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Looking toward back of building, on sales floor side, this wall is to be removed.
Looking toward back of building, on sales floor side, this wall is to be removed.
Standing near former back interior wall looking toward front of store
Standing near former back interior wall looking toward front of store
Inner wall on sales floor removed - found that the back roof support post had rotted from the underside of the floor to the foundation (bracing shown)
Inner wall on sales floor removed - found that the back roof support post had rotted from the underside of the floor to the foundation (bracing shown)
Temporary bracing used to support the roof while the rotted roof support was replaced.
New roof support beam with new header looking toward the front of the store. The roof had started to sag at the junction that this beam now supports causing a roof leak.
New roof support beam with new header looking toward the front of the store. The roof had started to sag at the junction that this beam now supports causing a roof leak.
New header shown with new support beam, that also supports the roof beam that runs front to back through 3/4 the length of the building. This beam supports the junction of three different roof angles. the roof had to be jacked up 1/4 inch at this point
New header shown with new support beam, that also supports the roof beam that runs front to back through 3/4 the length of the building. This beam supports the junction of three different roof angles. the roof had to be jacked up 1/4 inch at this point
Front West forner of our building, the door at the back will be our future wheelchair accessable entrance, the front entrance will also be usable for those that do not require mobility assistance.
Front West forner of our building, the door at the back will be our future wheelchair accessable entrance, the front entrance will also be usable for those that do not require mobility assistance.
Photo of the freshly painted exterior entrance steps to our shop/office/stockroom area.
Photo of the freshly painted exterior entrance steps to our shop/office/stockroom area.
Holes dug, and casings in place for footers for ADA ramp.
Holes dug, and casings in place for footers for ADA ramp.
New ramp installed for wheelchair access to the stock room/office area (the sales floor side of the building's floor is three inches higher than the office side)
New ramp installed for wheelchair access to the stock room/office area (the sales floor side of the building's floor is three inches higher than the office side)
Store Sign being installed by Schaffer Sign Co.
Store Sign being installed by Schaffer Sign Co.
Our store signs, with Steam Into History Building and The York#17 in the background
Our store signs, with Steam Into History Building and The York#17 in the background
West side ogf the building, old wood porch removed, and door replaced in preporation for building the ADA ramp.
West side ogf the building, old wood porch removed, and door replaced in preporation for building the ADA ramp.
Freshly painted front under siding
Freshly painted front under siding

Unfortunately our new signs were the victim of the recent wind storm that caused damage to many structures and trees in New Freedom on July 8th 2014. Not to worry, we are working with State Farm  to get a replacement, fortunately only the larger sign was actually damaged, the smaller one just needs a new clamp to keep it from sliding.

As you can see here, the work on the new ADA ramp is progressing.

As you can see here, the new ADA bathroom is ready for fixtures.

Here is how the ADA ramp looked when we stopped work on 7/22/2014.

Footers for the ADA ramp are done, Finnaly got back to painting the foundation. and scrubbed the siding under the sales floor window. This is how the store looked after finishing up on July 31, 2014

The other front corner of the building after finishing on July 31, 2014

This photo was taken from our front steps looking west by south-west into the building. It shows the new safety glass barrior and hand rail that were installed August 1, 2014. The cabnet shown in the photo will be part of our counter once we are given approval to open by the building inspector.

8/13/2014 Got the sign frame back from the local blacksmith, and finished installing the new lighting system in it. One of the new sign faces is in the sign housing, sorry we are not posting a photo until the sign is up. it's different from the old one.

Jim Rogers (formerly of Yorktowne Hobby) helped set up some of the shelving in the store.

 

The new store sign is finally up.

8/27/2014

As of today (9/14/2014) most of the store shelving is up, and we are working on putting the inventory we purchased from Yorktowne Hobby, when they closed on the shelves. Only a couple of things to button up before final building inspection (wiring the store sign to the building, putting up a few ceiling tiles, and installing an interior door that is on order.