building the new, bigger and better Shabbos House Student Center
| Cornerstone Dedication Ceremony |
 We now have pictures online and an update of the Cornerstone Ceremony on Sunday, 9/14/08. The weather was sunny, hot and beautiful despite a stormy forecast, and the event was well-attended by a nice mix of students, alumni, community and neighbors. See the link for the whole story. We're looking forward to a video of the event taken by the University Photo Service - when we get it back from them, we'll post the link. |
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| Excavation of Building Begins |
 This southeastern corner is the first to get done. Nearly completed storm-water recharge basin is partially visible in the background. The depth of the hole deepens as the excavation proceeds westward, the land gradually slopes higher toward Fuller Road. |
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 Trucks keep coming and going all day. Some haul away earth for use at other sites, others bring gravel/crushed stone to create the bed for the building footings and floor. |
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| As earth is removed and trucked away, a layer of gravel stone is placed on the base surface as a sub-foundation to the building's footings. The bulldozer sits inside the hole, to spread the stone evenly to the accurate depth required. The hole being dug is slightly larger than the actual house itself, to allow for room to build the concrete footings and wall, and to allow for concrete piers to support the 2nd floor overhang on the north side and the window extensions on the south side. | ||
 Getting there, but not there yet. The hole has to reach further forward toward Fuller Road to be ready for the masons to come in and lay the footings. |
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| Concrete Foundation Footing |
 Continuing to work on the wooden forms as concrete is pumped in long extended arm of pump truck. |
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 Trucks in waiting on Fuller Road, one at a time they feed into the green concrete pumper truck. |
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 Pumping concrete at southwestern corner. |
 Notice on south side, triangular forms to support bay windows, square forms will be window wells for lower level. |
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 Not much room to maneuver... |
 Pumping on the southern wall. |
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 Completed footings give a better idea of the size of the new, bigger and better Shabbos House. Note that extensions on left support 2nd floor overhang (first floor does not extend that far north) and triangular and square extensions on right are for lower level window wells and main level bay windows. The front raised concrete row is to support the front entrance covered porch. The footings were completed just in time before the start of Rosh Hashanah 5769 / 2008. |
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