Yesterday we had a crew (GoodSeed folks) and they put poly up on half of the upstairs. While it may help a little retain some heat, it’s not really enough to do much yet. But it does change the look of things with something up on the ceiling. Perhaps I’ll be inclined to shoot some pictures tomorrow…
Early this morning (well, 8:00, so it was) the power guy came and hooked up our 200 amp, 3 phase meter. While we weren’t exactly ready (waiting on some wire to come in) he was nice enough to go ahead and put the meter in to save another trip, etc. I was very thankful. And the wire came in today, and we were able to get that in no problem. While we aren’t totally finished yet, we are so close to having power to our 3 panels (which will make life so much easier by having electricity in more than one location!)
Spent the day working on wiring mainly. But also finished the drywall in Jim’s office so he can paint and move in (there’s a few bad spots, but I have to leave them there so he won’t forget me!) There are a few changes that need to be made, nothing major. But need to keep ahead of those putting poly up!
Yesterday and today -- much of the same. We've been tidying up the ceiling electric, so we can get an inspection completed. Once done, then we're free to poly and sheetrock the ceiling (and insulate and get some heat!!) But the inspector will not be able to come till Nov 2, as he is out hunting (as I understand.) No problem, we can still get the poly up before then.
Also these two days, we had a friend come down and hook up what he could of the telephone system. Sure is good to have the help at the right time :)
Another turn of events was to re-work the main electric panel. It's currently set up to have 4 meters on 4 different panels. But that will cost an additional $120 - $160 a month just for 2 extra meter fees, so I'm going to re-work the main feeds to run a 200 amp 3 phase line off the main panel into the closest of our 3 panels, then run the other 2 off the one. Eh, just wait for a picture of when it's done...
This morning I finished (w/ Joe’s help) putting all 67 of the data cables down a 3” conduit. Really was a feat, but worked. I’m not sure we’ll be able to get anything more down, but don’t need to at this point! This is just the telephone and networking lines for the upstairs, and doesn’t include the mezzanine or the ground floor office spaces.
Then it was sanding the sheetrock in Jim’s office so I could put a second coat on most of that. (I had the mud too thick when applying the tape, so it’s too high… not the end of the world, but extra work in the end.) It’s coming nicely, however.
Once done, I ran 2 20 amp circuits to the server / telephone exchange, so I could board and tape where those wires are going to be truncated, which was next on the list. Rather tired today, so I cleaned up the area and quit early (3:00). Home for a shower and headed to Wetaskiwin to discuss external tin w/ John.
Ok, only one picture today. It’s not everywhere you can get a suntan while doing your business!
Yeah, it’s been too long since I updated the work here in Olds. Today we were trying to finish up much of the electrical that was started on Saturday (during the wedding.) I shot some photos of the office today, but left the camera at the office, will try to get them up over coffee break or lunch tomorrow. Things are going well, seems like too much to do at times, but yet once we get past the electrical inspection, then the real work begins (sheetrock!) I contacted my buddy from up in Wetaskiwin concerning metal for the exterior, and also the possibility of borrowing a boom lift, which might pan out. A huge encouragement! I ran some data lines (till I ran out of cable), finished the stairwell lighting circuit, and a bunch of little things around that needed attention. Rob is coming up tomorrow morning and that will be great having him around as he is heading up much of the project.
It’s been warm here lately, which is a big help. 11 degrees Celsius, (or 51 Fahrenheit.)
I was tired, sore and a little stuffed up today, but hope a good night rest will help out. If not, Sunday is coming!
Spent the morning working insulation into the rafters (just 2' pieces along the edges so it's much easier / better when blowing in the rest later.) Rob also came up with a job box full of stuff we can use, as well as a boat load of supplies. We are still planning on electricians coming in tomorrow, but I'll be at the wedding, which is kinda hard to wrap my mind around that with the building project in full swing. God is able to help out w/ that.
It was a good day, in that we got all the walls up so the electricians are able to do everything they need to do. Sure was a blessing to see that come about!
