Time off for Good Behavior :)

Ms. Blogger (aka Paulina) will be taking time off work the rest of this week, so there will be no new photos posted until Monday March 22nd. Thanks to Donna for setting up the blog, but she had to give it up a couple of months ago. Progress this week includes staining of the wood beams, more drywall and HVAC work, and continuation of culture stone placement.

Beginning Week 15

Culture Stone Wainscoting on west side of building

It looks nice!

You can see they have started to put culture
stone on north side and the door has been installed.
(It won't be blue when finished.)

Doug Moen, Project Foreman just entered main
library from entrance hall. The doorway in
background is to the staff workroom.

Looking from behind the front counter space to
the hallway & outside (main entrance, east side)

Drywall and Duct Work

Much progress has been made on the inside of the building

over the past couple of weeks.

We estimate the project is about 60% complete.

American Mechanical of Caldwell, Idaho is the subcontractor

for the HVAC work.

Photo courtesy of Terry Davis, J.W. Elmer Construction

Wainscoting Prep

Inside work this week has included placement of sheetrock over insulation in the rafters, duct work in preparation for HVAC, and more detailed electrical wiring. Outside, preparations are being made for the culture stone wainscoting. The front entrance door has been installed.

Reflecting Back on Feb. 1st

If you have been following this blog, you have noticed how much progress has been made on the building over the past month. At the bottom of each page you can click to view older posts and photos. One month ago today the outside walls were still in the framing stages and work on the roof had not yet started. Today we are just a little over two months away from completion. Time passes quickly. Community response to the new building has been overwhelmingly positive and volunteers are coming forward asking how they can help with the move. The Library Board has a plan in place for moving into the new facility. The last day in the old library will be May 15th.

We have windows!!

In the course of a day the building started out looking like this:

Windows on east side (Above)

Above photo shows forklift tires stuck in mud.

By the end of the day most of the windows were installed.

Mid-Week Twelve

The above photo, taken Tues. Feb. 23rd is of the south side (back) of the building, which faces an alley.

The inside walls are framed! This photo is looking from the north to the south. This week's progress includes work on insulation, electrical wiring, and plumbing.



View of where the front counter area will be located
Thanks again to Terry Davis of J.W. Elmer Construction for taking photos today.