Church Ramp Aug2012

We have finally "broke ground" at the church ~!  Once the gutters were screwed into place, we broke down the scaffolding, laid out the future ramp in spray paint, then started digging.  No trouble in the locations, save for some old roots, bricks, concrete and other original job-site junk that got buried in the backfill - never to pleased to see it, but....

Church Ramp Aug2012

Fascia board is finished~!

We moved on to the gutters, but hanging more than 10' at a time proved difficult, so we didn't quite get the last section up - but we were  able to secure it until Tuesday

Church Ramp Aug2012

Friday 24th; Did some painting, got the fascia board framing repaired, and put up some bead board to match the original 3x6 roof members.

The pine boards will be the new squared face backing for the new gutters. Can hardly tell that the new boards are actually plywood compared to the original grooved 3x6 timbers.

Church Ramp Aug2012

End of week #1 - we started the repair framing of the overhang after doing a "trial assembly" of new gutter eaves - here's the original lower-end gutter problem;

...and then the new pine board fascia with the gutter and downspout reattached

Church Ramp Aug2012

This week we set up the scaffolding, and assessed the damage to the overhang, which is missing its gutters, but the downspouts remain.  There was a bird's nest in there, too~!!

Church Ramp - Aug2012

Cut a hole in the existing interior wall to drill through to the outside - seemed a little "sinful" to be damaging a church - but it's all for a better future ~!!

Church Ramp - Aug2012

So we got started yesterday afternoon, changed out the shed door and cleared the area for an accurate measurement of the new door's location;

Church Ramp - Aug 2012

Starting a new project this coming week - a handicap accessible ramp for the side of a church in Riverhead, NY.  The project has been an idea for 30 years; for me, it has taken 13 months to get the go ahead, but I am excited.  This is the building today:

And here's the REVIT design for the  new ramp:

A  new door will be installed, and we have changed the decking to Trex 25yr composite and the color will be what the company calls "Rope Swing" - hey, it matches the outside brickwork....

Backyard Blast

Some of the old shed lumber was only good for firewood - and we used that, too ~!

Backyard Blast

The old shed finally came down; the new extension was painted, and the space was cleared for a celebration

Backyard Blast

The only new lumber in the extension was the 2x6 PT flooring, to match floor heights

Backyard Blast

Perfect example of "Re-Molishing" = I used the old lumber to make the new extension on the shed built in  2009

Backyard Blast

This was the old shed - had to come down; moldy on the inside, and not very well laid out