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Sept. 21 - Former staff working at the Fall Women's Retreat begin removing items from the
kitchen.
Sept. 23 - Men remove all the equipment from the kitchen and it is prepared for demolition.
Sept. 24 - Scwartz Excavating begins work on the sept tanks and system.
Sept. 25 - The kitchen is demolished and the site prepared with fill.
Sept. 27 - Northland Concrete puts up the forms for the new kitchen and the site is
prepared.
- Dan Ruelle, from Shannon's Plumbing, starts installation of the sewer pipes.
Sept. 28 - Sewer lines are completed & drains installed. The system survives the air
pressure test.
Sept. 29 - Dan Ruelle, begins and finishes installing the water lines.
October 1 - Dan Ruelle and volunteers from the International Falls Covenant Church install
insulation and the in-floor heating system.
- Northland Concrete prepare the site and order concrete at 3 p.m. They continue to work
on the cement under night lights until 1 a.m.
- Nate Rude prepares the front canopy layout.
October 2 - Northland lays cement for the walk in refrigerator and freezer, plus the back
apron.
Oct. 3 - Northland preps site for the canopy and sidewalk
Oct. 5 - Krautkremer Construction removes last truss of the old kitchen.
Oct. 10 - Krautkremer Construction begins building the outside walls. The trusses arrive.
Oct. 11 - Built inside walls.
Oct. 12 - Started to put up the trusses.
Oct. 13 - Took off rest of old roof in preparation for Mon. and putting on the sheeting.
Oct. 15 - Sheeted the roof.
Oct. 16- Built remaining roof line to match the Dining Hall.
Oct. 17- Added ice & rain and tar paper to roof.
End Oct. Walls built, electrical and plumbing being roughed in, shingles added
Beginning of November: Facia and Soffit added, windows and doors installed, skylight
windows added, duct work for furnaces.
Middle of November: Continued work on Electrical, Backer added, Duct work added
December: Electrical inspection completed, Hood for ovens installed, Make-up Air Unit
installed on roof, Insulation begun, Dry Wall being installed, Furnace hook up completed
Early Jan.- Mudding and Taping of the drywall.
Mid- Feb.- Installation of FRP (Fiberglass Reinforced) on the walls.
Late Feb.- Refridgerator & Freezer installed. Lighting installed. Tile being laid.
Early March- Custom Stainless Steel equipment being installed. Finishing the tile work.