Building Trades Office Renovation

             The CCYD Buildings Trades Program participants assisted in the addition of two deadbolt secure-able closets and a vestibule. The vestibule is complete with a clerestory window allowing for light to enter the office space, without compromising security.

Making Some Space in the Office

          The CCYD Building Trades particapants helped make some room in our work shop by adding some custom shelving. We installed the first two rows of shelves so that the buckets would lean forward, making it easier to see inside of them. They also learned how to make "home made" shelving brackets.

Update!: John Eager Howard Elementary Garden Shed Underway!

Update: I'm sorry that I haven't posted documentation of all the cool stuff that the CCYD Building Trades participants have been up to for the last few months. Whew! This summer was busy! Scroll to the bottom to see a few pics of the finished product.

    Two weeks ago the CCYD Building Trades Program began construction of a garden shed at John Eager Howard Elementary school. The shed will have two entrances, garden tool racks, and a green roof.

Creating the understructure

Understructure braced

The end of day 1

We begin to add blocking to allow sheathing to fit neatly over footings

Installing the joists

More blocking and a sheathed roof

Installing the perimeter which will hold in the multiple layers that make up a green roof

Some of the last bit of blocking

Sorry for the blurriness of this one

We finished it shortly after the initial blog post for this project. It's ready to be planted and is ready for a custom paint job by the students of John Eager Howard!

The New Whitelock St. Farm Shed has been Completed!

The doors are on and cleanup is done. The Chesapeake Center for Youth Development's Building Trades Program participants have completed their largest newly constructed structure! As seen below the new shed is 12ft x 8ft x approximately 18 feet tall. Check out the photos and captions below to find out the details.

Elisa Lane (lead steward of the farm) and her husband, Duron  standing in front of the partially completed shed

Here the guys are building a 3ft. wide ramp for the shed

The ramp was designed to have a gentle incline so that a fully loaded wheelbarrow could be rolled up it without much difficulty.

Installing the door jamb

Here a student is fabricating the door which was designed to be 3ft wide to accommodate the entrance of large, cumbersome materials into the shed.

The site built door has two deadbolts for increased security.

 

 

  

Finishing touches

The loft accommodates additional storage

The loft

A custom built, permanent ladder for access to the loft

Ladder

 

The cornice is made of transparent corrugated plastic to allow light to pass through to the inside.

A young Reservoir Hill community member who dropped by to inspect our work

Gathering the tools on the final day

All cleaned up!