31 December - End of Build Week 45 (and end of the year too!)

So we say goodbye to another fantastic year and the NLRC building is ever closer to completion.  Here is a short video showing the progress so far, it's exciting to think that this could be ready for use in the next six months.

Happy New Year!

6 December 2015 - End of week 32

Progress on the building has been steady and this week has been monumental!  The roof has gone on and we can finally remove the crane from site which has been a permanent resident for many months. Now we can look at getting the building watertight and start work on the inside but that will probably have to wait until after Christmas now due to weather and holidays.

Here are a few pictures of the roof being installed and a video of the roof being started.

29 October 2015 - End of week 36

So, the structure has moved along very swiftly over the last six weeks and the main auditorium is pretty much build not with the ground and first floors taking shape.

I wanted to update this Blog every week but I've just started a new job which has prevented me having as much spare time as I used to!

So, here is a picture to show where we are at... more to follow shortly.

13 September 2015 - End of week 30

Lots has been going on at the site over the last four weeks but this week has seen the start of the timber frame structure going up.  It's obviously a very exciting time to see the building start to take shape and the main hall walls and roof are already on after the first week!

For those that haven't had a chance to get down to site here is a short timelapse for the first 4 days.  The last day (Friday) which hasn't been captured saw the roof installed onto the frame.

I'll try to update on a weekly basis now with a time lapse for every week.

16 August - End of week 26

This was a fantastic week! On Thursday members of NLRC had a chance to walk onto the finished foundations and place their feet onto the floor of our new building.

Only two weeks to go before the timber frame arrives and we start to see the building grow up!

Short video below from the visit this week. Best viewed in 1080p HD!

2 August - End of Week 24

Still lots of activity at the site, the foundations are now nearly completed.  All the waste pipework is in as well as the lift shaft.  The front portion of the foundations has all the metal work in place and just needs to have the concrete poured in.  Once this has been done the foundation slab is complete and work can start on the timber frame (should start around end of August) and the walls.

The site manager is arranging as chance for members of the church to walk onto the site on Thursday 13 August between 19:00 & 20:00.

That's a lift shaft...not a baptistery!

16 July - Week 22

The building continues to take shape with the foundations and floor at the back of the building completed.  Drainage work is taking place now around the perimeter of the building because the clay based soil is so good at holding water that we have needed to invest in some special drainage to remove surface water.

The timber frame work is looking set for the end of August now so work is continuing on the rest of the foundations, drainage work and service ducts.