The rehearsal went well, supper was wonderful and fellowship was sweet. Can't ask for any more than that : )
Feeling quite better, but still a little off, I headed to work. But I was determined to stay “on the ground” until things got settled inside. Which I did. I tracked down the different office telephone lines (4 lines to the 4 offices—the lines weren’t marked.) Got the phone hooked up (403-five5six-nine4hundred for the office phone.) Got a new air hose. Different odds and ends.
But it was a very good day, seeing lots of walls going up and things coming together!
Well, this morning, rolling over in bed, I felt the room go vertical! “Oh, great,” I thought, actually made me wonder what’s going on here. Not sure what was happening, I at least managed to get out and around, after throwing up once. Vertigo sure gave me an upset stomach, which caused me to throw up 4x over the course of the day. I had breakfast (not a good idea) and went to the jobsite, as we had a volunteer coming and wanted to make sure the building was at least open. Once he came, I was going to go to the Walk In clinic to see what was happening. But Gary came first, so I was free to go. And I went. Saw Dr. Allen Hovie (who knows me and goes to our church!) After a brief exam, and getting me really dizzy, he said, “That’s good! Here, go to Youtube, search for this and follow the instructions.” I wasn’t sure what to think about that, but I saw the video with him, went home and did it. It really made me dizzy going through that, but it did help a lot. It wasn’t a quick fix, as I was pretty worthless the rest of the day, but the next day things were almost normal.
Here’s my problem:
Particle repositioning maneuver is a treatment based on the idea that the condition is caused by displacement of small stones in the balance center (vestibular system) of the inner ear. The head is repositioned to move the stones to their normal position. This maneuver is repeated until the abnormal eye movements are no longer visible. (taken from: http://www.emedicinehealth.com/vertigo/page7_em.htm)
Worked alone for the first part of the day, then Allen came in (he had some car trouble that had to get fixed.) Then the first volunteer (Russ) since I’ve been here came today and that was a big help! I worked on putting up a fire-break (sheet-rock on both sides of one truss in the attic) and the other fellows worked on framing walls and laying out others. Another long day - 8-9 for me. But the good news was that it was only 24 today, which was manageable. They are expecting 70 on Saturday, which will be nice for the wedding.
Spent the morning at the office finishing up some odds and ends, broke for dinner at the Cross’, then back to the office for a few more hours. Putting up blocking for where the walls are going to go, finish moving the electric panel, and put plastic above 3 walls for vapor barrier (which was left over from the framers before us : )
Caught a ride to church with Jack and Brenda. Church this morning started with a ride to Tim Hortons with Andy and Allen, and it was a neat time for sure. Brent have a good message on being thankful, as this weekend is the Canadian Thanksgiving. After church I hung out with Joe and Suzanne for the afternoon, which was a good time! Oh, and I forgot to mention—it’s warming up. Only 19 (F) on the way home…
A good day today. Finished putting up the wall between JRC’s office and the conference room. Then we moved a ton of sheetrock. Probably literally. But the pallet jack sure came in handy on that one, as we just rolled the 12’, 5/8” sheets to a new location where they won’t be in the way of the walls we are going to build.
After the rock was moved, we moved a stack of 10’ studs up to the second floor, laid out 3 more walls, and built one before the day was out. Only worked 7:30 to 6:00 today. (photos by Troy)
BTW: drove by the local bank and the sign stated 17 degrees Fahrenheit. And we have snow on the ground!
Full day today. Yesterday I was doing little jobs waiting for Rob to come and show us things that need to be done. We were trying to get the floor finished, but being 14 degrees (F) it's too cold to work that. So we decided to start framing and finish the floors off after we get heat in the building. So, that was part of yesterday. I was able to finish insulating some parts, and putting up some nailers that were missing.
But today was spent moving more lumber to the second floor, then getting setup to start framing. End result is one wall up and a couple marked out to start tomorrow. Worked only a half day today, from 7:30 to about 9:00 (time off for dinner / supper, or lunch / dinner.) Rob came up today, so we had a couple hours' worth of meetings and figuring and planning for the week ahead. Looks like we have 5-8 electricians to come help next Friday / Saturday of next week, so we need to have all the framing done by then (which I think we can.)
All in all it was a very good day. Very thankful for how things are coming. ((Photos by Troy))
