Church Ramp Sep2012

Well, we had a set back as the Special Order door came in with the wrong swing - I don't care where the mistake was,  I am just happy it can be fixed within a week, and we can keep going ~!!!

Church Ramp Sep2012

Handrails are now going in~!!  Slow process, but with a jig set up for the angular frames, it's coming together quickly.

Church Ramp Sep2012

The last section of framing goes below the ground, and so I devised a nifty way of supporting the joists while still keeping the upright posts as stiff and solid as possible - worked great~!

Church Ramp Sep2012

The decking is almost done - we stopped short of the end to keep people from "trying it out", but the kids can't help themselves~!!   The top deck has to wait until the hole in the brick wall is cut, so that the tumbling doesn't cause any damage.

Church Ramp Sep2012

More progress with the decking, and now we are framed to the end.

Church Ramp Sep2012

WHOA ~!!!

Hadn't had the chance to  update my posts - been busy, since I took off a week from my "day job" to get more done on the ramp, and we are  getting close now ~!  Took me about 45 mins to get the first section of ramp covered in the composite

Church Ramp Sep2012

Moving along ~! Got  our delivery of composite decking, and started the process of filling in the ramp~!  Here's some of the latest pics.

Church Ramp Sep2012

PHEW~!!!  Had a rough time getting the angled joists right today - not really sure where the problem occurred - and I was working off AutoCAD drawings, no less.  Very disappointed with my skills today, but we got the first section done - I was hoping for two, but....

Church Ramp Sep2012

Yea~! We are finally up to framing ~!  Got most of the platform finished, but I was hoping we'd get to framing one of the ramp legs - oh well, that's  for next week.

Church Ramp Sep2012

Lost a couple of days with the holiday and the rain left over from Hurricane Isaac. We have half the posts set now, the gutters and downspouts are done, and we start framing this weekend ~!

Church Ramp Sep2012

Concrete has set in four of the Sonotubes; no picture of that - forgot to take one last night~! Here's the holes as they sat waiting to be filled;

...and we had to do a quick patch of the hole in the wall inside for a funeral service; felt it was necessary to tidy it up for such an occasion