Expansion Update - New Office Extension

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Our office has been relocated in the building that used to be InStep shoe store. In addition to a new office, the building
also contains a staff break room, restrooms, and a meeting room for member events. The footprint of the building has
been expanded to accommodate the extra rooms.

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5/5/08 The interior of the existing building is gutted.



5/7/08 part of the back wall of the building is taken out



5/12/08 the area behind the building is excavated and leveled.


Over the next weeks, the area is repeatedly built up and compacted



6/09/08 Framing for restrooms and meeting room goes up.



6/09/08 GM office and Acoounting area get framed.



6/9/08 Plumbing for restrooms started.



6/13/08 rebar is welded to reinforce piers which will stabilize the foundation



6/17/08 an auger truck is brought in to drill the holes where the concrete piers will be poured



6/17/08 the piers are poured over the rebar which was inserted into the auger holes



6/23/08 Drywall starts going up on cubicles.



6/24/08 trenches for utilities were dug



6/25/08 utility conduits were inserted


7/03/08 forms were built for the foundation


7/7/08 the foundation was poured


7/9/08 Forms are removed.


7/11/08 Drywall goes up on Accounting wing.


7/11/08 Cubicles are worked on.


7/15/08 the walkway foundation was poured


7/15/08 the office addition walls begin to go up


7/17/08 the walls rise


7/18/08 the roof framing begins


7/22/08 the roof framing finishes


7/23/08 the roof is put on


7/23/08 the roof is almost on


7/25/08 the roof is on!


7/30/08 Interior framing begins in the meeting room


8/4/08 the staff gets a tour of the new office


8/7/08 the office exterior is painted


8/14/08 the interior is painted


8/21/08 the "garage door" to the meeting room and the railings are installed


8/27/08 the heating and air conditioning units are installed on the roof and secuity wiring is installed.


9/3/08 Filing cabinets are put into place


9/29/08 Deli Manager Dana's desk


10/2/08 South side of the open plan office


10/21/08 the deck attached to the meeting room


10/22/08 the completed painting


10/31/08 Doors made of recycled tin from the stocking shed are hung between the staff break room and the meeting room.

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