Sunnyhill New Home

Despite the holidays and rainy weather - you can't do carpentry in the rain - progress has been made on the framing of our new home. You can now walk down skeletal hallways and into identifiable rooms and get a sense of the dimensions of the classrooms, offices and restrooms.

Looking north through the double door to the new

hallway. On the left are doors to the unisex restroom

and a storage closet, which will have stairs to the attic.

Looking south through the double door from the new sanctuary into 

the fellowship hall. 

Looking east from the sanctuary through the double doors into the 

hallway. The double-door frame in the background leads into the 

choir room.

Standing in the hallway looking north. The door in the foreground on

the right leads to the choir room. The next two doors on the right 

are for Jen's office and an RE classroom. On the left, in the 

foreground, is the short hallway to the sanctuary . In the 

background is a door to the men's room and to the mop room.

Just around the corner out of sight are doors to a storage

room and the crying room.

Standing in the men's room looking across the hallway to the 

sanctuary into the women's room. (Drywall and tile will provide 

privacy. 😎)

With the weather improving - getting colder but drying out - tomorrow, Wednesday, the special roofing crew will return and begin attaching the roof decking to the steel support beams. They expect to work quickly so the roof has minimal exposure to the elements. 

At the architect/builder/owner's meeting today, the team reviewed a proposal for the installation of the data/audiovisual conduit, outlets and cabling and will be getting a competing proposal before making a final decision about how to proceed. The team approved the design of the new front door, which will be glass panels with a red frame to match the color of the original main door. To complement the interior finishes of the new and old sections of our building, an oil rubbed bronze finish was selected for the hinges and lock-sets for all new doors. Because it is more efficient and has better sound reduction qualities, the team asked for a quote to replace the fiberglass insulation in the exterior walls with mineral wool. A final decision will be made based on the a cost/benefit comparison. Finally, the team asked for a quote for replacing three "storefront" style windows in the transitional section of the new building with Pella windows. The benefit of the Pella windows is both aesthetic - the wood matches our other new windows - and practical - they open - but, again, the decision to make the change will be based upon a cost/benefit comparison. Because of their efficiency and ease of maintenance, American Standard Cadet toilets were selected for our restrooms. For the same reason, the waterless urinal will be replaced with a standard flushing model. Mundane, but, nonetheless important decisions.

In next weeks blog, look for dramatic pictures of the new roof decking.