September, 2019 The outer room corridor created!
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May 2nd, 2019 The LIFTS are Installed, inspected, ready to go!
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March 29th, 2019 The LIFTS are being Installed!
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The view from the Commons into the Sanctuary
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The view from the Sanctuary into the Commons
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Near the office - powder blue paint and white trim
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Near the office - powder blue paint and white trim
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The kitchen area is almost back, and the three stairs are back in also!
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The window (next to the new entryway into the Commons) is in
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The ceiling is mostly in, and the stained glass window is re-emerging
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Doors looking out from the "Commons" (formerly called "the Parlor")
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View from office area, down the steps to what-was-an-outside door, is now storage areas!
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View down steps from Library level!
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Outside doors into the Parlor installed!
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Door from Sanctuary to parlor also installed, wider than prior door to allow easier access for those with disabilities
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View from Office - Plywood is gone (um, but so is ceiling)
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View in the parlor, now and when we started in November!
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Bathrooms have ceilings and door hardware and are fully usable!
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Storage area where outside office entry door used to be, being worked on as picture is taken!
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Lift area in the parlor is enclosed!
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Lift area in the parlor is enclosed!
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Bathroom doors are in, but I didn't see any handles? And ceiling still needs work - but almost there!
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Fixtures are installed...but there are no doors yet
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Framing for lift in what-was-the-office-entryway
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Another view of the framing
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Lift framing in Parlor- door on left is in to Sanctuary
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'Nother shot of lift framing in Parlor, showing windows in to Sanctuary
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Bathrooms are coming - floors are in and we're ready for the sinks!
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'Nother shot of bathrooms, showing floors and pipes for fixtures
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Corridor on bathroom (library) level
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Hole in parlor floor for lift.
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Close-up of hole in parlor floor for lift.
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Men's Bathroom, expanded for accessibility for the disabled.
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Wall outside bathroom - Entry to Women's bathroom had been on the right, but now will be from the corridor, same side as men's bathroom.
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Near former office entryway, with window's into office in background.
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Closed up former office entryway, insulation for new wall
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From inside the parlor, new entryway (you can see daylight!).
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Inside the parlor area - What used to be outer windows to the left, now insulated, door to sanctuary in the middle of the picture. To the right, back of what used to be a window into the sanctuary, will become wall of one of the lifts.
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In the parlor, new lift area to the left, remaining windows into the sanctuary to the right.
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In the parlor, remaining windows into the sanctuary to the left, covered stained glass window to the right.
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In the parlor, facing the covered stained glass window.
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In the parlor, completing the 360 degree view, the door to what used to be the office entryway..
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Utility work part of the project - creating a little traffic jam on Continental Avenue. NB: As part of this work, the regular phone line to the church was disconnected from Dec. 6th through Dec. 11th. A temporary number (201) 951-6100 available for emergencies.
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The permanent closing of the former office entry-way, and the beginning of the creation of the new entry into the parlor area.
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Removing the flag pole, to start the lawn-leveling part of the project
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View inside the sanctuary, where the lift will go.
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A peek inside what used to be the parlor, standing just inside what used to be the outside entrance door to our office area.
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Inside what used to be the parlor, facing the sanctuary The metal verticals show where the lift will run.
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Former parlor, facing the stained glass window, carefully covered during the construction - It will re-appear, do not fear!
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Former parlor, facing out - Former small kitchen area to left..
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Library-level bathrooms - basic floor-leveling and piping - a little progress!
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Hole in the kitchen and floor cut-out where lift will come down to the Fellowship Hall level.
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Same space, in what was the kitchen, now walled off for lift
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Did you see our contractor in the news? Phelps is the contractor for the Statue of Liberty Museum, so they were the ones who moved the original torch
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...and they also received the General Contractor of the Year Award from the NJ Subcontractors Association
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The stairs up from the kitchen, showing the completely gutted bathrooms on the Library level.
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Close-up of the pipes torn up in the gutted bathrooms - Looks like it was more than time to replace them.
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View from Library level, looking down steps that went to kitchen, up steps that went to the outside door to the office entryway.
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From Office level, toward former outside door to office entryway. One of the two lifts will be in the cut-out space to the right in the picture.
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Closer view of showing floor cutout space for lift, edge of what was door to parlor on the left.
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Nov.9th - What's going on behind those construction barriers?
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The hole in the kitchen, where the refrigerators used to be - preparing this corner for the lift
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Now-former office entrance
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The dumpster - the view within
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Library level - That used to be the ladies room door - view now goes through both ladies and men's room areas.
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View through what was the men's room door on the library level.
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The stained glass window in what was the parlor covered for protection
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Sunday, October 28th - Service, Ground (well, Wall-)Breaking, and moving out the furnishings to start the renovation
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"Before" pictures of the lounge
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Service to start the renovation process
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Members of the Renovation and Leadership Teams get ready to go to work.
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The Head of the Renovation Team symbolically strikes the first blow in the process to renew the church
( and there's the reason to renew and move into the future!)
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Passing the work on the Pastor Dennis
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..and we all know that Pastor Dennis is a good builder
~in many ways!
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More members of the Renovation and Leadership Team take strike a blow
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Our Moderator takes his turn
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...and representing the congregation... !
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Moving the furniture out - all within less than an hour (I'd say many hands make light work, but some of these gentlemen might not have agreed at this moment)
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And the lounge is empty and ready for the renovators
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