During the sixth week of our sanctuary renovation project, we did the following:

• Installed new trusses and steel decking for the chancel floor
• Poured the new chancel floor
• Built new light coves (raceway) along each side of the sanctuary at the juncture of the side wall and the ceiling, replacing the existing molding which was removed earlier
• Began installation of new air handling systems duct work and controls
• Erected scaffolding and installed drywall on the balcony ceiling
• Constructed ceilings and floors for the new "secondary chambers" above the existing chambers in both the east and west organ chambers
• Did ongoing electrical, mechanical, and carpentry work

Installation of "C" sections to support trusses and decking.

Installing trusses and steel decking for the chancel floor.

Frank Schmidt, site superintendent from the George Auch Company,
our construction management company. "X" marks the spot for
the new west side chancel door, replacing the one that has been blocked up.

"Tacking" the steel decking to the trusses.

Chancel floor mounted frame and trap door for access to the chancel crawl space after pouring the concrete floor

Trap door frame installed before pouring the concrete.

Installing drywall on the balcony ceiling.

Last bay of the balcony above the antiphonal organ after
removal of old acoustical ceiling tile and before
installation of new drywall.

Installation of steel brackets to holdthe molding covering
the raceway/cove that will hold sound and lighting fixtures.

Installing balcony scaffolding for electrical, sound and paint work.

Building new light coves.

Work going on in the adjacent media center.

Enclosing the media center alcove to create the "rack room"
for the electronic acoustics controls

Center "return air" tunnel under Sanctuary;
right side conduit runs for audio;
left side runs for electrical power.

From center to east side of the south cross tunnel under
the narthex; large conduit is the main power feed to
the sanctuary from the transformer.

View east to west inside the south cross tunnel with the entrance to the center tunnel (the return air tunnel) on the right.

Blocking up the existing south chancel door
on the east side of the chancel.

Added securing with screws of existing ceiling drywall panels and
"spackling" of existing nail and new screw "pops" (heads).

Balcony scaffolding pieces being brought in to the sanctuary.
Horizontal platform pieces at the left.

Preparation for installation of the air handling unit
in mechanical equipment room.

Electrical runs through new access hole in back corner of narthex.