Green Terrace Mennonite church is a small church located about 5 miles south
of Wernersville, PA. Our point of contact was Melvin and Dorothy Algyer, who were
absolutely fantastic to work with. Melvin rebuilt all the bookracks
because the original design would not properly accommodate their books. He
did a great job and they all screwed back on with no problems.
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Before |
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This view shows the sanctuary before we started |
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Before 2 |
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Just as we began to remove the pews |
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Before 3 |
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Another shot as we were begining the removal |
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Removing bookracks |
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Normally, we do this in our shop, but Melvin wanted to modify the bookracks himself so we removed them and left them there. |
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Removing From the Floor |
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All the pews must be unscrewed from the floor. |
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Ramp |
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We built a ramp from the door to the truck for loading. |
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Careful placement |
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The ends of the pews must be carefully placed on the cart so as not to damage the veneer. |
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Moving Out |
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We roll the pews out of the buildin on dollies. |
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Loading |
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Carefully guiding the pews into the truck. |
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Up the ramp |
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Carefully we must move the pews up the ramp and watch that we don't catch the middle leg on the "hump". |
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Loading inside |
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A view of the inside of the truck as we placed one of the first pews removed. |
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It looks so Empty! |
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But it is not. God is always in our hearts. |
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Halfway |
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Half of the pews are now loaded. |
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Rebuilt Bookracks |
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Later, Melvin brought the rebuilt bookracks to our shop. At Shultz Refinishing we are willing to work with our customers to accomodate their special needs. |
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Sand and Repair |
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In our shop we place the pews on taller carts to work on them. |
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Delivery! |
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Our trucks pull up to deliver. The semi is owned and operated by Bamberger's of Lebanon, PA, a long established business here. We hire them for larger jobs. |
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Our Customer |
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Melvin Algyer represented the church. Melvin was great to work with. |
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Ready to unload |
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OK guys, let's get to it! |
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Preplacement |
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As we unload, each pew is placed close to where it was originally. Then it will be adjusted to it's final spot. |
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Making placement |
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Prior to removing the pews the loction of each pew was mapped out. Now we put them back where they were origianlly. |
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Almost empty |
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Just about done unloading. |
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All Done! |
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A view of the finished product! |
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Thank you |
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Another satisfied customer. |
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