The last set of trusses won’t arrive until Monday around noon, so the crews worked on doorways, window openings, and joist ends. We’ll see truss installation resume on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week…and photos of that work will be posted in a new June 2019 page.
Also, cedar posts along the walkways behind the building were being erected. Nothing smells as nice as freshly cut cedar! We’re not using a lot of exposed wood because it is so expensive, but when we do use it, we are trying to create impact and ambience at a reasonable cost.
31May2019 – Looking at east end of building from the old barn
31May2019 – Looking out the door in the unoccupied west end of the office wing
31May2019 – The doorways from the conference center to the plaza are taking shape
31May2019 – Cedar posts outside the conference center
31May2019 – Cedar posts on the south side of the office wing
I encourage you to jump to the May 1 photo set to see how far we’ve come in one month!
May 30, 2019 – Surprise! Roof sheathing started early!
Let’s start with a photo that puts the new building into context. The profile is not overwhelming at all.
30May2019 – View of front entrance
30May2019 – Another view of northeast corner
30May2019 – East end of building
30May2019 – Southeast corner of building
30May2019 – Walkway to employee entrance
30May2019 – Cedar posts on walkway outside conference center
30May2019 – Skim coat of concrete on retaining wall
May 29, 2019 – We see the roofline emerging
Now we start to see the tallest part of the buildings roof come into view. The size and profile are not overwhelming. Our goal was a blend of a business with a more home-like ambience.
Let’s start with a panoramic view of the northeast corner of the new building with the old barn nearby for scale:
29May2019 – Panoramic view of NE corner of building and old barn
29May2019 – Zoomed in view of front of building from Beavercreek Road
29May2019 – East side of building from the barn
29May2019 – South wing (conference center) from the plaza
29May2019 – Selected stones to serve as bollards in front of the building
29May2019 – Installing the telecommunications vault
29May2019 – Telecom vault
May 28, 2019 – Huge changes in just a few days
The building is starting to actually looking like a building! We begin to see what the roof profile will look like and it’s not as overwhelming as many folks may have thought.
We’re excited to see some of the architectural themes beginning to be expressed. The vaulted hallway hints at the vaulted ceiling in the conference center. The 45-degree landing at the plaza echoes the 45-degree doorway into the conference center.
28May2019 – View of facility from Beavercreek Road
28May2019 – Zoomed in from Beavercreek Road
28May2019 – Looking at main entrance
28May2019 – Looking at NE corner of building
28May2019 – Looking at E end of building from the barn
28May2019 – South wall of services wing
28May2019 – View of conference center and services wing
28May2019 – Looking W to E along walkway to employee entrance
28May2019 – Glulam beam joints protected from rain
28May2019 – Vaulted hallway ceiling hints at conference center ceiling
28May2019 – Vaulted conference center ceiling
Panoramic view of the rear of building from the plaza:
Panoramic view of the rear of building from the plaza
May 24, 2019 – Trusses going up!
Let’s start with a panoramic view from the rear plaza of the last glulam beam being installed in the office wing and the truss crew erecting trusses! You can also see that the large, open plaza is getting leveled and compacted, in preparation for the finish layer of crushed granite.
Panoramic view from the rear plaza of the last glulam beam being installed in the office wing and the truss crew erecting trusses
24May2019 – Looking at SE corner of building
24May2019 – Trusses on S end of building
24May2019 – Looking W to E at S end of building
24May2019 – Trusses going up on S end of building
24May2019 – Mud room concrete is finished
24May2019 – Slinging in the last glulam beam in the office wing
24May2019 – Last glulam sliding into place
24May2019 – View of post and beam structure in office wing
24May2019 – Post and beam detail
24May2019 – Another view of glulam beams in office wing
24May2019 – Walkway to the rear stairs
24May2019 – Employee walkway to the parking lot
24May2019 – Walkway from parking lot to employee entrance
And let’s close this day’s photos with a short animation showing the last glulam beam sliding into place.
May 23, 2019 – Trusses arrived!
Manager Tom is happy to see trusses arrive!
Trusses arrived today!
