TRUSSES

It is great when things come together. The trusses where indeed completed on Friday and delivered to the job site on Monday. We didn't let any grass grow under them as the installation began less than 24 hours later. They are so large that the trusses were fabricated in two parts with the joint being placed on the load bearing wall that divides the BAC from the Enrichment Classroom and the Nap Room. Below you see Chad's men raising the first truss into place.


With this largest section in place, the work continues. Each lightweight steel (easy name for something that isn't really all that lightweight) is anchored to brackets which are in turn anchored to the heavy steel which constitutes the frame of the building.


The electricians continued with their work on the underground power supply to the building and will soon begin on the trenches to get the power over to the south end. There will be no more electrical lines run along the fences.

The plumbers are fine tuning the placement of waste lines as they prepare to run the water supply lines inside the building.

We met again with the inspector from the City of Dallas Fire Department today which reminds me that it is again time to remind everyone that construction job sites are active and dangerous places to the uninitiated. Additionally is is a violation of Dallas City ordinance for anyone to be in the building that is not directly associated with the construction. We will have a great celebration at the proper time. We are very eager to show off our work!