Our new building addition is currently being constructed! We are
so excited about this project, which will enable us to provide better care for the animals entrusted to us at the Shelter.
The plans for our new addition are shown below and include several room very important to CCHS.
First of
all, we have expanded our FixaPet low-cost spay/neuter surgery program and find that we simply need more space. Because
we are doing 20-30 surgeries per surgery day, we need more recovery facilities for our patients. We are going to have
a new dog recovery room and will then remodel our old puppy room to have a new cat recovery facility. We are very excited
to have a 'multi-purpose' room which will be used primarily for education of youth groups and community organizations
that come to tour our Shelter. We're going to have an on-site laundry facility so that we no longer have to haul
our dirty laundry into town. We will also have a 'clean room' so that cages and carriers can be thoroughly sanitized
year round. There will be an assessment and training room so that dogs staying with us can be assessed and trained to
improved their adoption chances. Finally, there will be an expanded kennel area to allow for better care and cleaning
of the dog area. All in all, it's a pretty awesome project!
But, we need your help to make all of this
exciting progress a reality. As we "Build to the Future", we want to invite all of our members and friends
to be a part of this exciting endeavor. We've designed a program to allow everyone to be a part of this project.
If you'd like to make a donation, there are eight unique 'giving levels'. All monetary donations of $25.00
or more specific to our "Building to the Future" project will be engraved and permanently displayed on the "Honor
Roll of Donors" at the Shelter. Please click on the link below to make a donation to continuing the future of CCHS.
All "Building to the Future" donations, whether it be a monetary
giving level or for a specific item can be divided into multiple payments to better fit your budget. Just follow the
directions on the 'Click and Pledge' screen to indicate your preference. Simply enter the donation amount you
would like and click the 'Add to Cart' button. Then click 'Go To Checkout'. You will then have
the option to 'Create a Payment Plan' where you can indicate how many payments you would like and how often you would
like to make them. If you would prefer not to use a credit card, simply contact CCHS by phone at 715-743-4550 or by
email at petshelter@email.com and we will review other options. Of course, donations can always be made by mail to: CCHS, PO Box 127, Neillsville,
WI 54456. Be sure to indicate that you wish to be part of the "Building to the Future" project.
Please continue to read the construction progress report below and to see pictures of the project as it progresses each
day. Thank you for your support and being a part of "Building to the Future" with CCHS. The future has
never been brighter and we know that being a part of this project will make all of our supporters feel very proud to be a
part of our family!
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"Building to the Future" Progress Report!
Construction, or actually deconstruction, started on Tuesday, June 17th. The first step in the project
is to take apart our outside dog kennel area. With the help of several volunteers, all of the outside dog kennels were
disassembled and moved to storage. That work then continued with the removal of the fencing for part of the outside
grass pens. That made enough space for the construction workers to start taking apart the roof that used to cover the
outside kennel area. We were happy to learn that much of the lumber and tin can be reused in the new addition.
The workers have now removed all of the roof area over the previous kennel area as well as the 'runway' between the
grass pens. All of the fencing that needs to be removed has been taken down. Excavation and prep work for the
new foundation is complete. The concrete footings and walls have been poured. The sand has been leveled and
packed down. The plumber has worked to install floor drains and water lines for the new rooms in the addition.
The underground work is complete.
The weather has certainly been a challenge this week! All of the
foamboard used to insulate the concrete was delivered and installed. Then storms came through on Wednesday and strong
winds relocated a lot of it! Luckily we were able to retrieve all of it with minimal damage. Clark Electric started
to install the in-floor heating, but has been interrupted repeatedly by rain and bad weather. Hopefully more progress
will be made on Friday. We're still hoping for a new concrete slab next week. Only Mother Nature knows if
we'll be successful!
Our concrete slab has been successfully poured! It was quite the sight to behold,
but 11 loads of concrete were delivered to the Shelter. The slab looks fabulous and we can even walk on it now!
