Plumbing being "roughed-in" in Fairbank

In the background you can see that the block walls continue to go up, and in the foreground you can see subcontractors from Andy's Plumbing working on the "rough-in" of the plumbing for the building. It is certainly amazing the number of "moving parts" that go into a project like this one. The contractor (Larson's) along with the architect (Struxture) coordinates the efforts of all those people involved. We've got people from Larson Construction, Schuler Masonry, McAllister Electric, and Andy's Plumbing all working at the same site on different aspects of the job. Once the electrical and plumbing are roughed-in, the work can begin on the pouring of the floor. If you'd like to post a comment or ask a question, click on the title of the post and follow the simple instructions to post a comment.

Slab on grade being poured in Readlyn

I stopped by school today and the work had begun to pour the concrete "slab on grade" at Readlyn Elementary School. The work consisted of concrete being brought in, poured into the forms, and then leveled with a laser screed, a small machine that levels the concrete based on a laser that is synchronized with a set point on the wall of the building. Other work was done with large trowels, "motorized wheel barrows", and old fashioned 2x4's. While lasers and wheel barrows may change the construction process, some of the work is done like it was done decades ago. If you'd like to ask a question, or offer a comment on this or any other post, simply "click" on the title of post and follow the short instructions about posting. On the video, you can see that they had poured a little more than 3/4 of the the classrooms on the south side of the building by around 10:30 this morning.

Exterior walls continue to take shape in Fairbank

As you can see, the exterior walls in the northwest corner of the lot continue to take shape. Many people have asked why the building pad is so high. In simplest terms, its best for water to run away from the building rather than toward it, so a school on higher ground makes it easier to grade the surrounding area to slope away from the building. When the building is finished, it will sit just a bit higher than the existing school house. We've asked the contractor, engineer, and architect to review the elevation again; they've done that, and still believe that the building pad is at an appropriate elevation and will look "right" when the grading and building is finished. Stay tuned for more updates on the progress in Fairbank.

Interior footings being poured in Readlyn

As the walls continue to go up in Readlyn, they have also begun work on some of the interior footings. As you look at this video, you can begin to see the outline of school corridor. You'll also see some work being done to "rough in" the mechanical, electrical and plumbing, both in the walls of the building and underground.

Footings and block laying in Fairbank

As the footings continue to show the footprint of the elementary school, block is beginning to be laid at the site as well. In the attached video, you can the first row of block going in on the northwest corner of the building, while footings are being poured on the south end of the building. With the building pad complete, it won't be long and you'll see block walls all the way around the building.

Readlyn Elementary continues with block and brick work

If you have a chance to drive by Readlyn Elementary School, you'll see that Schuler Masonry is making good progress on the block and on the exterior brick of the building. The greatest change you'll see in the project is the south gymnasium wall; those walls are about 30' high and will provide the area for our gymnasium and lunch room. Many block will go up in that part of the building in the next few days. You'll also get a good look at the color of the brick and split faced block that will be used to accent the buildings.

Welcome to the WV Elementary School Construction Page!

In an effort to keep local stakeholders up-to-date on our elementary school construction project, I'm going to try to blog regularly. Check back for updates on what is happening at our school construction site today and what you can expect to see happening in the future. In order to help with my blogging, I'll ask my daughter Maddie to take over some of the reporting and blogging responsibilities. As always, Go Warriors!