soon the next phase will begin, and when it does, we'll have the pics to prove it.  In the meanwhile, it won't be long before the framing will be complete.  Stay tuned for more.

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