The image of the hallway-and-conference-room trusses shows the vaulted ceiling profiles for the hallway and the conference room. The interior vaults are a key architectural element of the building. You’ll see them echoed in the main hallway, in the conference room, and in the open office area.
In the last image showing the glulam beam, if you look through the window openings you’ll see glulam beams installed. The custom-fabricated knife plates arrived just in time.
A little bit more concrete work was done. The crew couldn’t reach the mudroom so the concrete there was hauled in by wheelbarrow!
23May2019 – Unloading trusses
23May2019 – Lobby-area trusses
23May2019 – Hallway and conference room trusses
23May2019 – Trusses for far south end
23May2019 – West end of rear sidewalk
23May2019 – Fresh pour in mudroom
23May2019 – Glulam beam with knife plate
May 22, 2019
We’re ready for trusses!
22May2019 – Owner-Architect-Contractor team discussing timber posts
22May2019 – Looking E to W through open office area
22May2019 – Looking S to N through hallway toward front entrance
22May2019 – Rear plaza fill being compacted
May 20, 2019
The crews revised some of the internal bracing in preparation for trusses that we expect to be delivered later this week. The last of the pilasters around the rear plaza have been formed and are awaiting concrete.
20May2019 – Looking at the northeast corner of the building
20May2019 – Panorama of the east end of the building
20May2019 – View of the building from the rear plaza
May 15, 2019
More framing. More concrete. The crews are moving the project along very quickly!
15May2019 – Lobby windows in NE corner of building
15May2019 – Looking W to E at interior of the office wing
15May2019 – The retaining wall at the plaza is revealed
15May2019 – Manager Tom is smiling about the very rapid progress made by the carpenters!
And a panoramic view of the inside of the office wing before interior walls are completed:
Panoramic view – Looking N to S at inside of office wing
May 14, 2019 – Fast work to have most of the exterior walls up!
Most of the exterior walls are up and the crew is beginning to work on interior walls. Two panoramic views for you today!
14May2019 – Looking N to S at front of building14May2019 – Looking S to N at back of office wing
May 13, 2019 – More walls
More walls — it is beginning to look like a building! We think that all of the exterior walls will be vertical by sometime on Wednesday of this week. The second half of the rear walkways will be poured tomorrow.
Let’s start with a few panoramic views. First is the look at the entire building site from the contractor’s trailer:
Panoramic view looking N to S at entire building site from contractor’s trailer
Second is a view from the plaza looking at the back of the office wing:
Panoramic view looking N and E at the back (S side) of the office wing from the rear plaza
13May2019 – Looking NW to SE at building
13May2019 – Looking N to S at building from contractor trailer
13May2019 – Looking NE to SW at building
13May2019 – Lifting E wall into place
13May2019 – Looking SE to NW across the building slab
13May2019 – Pilaster being formed at top of rear stairs
13May2019 – Half of walkway to the employee entrance (S side of office wing)
May 10, 2019 – Walls going up
Walls began to go up today. Concrete was poured for the retaining wall at the rear plaza. Forms came off the concrete pilasters around the rear plaza. Concrete was also poured for the walkways outside the conference room and the office wing.
10May2019 – Rock wall and plaza pilasters
10May2019 – Removing pilaster forms
10May2019 – Retaining wall W of plaza
10May2019 – Framing office walls
10May2019 – Exterior walls at W end of office wing
10May2019 – N face of W end of office wing
10May2019 – Looking E to W along N office wall
10May2019 – W end of building being raised
10May2019 – Bracing the W end of the building
10May2019 – W end of office and the plaza retaining wall
10May2019 – Pouring walkways outside the conference room
May 8, 2019 – Sill plating has started
Sill plating has started! It won’t be long before we see walls being constructed and lifted into place! Additional concrete was poured: a retaining wall footing, the pilasters around the plaza, and the other wing for the rear steps.
