Event Pavilion for Alna Center - Official Reassembly Thread

[Paul Uhland]

Mike...Alna area weather lists Saturday partly cloudy,  temps above freezing, winds maybe 15 mph max.

[Mike Fox]

Got some roofing on today, even with the wind blowing.



Fred gives us a smile as he has just drug the 2nd long sheet over for James and I.



Start showed up and we really got moving. This was before lunch.



Finished the North side..



We quit at about 2:30, and this is what we got done.

[John Kokas]

Looks good Mike.  Do you think you will be able to excavate and set the remaining posts before SWW?

[Mike Fox]

We will see. I don't want to dig so early that we can't get cement to fill the holes..

[Paul Uhland]

Bravissimo!
Love the skylights.

[Mike Fox]

Out in the fresh air, working together but keeping our distance from each other. Pretty certain none of us have any of the virus, but practiced the recommended CDC distances to lessen the chances.. Thanks to those that helped today, more help than I thought we would get. We finished by lunch.

[Bill Reidy]

Looks great, Mike.  Thanks for sharing.

[Jeff Schumaker]

So, Mike, who was there, in addition to Fred?

Jeff S.

[Mike Fox]

Brendan came up on the roof with me, which was a real help. James, Zack and Bob L. were on the ground with Fred giving them the play by play of what we were doing and why. Dave also stopped by and gave his Presidential seal of approval and lended a hand where he could.

[Duncan Mackiewicz]

Very nice Mike. I really do wish I could be there to help where possible. You and the members of your team did very nice work. I can't wait to see the pavilion in-person later (hopefully) this year. 

[Mike Fox]

Preparing for a long period of no work, I wanted to protect the trusses a little better





This weeks snow storm all slid off the roof..



I am also toying with the idea of adding a post to the North side, represented by the cut offs in the picture below. This set up creates an 11 foot 6 inch wide opening in the center of the building. It would make bringing the AA Truck or anything into the side of the building easier.

[John Kokas]

Then is the plan to close up the ends of the building?

[Mike Fox]

The siding lumber has been ordered, and we can put that up when it comes in. I am just concerned that if we don't complete the rest of the building this year, either due to the viris shutting everything down or lack of funding, that the trusses would deteriorate badly and become unusable. So a quick cover up this morning, leaving an air gap between the trusses and plywood, to buy us time if we need it.

I am still planning on pouring the cement, depending on the weather, possibly in a few weeks.

[John Kokas]

I know some of us sent some extra money in,  how much more do we need?  I can put a call out if needed.

[Mike Fox]

It is still coming in. I know there is great concern with the virus and what has happened with the economy so what we get is what we do. Right now, that is siding the first section and cement for the rest of the bases. After that we will see where and how we are.