Construction of the walls has also started. In addition, our dryer was delivered on Wednesday. Seven feet tall,
the unit needed to be delivered before the new walls were constructed or we wouldn't be able to get it in the building!
We're hoping for more good weather and great progress on the construction this week!
Oh yeah, we've got
walls! The weather really cooperated this week, and Schnabel Carpentry was able to get a lot of work done on the walls.
As of Thursday, the exterior walls are in place. Now we can see just how big the addition is going to be! Work
on interior walls started on Monday and was completed on Tuesday. Our trusses were also delivered on Monday and work
on setting those in place began on Tuesday. Work on the trusses continued all week and is almost complete.
We learned on Friday that the old roof on our existing building also needs to be replaced. What a bummer!
The crew worked all weekend on the roof and have all of the old shingles removed. Work on shingling the old building
and new building will continue this week.
Gosh, things have been so busy that it's been quite a while
since we've added new pictures. Wow, have things changed! The roofing project continues with the shingling
still being worked on. Drywall has been delivered and installation is continuing. Work started on the installation
of the new geothermal heating and cooling system. Lots of trenching had to be completed for this project. Be sure
to check out those pictures! Randy Henchen, our electrician has installed our new electrical boxes and continues
to install wiring. Pioneer Plumbing has continued work for the plumbing. Hopefully ductwork installation will
start next week. Things are really starting to look different now!
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| 9/4: There's a lot of activity going on in the main hallway of the addition. |
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| 9/4: Tubing for the geothermal heating/cooling system is now placed in the trench. |
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| 9/4: The tubing must be placed at least 7' deep so that it is below the frostline. |
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| 9/3: This view shows our new addition tucked right next to the existing garage. |
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| 9/3: The trench goes right to the back of our building. |
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| 9/2: The pile of dirt is almost as tall as our roof. |
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| 9/2: The trenching is taking place behind our garage and new addition. |
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| 8/29: Crews work to change the electrical wiring. |
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| 9/29: The transformer had to be changed for our new electrical access. |
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| 8/28: Goodness, please don't hit the new shingles on our new roof!! |
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| 8/28: It was a very large load of drywall on that truck and trailer. |
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| 8/11: This shows the main hallway in the new addition, with a door for each of the rooms. |
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| 8/7: The new roof will need lots and lots of shingles! |
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| 8/7: It's very interesting to see how the new building has fit between our existing buildings. |
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| 8/2: The roofing crew removes the existing shingles that need to be replaced. |
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| 8/2: Bundles of shingles can be seen on the roof of our new building. |
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| 8/1: The new roofline will be very different from the current building. |
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| 8/1: This photo shows the new dog assessment and training room. |
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| 7/29: The new roof is starting to take shape. |
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| 7/29: Even from a distance, you can see how large the crane is for setting the trusses. |
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| 7/28: This is the view from our new surgery room. There's a lot of wood in the interior walls! |
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| 7/28: A large boom truck delivered our trusses & will help to set each in place. Note the driver! |
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| 7/24: The walls of the new kennel area have been put in place. |
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| 7/24: Note the assistance of Shelter Manager Chuck Wegner and FixaPet Veterinarian Dr. Gary! |
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| 7/24: It takes a lot of hands to lift the large wall into place. |
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| 7/23: The large dryer had to be delivered before the new walls were built. |
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| 7/22: The west side of our property shows lots of dirt, wood, and our new holding tanks. |
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| 7/21: The concrete slab looks good from all angles! |
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| 7/21: Special equipment was needed for the pouring of our concrete slab. |
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| 7/19: Rebar has also been installed in preparation for the concrete. |
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| 7/17: Work continues on installing the tubing for the in-floor heating, with about 1/2 done. |
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| 7/15: By the end of the day of Tuesday, all of the foamboard was in place. |
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| 7/9: Many floor drains are needed for the new kennel rooms. |
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| 7/9: Pioneer Plumbing works to install floor drains and water lines. |
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| 7/8: All of the sand has been leveled and packed in preparation for the concrete slab. |
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