This
week the builder has made huge progress demolishing major parts of the church
structure that we are not retaining for the new building. Most of the rear
walls are now down. The rest will be removed over the next day or so. While
some of the materials are being retained for re-use on-site, much has been
removed for offsite re-cycling and disposal.
The
next task will be to dig out the foundations for the extended
building walls and to support columns and beams for the new rear building
structure.
The schedule as planned:
April-mid May – demolition and foundations.
May-July
– steel work, walls and roof.
August
– phase 1 fit-out, electrical, plumbing and plastering.
September
– phase 2 fit-out, electrical, heating and kitchen.
October-mid November – tiling, flooring, external works and finishing.
The
audio visual system and shelving will be installed immediately following
handover.
