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| Digging the foundations inside, fall 2007 |
More foundation digging outside, 2007
An aerial view of the footings, 2007
A lovely day to pour November 2007
Riding the concrete Bronco - 2007
Foundation walls bulge and nearly
burst, THANK GOD THEY DIDN'T
burst, THANK GOD THEY DIDN'T
Old garage demo'd and sent to a 30yd
dumpster, inside deck for stairs, etc is
erected with the first wall and beam, to
hold up the old roof on the eastern
side -- December 2007
The first free standing wall is erected;
note the frozen tundra, Dec. 07
We tried to work in February, but the
land was too frozen and work stopped
on the first floor new bathroom
The first floor walls and deck complete,
we moved to the second story. This
happened in early April after a hard
winter of weather and lots of Catholic
radio travel.
The inside walls of the first floor
The new staircase to the second floor,
the new home of our offices, studio
and logistics center.
The second story deck, May 2008
More second story walls late May, 08
Roof rafters go up June 8th, 2008
TORNADO STRIKES AT 2:30am,
JUNE 09TH!!!! THANK GOD ALL
HOUSE, KIDS, ETC....SURVIVE
WITHOUT A SCRATCH....BUT NOTE
THE BBQ! AND PLYWOOD SENT
TRAVELING TO THE NEIGHBORS
HOUSE!
Across the street from our house, at
Mary Our Queen Church and School,
a 75ft Blue Spruce is uprooted and the
neighborhood lost hundreds of big
trees....That pales to the Mary Our
Queen parish boy, a boy Scout, killed
the following Wednesday night by
ANOTHER TORNADO, just miles north
of the city of Omaha....Please pray for
him and his family....
The Rafters June 10th, 08
The RidgeBeam system with overhead
beam to attach the ceiling
The ceiling attached to the overhead
system and beam
A nice view up the stairs to the new roof
June 19, 08
Brendan Patrick Lillis, 5, builds interior
second story walls, June 2008
SHOT! Wednesday June 25, 2008,
a 16 Penny nail 3.25 inches long
nearly buried in Lillis' thigh -- misses
artery and all is well.
OH NO, ANOTHER STORM! FRIDAY,
JUNE 27th, 2008....CHECK OUT THE
PICS AND THE VIDEO!
THE FUTURE HOME OF MASTER
CONTROL, WEST SIDE OF
BUILDING, JULY 2, 2008
95% OF THE ROOF DECKING ON,
JULY 3, 2008
SPECIAL THANKS TO MY CREW:
Tommy & Ian, without whom, that
roof would not be done!
ROOF DECKING FINISHED! BRAVE
SIR IAN TRAMMELL HANGING ON
FOR DEAR LIFE -- 05July08
17 July, a view from the
Southwestern corner of the yard
As a part of the overall
renovations, the new "Blue Room"
Arcadia door and windows
New eave details completed
New main electrical service
installed July 2008
ROOFED!!! Finally after a month of
delays, the roofers roof!! 10 Aug 08
The new side "business" entrance
is completed, early August 08
UTILITY COMPANY BEGINS NEW
GAS SERVICE CONNECTIONS,
TUNNELING UNDER 60' OF STREET
AND GRASS TO PROVIDE NEW GAS
SERVICES...
THE SPARKLING NEW GAS METER
THE SIDING BEGINS! AUG 13, 2008
EAST SIDE OF ADDITION, WITH
INSULATION AND EAVES SIDED
ELECTRICAL ROUGH IN BEGUN
14AUG08
A VIEW FROM THE WEST, 17 AUG
SIDING NEARLY COMPLETED
SIDING VIEW FROM THE NORTH,
17AUG08
BELOW: A VIEW FROM THE
BACKYARD OF THE WHOLE
ENCHILADA... THE SJM BUILDING
IS ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF
THE PHOTO
ALL CIRCUITS PULLED AND
TRIMMED OUT, WAITING FOR
ELECTRICAL INSPECTION 09SEPT08
OPPD HAS COLLATED THE SURGE
PROTECTION FOR ALL SJM
SERVICES: CABLE, TELCO AND
POWER
THANK GOD! THE PLUMBER IS
WAITING FOR INSPECTION 09SEPT08
IF YOU ARE IN THE OMAHA AREA
AND NEED A PLUMBER, CALL:
RED D PLUMBING: 402-980-9000
NEW PLUMBING TIES INTO OLD
BASEMENT SEPT 08
DRYWALLERS:
Larry Danner, Um, don't know and me..
Uh, John...."Who framed this joint?"
One room, nearly done!
Some Master Bath Shower Pics....
The studios pics are coming soon!
THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE STORM
Be sure to listen to the 75mph WINDS!
Be sure to listen to the 75mph WINDS!
THE FIRST YEAR...