On Tuesday, Feb 22nd, through Monday Feb 28th, the structural steel fabrication and installation was completed. Over to the right shows the boom lifting the 4x8 steel column into place. We were delayed by weather conditions, but we only missed the scheduled completion date by a few days. Great Job Bubba, Huse, Jamie, and Murat!
To the left is a shot of Huse from Industrial Marine Fabrication, Sea Bright N.J. up in the peak of the roof welding the connecting plate to the existing I-Beam. It would then be ready to set the column into place.
We started the metal framing of the knee wall and the vestibule on the next day as we try to get back on schedule. Below is a shot of one of our framers prepping the structural steel to receive the metal stud framing.
Also during the week of Feb 28th thru Friday March 4th, Lee Stadele from Allen Organ began the process of removing and installing the new organ. Speakers and pipes removed and at the end of the day on Friday, they had the new organ playing using the new speakers, (no pipes yet).
The highlight of my week came on Friday when my grandson Emilio spent a little time with me on the job. On this first shot I asked him to strike a pose to look like his grandpa working. All he did was look up and point and shake his head....hmmmm. Then he found some scraps of wood and was ready to make something. Then Emi said he saw his Poppi's truck and sure enough, he was right. My son John had stopped to by to see what we were doing.
