Thursday, September 07, 2006

Looking Down from Up High!



Peter talking with framers -
Todd & Leon (on the phone)

This morning Peter coaxed me up to the second floor of our building! The framer Leon accomodated us with a nice long ladder that extended beyond the floor level so I had something to hold onto once I reached that un-nerving height. (The floor trusses are all on and sheathed.) What an exciting moment for us! It was early morning when we were up there, so the pictures don't do justice to the beautiful view out east towards Hand Hill.



View from Peter and "Etc's" office



View from Lorraine's Office

We are still waiting on the roof trusses. Sigh! Today the framers moved on to building the pony wall in our upstairs spaces. Tomorrow the plan is to start assembling the roof timbers for our office space. They may have to wait until the picker comes to lift up the roof trusses to set the timber frames in place at the same time. They will be heavy! Now driving towards our street there is something more than a box to see! How exciting to think we are this far!

We continue to pull together some other elements of the construction process that are not as exhilerating, never the less, just as critical. We are in the process of talking with a number of potential tenants. If we could firm up the main floor needs, we could proceed more intelligently with our plumbing and heating requirements. This is another expensive area of construction that needs careful planning. Again, sigh!

This week is a blend of reaching "new heights" and still "digging down deep" to make some crucial decisions! Praise God for those higher moments that encourage us with the nitty gritty!

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