Fall 2010 Progress

Wild Turkeys

Fall Colors


Insulation in Lodge

Insulation in Bathhouse

Drywall in Bathhouse

Finished Cabin

Staff Cabin:

- Insulation was installed in the exterior walls
- Drywall has been installed with tape and texture and is expected to be completed by 11/27
- The exterior railing on both sides of the stairs has been fixed. It is now the same height all around.
- Front door has been painted

Lodge:

- New blown-in insulation installed in exterior walls. Kitchen portion is not yet ready and will be done next spring
- As you read this, drywall is being installed in the Sanctuary portion.
- Tape and texture has an expected completion date of 11/27
- Two new sub panels for the interior have been installed in the kitchen. This includes two breakers for temporary power inside the lodge.
- APS (Arizona Power Service) has been summoned to bring power to the Lodge and it may happen sometime before January of 2012.
- Most of the new electrical has been pulled in the Kitchen with completion most likely happening next spring.
- The foundation for the new stairs on the West side - dropping off the patio - have been formed and poured. The actual stairs and lower patio will most likely be poured in the Spring but may yet happen this year.
- All new hardware should be installed on the Lodge doors soon.
- All wiring has been installed for the sound system and overhead projector.
- The roof has been completed over the kitchen. There is a little "trim" to be completed .
- The freezer opening on the West side has been temporarily closed up for the winter. This will keep the entire Lodge "buttoned up"

Bathrooms:

- Insulation was installed in the exterior walls
- Drywall has been installed in both baths as of Friday afternoon - 11/9
- Tape and texture also to be completed by 11/27
- Water heater shed roofs are yet to be completed but possibly could be done this weekend - depending on weather

Snow is coming soon to Kamp Kipa! Once it arrives all work will be put on hold and continue with the spring thaw. Water has been shut off to avoid freezing. It has been a busy work season and God has blessed the work at Kamp.

First Week of October

Three patios on the main lodge are prepped and ready for concrete. They will be poured soon if the weather cooperates. The rough electrical in the sanctuary is 90% complete. The roof over the sanctuary is complete except for a ridge cap and roof jacks. The kitchen roof cannot be completed until spring when the walk-in freezer is expected to be installed.

The girl's bath house has new siding on three of four walls and the boy's bath is ready for siding. A leak under the boy's bath house has been detected and repaired.
Both baths have been approved for the Rough Combo inspection. This included framing, plumbing, electrical. Both houses will soon be ready for insulation and drywall.


The staff cabin has also passed the Rough Combo inspection and is ready for insulation and drywall.

September

Cabin

Ramada

Staff Cabin

Main Lodge, view of kitchen

Steps in progress





Volunteers in lunch line

A very large group of volunteers came to help our guys

Any help is welcome!

The most noticeable project in September has been the new steps running through kamp. A group of 45 volunteers from the community worked on new paths from cabins to ramadas and bath houses. There will be lighting added to the paths in the future.

The next phases for the staff cabin will be insulation and drywall.

The lodge now has new windows, exterior doors and siding. Rough plumbing is complete and the kitchen roof is projected to be finished by the end of September. HVAC and electricity should be complete by mid-October.

The bath houses have new windows, exterior doors, electrical and interior framing. They are ready for siding, which is planned for October.

A Great Work Week!

Saturday morning breakfast



Cooks preparing a "mountain man" breakfast



Beginning steps from boy's bathroom to boy's cabins



The steps crew on Friday



Finished product



Finished product



Backhoe always busy



Siding the staff cabin



Wiring in staff cabin



Laying metal roofing



Lodge roof



Lodge meeting room



Lodge kitchen



Plumbing in kitchen



Saturday lunch break



A view of Kamp after a busy week

A summary of the full week's accomplishments:

Main Lodge:
- The exterior walls have the new underlayment on as well as shims to correct the wandering studs. The east side of the lodge is now straight and has window/corner trim on in prep for siding. Siding is ready to be installed on the east side
- Exterior eaves and overhangs have new soffit and venting.
- The new metal roof over the sanctuary portion has been completed.
- HVAC contractor is plugging away at the new system.
- Rough plumbing is in the kitchen and handicap portions. Not 100% complete.
- Underground conduit for electricity to Staff Cabin was installed from Electrical panel on West side to the SW corner
- Installed new grease tank on NW corner

Cabins:
- Completed connection from underground power to all cabins. All cabins have lights and electricity at the outlets
- Cleaned and vacuumed some cabins
- Put the Stony Lake donated mattresses in three of the cabins

Staff Cabin:
- New lap siding, windows, trim, soffits and soffit venting are complete. Exterior is complete with exception to the deck cover, gable vents and metal roof.
- Electrical layout completed. This includes some of the outlets, switches and fixture boxes

Ramada's:
- Installed new lights and outlets in all 5 ramada's


Landscaping:
- There has been a drastic improvement in this area. A large group of workers completed new stairs from the boys bath to the cabins and connected cabins on the boys side (West).
- General cleanup of the grounds performed by youth and children.
- Burned some slash and wood scrap piles

Excavation:
- Continuous

Upper bathhouse:
- Installed new water heater elements

Kamp Kipa Work Week

Monday, August 30 through Saturday, September 4 is Kamp Kipa Work Week. There will be work for anyone who can show up any day of the week. There will be lunch/dinner served Friday and breakfast/lunch served Saturday. The following list is a tentative plan for the week:

Main Lodge:
- Install new soffit for eaves and overhangs
- Install new windows
- Install new siding and trim
- Work on new rough plumbing in kitchen
- Finish framing interior walls
- Install new exterior doors

Cabins:
- Connect final electrical so there is electricity available to all cabins.

Excavation:
- Install new grease tank
- Cover all underground power

Staff Cabin:
- Run new electrical wires
- Install new windows
- Install new soffit for eaves and overhangs
- Install new siding and trim
- Install new exterior door

Bathrooms:
- Run new electrical wires
- Frame new exterior water heater closet and roof
- Install new windows
- Install new soffit for eaves and overhangs
- Install new siding and trim
- Install new exterior doors

We hope to have a busy and successful week!

August 21

No pictures again this week. The kitchen is completely framed in and more framing was done in the lodge. More electricity was run to cabins and more backfilling in trenches and patio.

August 14

Saturday the 14th had another large turnout of help. The cabins' windows and shutters were stained and electrical work to the cabins continued. In the lodge a meeting room was framed and the kitchen floored was raised 8" to match the rest of the building's floor. Prep work for the lodge patio continued and it should be ready for concrete soon. Some of the trenches with new electrical conduit were backfilled.

August 7

A rainy day


West wall in lodge


West wall in lodge


Kitchen trenches filled in


Staff cabin steps complete


Staff cabin deck


Staff cabin ready for plumbing and electrical


Girl's bathroom plumbing


Girl's bathroom


Boy's bathroom


Boy's bathroom


Septic by boy's bathroom complete


Still burning brush

Despite another rainy day, Kamp Kipa saw another large workforce last Saturday. Eleven tradesmen from Colorado traveled down Friday to work on plumbing. They completed the rough-in plumbing in both the girl's and boy's bathrooms and started the staff cabin plumbing. Much more was accomplished Saturday; half of the lodge has been framed, the lower patio is being prepped, the patio and kitchen have been backfilled, and some of the electricity has been run to cabins. Running the electricity includes digging trenches and running conduit and wire. We are so thankful for all of the willing workers and the many accomplished tasks at Kamp. God has blessed our work and we pray for continued blessings.