church-floor-project

January 17th, was the last Mass in the Mary Queen of Heaven Church. Immediately after Mass, everyone helped carry anything that wasn't tied down over to the Gym, where Mass will be held during the time it takes to remove the pews, remove the old tile, do Asbestos abatement, install some new electrical work for the Choir area, install the new tile floor, and then reinstall the pews.

Update February 1, 2010: The floor tile has been removed by the Asbestos Abatement Contractors, and the space is declared 'asbestos free' and safe for the next phase to begin. The Electricians and our own volunteers from the maintenance crew are getting to work on improvements.

Update February 8, 2010: The walls have been repainted, and the electricians have finished installing wiring in the choir area. The new floor is beginning to be installed. Everything is moving along nicely, and we should be back in Church well before Easter.

Update February 14th, 2010: The new tile has been mostly installed in front of the Altar, and on the West Side. They still have to install tiles on the Choir side, and in the Sacristy and entrance hallways.

Update March 1st, 2010: The tile is 99% finished in the main church, but still needs to be laid in the entrances and Sacristy. The crews are starting to re-install the pews.

Update March 5th, 2010: Most of the pews have been re-installed. The crews are working on the entrances, and still have the Sacristy to do.

Below, see pictures of the progress so far:
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West Side Pews installed	Lincoln Side pews installed	Busy workers who love their work!	Joe visiting his instruments
Altar is emptying area is clearing off	"Take a picture of my partner drilling holes for the pew hardware!"	"Take a picture of my drill" Trivia: Do you know that it takes 5 minutes to drill a single hole, even with a diamond tip drill bit, in the stone of our floor. You need to drill slowly and add water as you drill.	Could hold a dance here

Empty Church	Empty Altar	Church in Gym
Pews stored in back of gym	confessional in Notre Dame Room	Kozy Choir corner
Mass in the Gym	Mass in the Gym	Mass in the gym
Mass in the Gym	Altar full of stored pews	Doors removed and floor tile gone
Doors removed and floor tile gone	Electrician hard at work in choir area	Floor gone, shrines protected from dust
Floor gone, looks like a dance hall!	Floor gone, big empty spaces	Sacristy floor removed also
Wall have been repainted	Wall have been repainted	Wall have been repainted
Wiring under floor for Choir	New tile beginning to be installed	New tile in front of Altar
Pallets of tile cement and tile cutter	Tile is mostly installed on West Side