Construction

Notes

• truss nuts face pastor - bolt heads face congregation - "the nuts face the pastor"

• Black wire is hot and white is ground

• Staple wires to nut side of truss and then across top of truss

• Mark locations for lights and mark on top of truss

• For wire pairs that go to outside lights, tape ends together with white tape

• For wire pairs that stay inside (like outlets) tape ends together with black tape

• Some trusses have two pair of wires crossing - one all the way across for a fan or outlet and another to service lights.

• For the light wire pair, twist wires to form extra wire length for the first light (will be cut at install) and then leave some length at staple for second light (about 6 inches) taped together with black tape)

• For beams whose wood is too hard for staples or hammered nail staples, drive small drywall screws and wrap wire around each screw to hold

• truss over pulpit gets 3 lights, then every other truss gets 2 lights

Notes for painting:

• 56 total tiles are needed - 60+ are provided

• Do not paint the side of the tile that has lettering

• handle at ends when possible to avoid flexing and breaking in middle

• Pour paint from tray or bucket across tile in 3-4 rows letting paint pool in low points

• Then use rollers and brushes to spread evenly

• Build two paint stations with scaffolding. Use only 2 side frames and one top frame to hold together

• Use one standing platform section across side frames as a bench to place trays and brushes

• Stack 5 tiles at a time on each station and paint your way down

• Create drying areas for tiles against walls or trees and use tile, brick, or broken block to keep bottoms of tile out of the dirt

• Stack finished tile near doorway of building but far enough away to prevent mortar from hitting tiles during spackling

• Base of finished tiles can sit on 6 broken blocks to save pallets for other uses

Notes

• save all wood pallets from block and tiles stacks

• build 2 staining stations. Four blocks high using 2 blocks per level. Four columns

• Place pallet across tops of columns to create a staining station table

• Place pallets on the ground to create drying stations

• Only stain 3 sides of each perling. Topside against tiles does not need stain

• Place first finished batch on ground pallet to dry

• Then just leave second batch on top of work station to dry