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By the 1st week of March 2021, we were informed of the Bishop's upcoming visit to embark on two functions;
1. The memorial service of the sponsor's late Dad.
2. The consecration of the Chapel.

We made efforts to start clearing the environment to take up a mini landscape as our budget could take us.

By the 25th of February, we had concluded with the interior tiling work.
We moved to the outside to work on the gable wall.

Picture showing the tiled and screed interior.

More on tiling.

Then comes the floor tiling and screeding.

On the 17th of February, we took delivery of the tiles and the tiling work commenced with the sanctuary walls.

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We returned back to site around the mid of February 2021, now with a schedule baseline.
The Sponsor of the project was making preparations for the memorial service of his late Dad which has already been fixed to come up anytime within the month of April 2021.
As at then the works undone included;
1. Tiling.
2. Screeding.
3. Fabrication and installation of Sanctuary rails.
4. Painting.
5. Electrical wiring.
6. Fabrication of Marble Altar.
7. Fabrication of pews.
8. Procurement of some sacramentals like the Monstrance etc.
We were directly involved in the Procurement of some of these works, while we played a supervisory role in others that were subcontracted by the sponsor.

At this stage of the work, the influence of the parish priest and other priests grew geometrically. They needed certain things done their own way cos they are actually the ones that will make use of it.
There were change order request from the priests, which will analysed it's impact in conjunction with the client and a lot of them were implemented because there were within our budget.
The change orders included;
1. Installation of handrail at the entrance porch.
2. Removal of the wall lamps on the columns to avoid theft.
3. Choice of tiles and pattern on tiling.
4. Size and position of the marble Altar.
5. Choice of paint color. (The priest needed a color that will match with the rectory).
6. Installation of Architrave.

We started with the installation of Architrave, rails and the external screeding.

After the installation of the Pop ceiling, doors and windows, we had to go on a long break due to funding, that was on the 3rd of December, 2020.

Installation of entrance door.

Windows and doors.

The windows.

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On exactly 22nd of November 2020 being the feast of Christ the king, we received the doors and windows and installation commenced the following day.
The doors were the entrance door and the sanctuary door connecting to the rectory.
The windows were Archtop and there were 10 in number.

We were commissioned to procure Doors, windows and pop ceiling on the 17th of November 2020.
Payment was made for the materials and we awaited delivery.
Pop materials was delivered first. The casting of the pop started on the 19th of November and by 21st it was already being installed.

Around the 16th of November 2020, we had a site meeting with the major stakeholders, inspection was carried out and validation given. The Procurement for which we were contracted was immediately closed out.

Immediately, we were informed to make preparation for procurement of windows, POP Ceiling and doors. This was on a fresh budget now.

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Before the installation of the roofing sheets, we made sure that the thunder arrester was installed.
Procurement for plaster materials was done Asap and Plastering commenced.

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Picture showing the installation of the roofing sheets.

On the 3rd of November, we procured roofing sheets (0.45mm metcoppo sheets).
It's installation was done on the 4th of November 2020.

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On the 28th of November, we commenced the erection of the gable wall.

Pictures.

Pictures of the roof woodwork.

By the 24th of October 2020, the fascia was ready to receive the roof woodwork.
The woods were procured and the carpenter commenced work.

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Pictures: showing the installation of precast fascia.

Between the period of 13th-18th October, we did the following
1. Erection of scaffold.
2. Ironworks and formwork for roofbeam.
3. Casting of the roof beam.
4. Then the installation of the precast fascia.

On the 6th of October 2020, we had to start casting the precast columns and concrete fascia.

Within the period of 27th September to the 5th of October 2020, we did the following.
1. Adding 3 courses of blocks to the walls.
2. Fenestration (positioning of the windows, we had 10 of them).
3. Creating a Doorway to link up the sanctuary to the rectory (since the sponsor cancelled the idea of a Sacristy).
4. Ironworks,formworks and casting of the lintel.
5. Earth filling, compaction and casting of the mass concrete floor.
6. Levelling of the block works.

Work continued with the installation of columns. 13nos columns were formed with 16mm bars.
Masonry work was also going on. We had to project the entrance porch to about 1.2m to conform with the remodel.