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Contractor Richard Garrison looks over
site plans with Chris.
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The
big maple tree is removed next to the Pioneering
cabin before it’s demolition. |
Workers
from Noble Construction insulate Elaine’s Place.
This is phase 1 of the capital plan. |
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Rich
Lambert and Chris mark up the floor plans of the
Crossroads according to the fire marshals directions.
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Cabin
10 is demolished in about 45 minutes!
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The
ground breaking ceremony for the Crossroads. On
hand to mark the event are (L-R) Chris McNaboe, Executive
Director; Rick Lambert, Gilbane Construction; Adam
Milne, Board member/ Treasurer; Peter Austin–Small,
parent and capital campaign committee member and
Lauren Perrotti Director of Operations/ Human Resources.
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Rick
King(RT)of King Energy Associates explains the geo
thermal system’s well field layout to Shaun Smith
/Noble Construction, Rich Lambert/Gilbane Company and
Richard Garrison/Garrison Construction
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Shaun prepares the walls in
Elaine’s Place. The bottom will have a T1-11
wainscoting which will be stained and the top will
be painted
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The
field is prepared for footing drains and the geo
thermal well pipe installation
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| Project team members meet
on site to review the current progress with the
foundation. On hand are Rich Lambert, Gilbane Construction;
Richard Garrison, Garrison Construction; Matt Maynard,
Towne Engineering and Chris McNaboe, Camp Horizons |
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Work has begun today on
digging the well field trenches for the Geo Thermal
heating and cooling system. Elaine’s Place is first
to get connected |
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Richard
Garrison /Garrison Construction explains the project
to Board Chairman Art Quirk and member Kitty Quirk
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Color choices for Doors and
walls in Elaine’s Place are reviewed with Shaun
Smith/Noble Construction, Chris, Kitty and Art
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The
footing drains are installed and covered with crushed
stone in the foundation
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John
from Material Testing confers with Builders Concrete
before the start of the pouring for
the foundation footings |
The team from
Hop River Concrete work like a well oil machine moving
from one place to the next |
Clyde
Maynard /Maynard Concrete Pumping controls the flow
of concrete through the pumping boom to the footings
below |
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| Rich Lambert and Brian Eaton
from Gilbane Building Company explain a new type
of flooring to Chris |
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Forms for the walls go up in
anticipation of pouring the walls |
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John
from Material Testing examines every 50 yards for proper
strength
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Modern Concrete Pumping
brings a 135’ pumping truck to pour the walls
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The
team at work
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Hoisting
the forms with the aid of a truck makes the job go
faster
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Kenny and his crew
strip the forms after the concrete has set
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Next
step is the waterproofing of the foundation
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Richard
Garrison begins to put material back near the foundation
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Shaun, from Noble
Construction, secures a pressure treated board to the
concrete in preparation for installing the floor joists
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Using
a skid steer donated by Kahn Tractor & Equipment,
Mark spreads stone on the floor
of the basement in preparation for pouring the slab
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