Footing poured and a great deal on old glass!

Today's milestone of pouring footings for the vestibule was right on time. Much care was taken to keep the excavation covered & protected with multiple layers prior to today. When the redi-mix truck rolled up, the blankets came off. The calcium chloride & hot water mixed concrete was placed and covered back up as soon as it was in place.


Yours truly cancelled his personal trainer session for today and instead helped wheel the concrete up the front steps. I can't speak Portuguese, but I am pretty sure these guys were REALLY impressed with how easy I made their job.

Building of the foundation walls and supports for the existing slab will should be completed within the next few days and getting ready to pour the concrete floor and sub slabs for the bluestone.

There is some more selective demolition to be performed in order make way for the structural steel. Meanwhile the steel columns are currently being fabricated and scheduled for installation next week.

An FC2 Blogger special regarding the old colored glass:

A couple of people have contacted Debbie at church requesting to get a piece of the old glass. We are happily processing those orders and will be getting them ASAP. Some folks have asked why the glass pieces are so expensive. Please keep in mind that the glass materials are sent by commercial fishing boats to Korea where they are rough cut and then flown by hang gliders to Taiwan for special cleaning and polishing and then shipped back to Long Branch. We carefully un wrap & then re wrap each order and then hand deliver them one at a time on foot to the church. I think the quality really shows through on these examples shown here, don't you?

Here's a thought for all of you procrastinating romantics out there looking for that special Valentine's Day gift. I ask you, what says I LOVE YOU!, more than a piece of broken glass? From the church even! Really?!  Here's how you do it:

Get on the phone and call FC2 World Headquarters, (732-222-0606), to talk directly with Nancy McBride. If the lines are busy, keep trying, and trying, and trying. Sooner or later Nancy will realize that she forgot to hang up the phone, and then, if she hears it ringing in time, she will take your order.

Or, Just send and email to me: Joe@NJgreenBuilt.com and I will tell Nancy for you! ;o)