Installing floor trusses

The day we placed all the trusses, we had some help from the air base. One of the members of Peace is stationed there and they have a volunteer program were they come into the community and volunteer for a worthwhile cause, and this was. Four of them were here for about 5 and carried in ALL of the trusses and held them in place while we anchored them.

Floor Trusses

A whole semi load of floor trusses arrived in the afternoon from a local supplier in Minot. They were unloaded by a church member, Rocky, with his skid loader.

Short walls

These walls were built and bolted to the footings. They will support the floor trusses. All were construted out off 2 x 8 treated lumber and are 24 inches tall.

Time off

Had to go fishing on a day off and came home with enough to share wth the camp. The other 3 were just a tad smaller and waiting in the cooler. Northern on the left and walleye on the right. Caught them in Lake Darling about 15 miles north of Burlington which is a dam on the Mouse River. Tasty!!!!

Concrete foundation

That pumper truck really makes life easier! Again the Mission Builders placed all the anchor bolts in the top of the foundation wall that will hold the building in place.

Foundation wall

The foundation wall will be concrete and the foam blocks are used as forms for the concrete. The red spacers hold the sides of the foam together and it is also used to hold the rebar in place. These foam blocks are 12 inches high and 48 inches long and will hold 8 inches of concrete. They "snap" together like legos and are quite rigid when complete and ready for concrete. The long wall on the left side of the picture actually has a brick ledge formed in the foam that will hold concete to form the ledge.

Footings

The contractor placed the concrete for the footings with a pump truck. Always fun to watch. Mission Builders placed all the anchor bolts for the interior support walls