8May2019 – Sill plating underway in the office wing
8May2019 – Sill plates, W end of office wing
8May2019 – E end has foundation drain installed
8May2019 – Owner-Architect-Contractor team discussing concrete work
8May2019 – E wall of rear stairs
8May2019 – Retaining wall and forms for pilasters around rear plaza
8May2019 – Pilaster forms at plaza
8May2019 – Looking W to E at walkway along S side of office wing
8May2019 – Pouring footing for plaza retaining wall
8May2019 – Stormwater pond
8May2019 – We will need protective bollards to prevent vehicles from crashing into main entrance
8May2019 – General Manager Tom Salzer on site
May 7, 2019
Layout for sill plating, forms for the pilasters around the rear plaza, foundation perimeter drains.
7May2019 – Looking E to W along N edge of office wing, perimeter drain installed
7May2019 – Looking N to S along E wall, perimeter drain installed
7May2019 – Looking S to N from SE corner of slab
7May2019 – Looking S to N in line with main entrance
7May2019 – Pilaster forms at the rear plaza
7May2019 – Looking S to N at foundation for plaza retaining wall
May 5, 2019 – Panoramic views for you!
We checked the slab for cracking and found little had changed from the May 3 visit. We’re hopeful that this means cracking will be quite minimal.
Here are several panoramic views to help you better visualize the building site.
Sill plates will be installed this week. That means that we will see framing begin very soon!
5May2019 – Panorama – Looking N to S from the contractor’s office trailer
5May2019 – Panorama – Looking S to N from rear parking area
5May2019 – Panorama – Looking S to N from rear of building toward main entrance and driveway
5May2019 – Panorama – Looking S to N from stairs at rear of building
5May2019 – Panorama – Looking SW to NE at office wing
May 3, 2019 – Concrete forms stripped
Cleanup day: forms were stripped from the slab, revealing a good pour. Some cracking is expected, and we are seeing very minor hairline cracks in a few places; we may see more as the slab cures. Most of the floor will be carpeted so minor cracking will not be an issue.
3May2019 – Looking SE to NW across the building site
3May2019 – Looking E to W along N wall of offices
3May2019 – Looking E to W along S wall of offices
3May2019 – Looking W to E along S wall of offices
May 2, 2019 – Concrete slab-on-grade and thickened edges poured
Milestone day! The monolithic concrete slab was poured! We also made good progress on the rock retaining wall on the south side of the open plaza.
2May2019 – Cement truck and pumper
2May2019 – Cement trucks
2May2019 – First pour at 7:30 am
2May2019 – Pouring concrete into thickened edge
2May2019 – Pouring slab
2May2019 – Pouring and screeding concrete
2May2019 – Tom taking photos
2May2019 – Bringing in the first whirlybird
2May2019 – Whirlybird
2May2019 – Using whirlybird to smooth the slab
2May2019 – Closeup of freshly poured slab
2May2019 – Chalk lines mark control joint cuts
2May2019 – Chalk lines for control joints
2May2019 – Cutting control joints
2May2019 – Trash and compressor space – S end of building
2May2019 – These fellows are working on the stairway wing wall
2May2019 – Retaining wall at open plaza
2May2019 – Rock retaining wall
2May2019 – Pumper truck is preparing to leave
2May2019 – Tom inspecting erosion control
Panoramic view of concrete pour:
Panoramic view of concrete pour
May 1, 2019 – We are ready for concrete
The concrete pour to form the building slab is scheduled for tomorrow, so this photo set features a lot of work in preparation for that milestone.
1May2019 – Looking E to W from the barn
1May2019 – The latest four-week schedule
1May2019 – Looking E to W along the N wall of the office
1May2019 – A recessed pour will be made at the main entry where the entry mat goes
1May2019 – Looking E to W along the S wall of the office
1May2019 – Copper wire to ground the entire slab
1May2019 – Rebar ties together the south wall and the slab
1May2019 – Owner-Architect-Contractor conference near the rear steps
1May2019 – Preparing to form up the rear stairs
1May2019 – Back door and future location of the boot wash
1May2019 – Shaping the plaza retaining wall while concrete is being poured
1May2019 – Pilaster forms ready for concrete
1May2019 – Pouring the pilasters around the plaza
1May2019 – Pouring cement to form pilasters around the rear plaza
