This slide share shows how a group prepared a site and erected a steel arch building.

1. ERECTING A POWERBILTSTEEL BUILDING

2. What we started with Original building

3. Inside view of original building Evidence of termite activity All wood construction 7 foot clearance Dirt floor

4. Concrete forms and prep View toward house View toward alley

5. 6” reinforced concrete pad was poured

6. The building was shipped from the factory in PA

7. Some pieces arrived damaged. They were replaced at no extra cost in a few days

8. The entire building was stored inside the house

9. Anchor bolts were placed

10. The plates were bolted down and torqued to 50ftlb Hammering in the anchor bolts Modifying the anchors

11. Base plates secured and torqued

12. Dry run scheduled for Friday First arch – a learning experience Scaffold came in very handy

13. Tools used in the process

14. Saturday we had a full crew All volunteers, all novices EEO at work

15. Breakfast and lunch, on site

16. Working in pairs helps

17. By the end of Saturday22 arches were erected

18. Sunday, finished the arches and started the end walls

19. Monday, began tightening4000+ bolts and nuts

20. Replaced steel panelswith 4 skylights

21. Constructed door framefor 10’X10’ roll-up door

22. Garage door was professionally installed by C&D Garage Doors Walk-through door on rear wall 4’X8’

23. Skylights admit plenty of light

24. Don’t have to worry about bumping my doors in here

25. Started Finished!!

26. Special thanks to:

27. Frank Pickett Beau Alexander Marita Pickett Dianna Alexander Elliot Angel Dick Polly Clem & Donnafrom C&D Garage doors John Polly Stacey Polly Doug Eliason Dave Shire Evan & Jayfrom Green works Jason Shire Leslie Shire Matt Halverson Cathy Walston Dave Homes Ken Walston Jeff Noll