Yesterday I was on site at a nice new project Northfield Construction Company is starting. It is a large addition and remodel for Faith Lutheran Church in Dodge Center, Minnesota. The photo at left shows the church before any work started.
This project involves the construction of a new sanctuary, toilet rooms, offices, e...
We are finishing up a fun little job in Wanamingo for Security State Bank. They needed to make some changes to their clerking areas and decided to install an all new teller line. They worked with HTG Architects to come up with a plan that both served their needs and fits in with the existing building.
The new teller line...
This week has been a busy week for us at the Dodge County Courthouse project. The scaffold erectors completed their work around the cupola. This has allowed the lead abatement contractors to finish their paint removal work. We are now rebuilding portions of the cupola, including replacing all eight columns and the railings between th...
Last week was a great week to be working on the foundation at Faith Lutheran Church in Dodge Center. We made great progress with the site work and got a good start on the foundation.
A project like this involves lots of careful measurements to make sure the foundation is the proper size and configuration....
Our workers have enjoyed the nice fall weather on our project at the Dodge County Courthouse in Mantorville. We were able to complete the painting of the exterior wood trim work with the good weather. The county lead abatement contractors did an excellent job of removing the old lead paint on the trims. We have also installed new...
Our work has moved along well at the Faith Lutheran Church addiion and remodeling in Dodge Center. We completed the foundation work last week. This week the underground utilities have been installed and portions of the concrete floor were laid. It has been wonderful fall weather for this project, allowing the cement finishers to ...
In spite of some pretty nasty weather we continue to move forward with our work at Faith Lutheran Church in Dodge Center. The foundation and concrete floor work was completed early last week. We have now moved on to the carpentry work. We’ve started framing with the office areas.
Like a lot of commercial projects, this...
We’ve started framing some of the roof system at Faith Lutheran Church in Dodge Center. The area over the new offices and bathrooms has a wood framed roof, using a combination of trusses and hand-framed dimensional lumber. Many times when I am on one of our work sites the sun catches the work just right and reall...
We’ve stayed busy trying to keep ahead of winter weather at the Dodge County Courthouse in Mantorville. Our focus this week has been on getting the copper shingles installed on the cupola dome. The old covering was painted and not particularly attractive. The new copper shingles look handsome and should serve the building well...
The Rochester Post-Bulletin had a nice article today about our work at the Dodge County Courthouse in Mantorville.