Mansard Roofing Removed
Friday, July 24th, 2009
This week has seen a good deal of progress. The green steel mansard roof has been removed from the B-Wing in preparation for building the 2nd story. This construction should start when the structural steel arrives, scheduled for August 3. Next week, strengthening of the 1st floor walls will be started. The rubber roof membrane will be removed in order to allow repairs to the 2nd floor steel pan and make it ready for the concrete pour of the floor.
The six large foundation footing wells for the Glass Breezeway have been refilled, and concrete floor poured back to the normal Breezeway level. These foundations are ready to accept installation of steel support components for the new two-story Glass Breezeway once the structural steel arrives.
The stairway steps to the Gym near the boys’ bathroom that were removed have been reinstalled. They were removed to install concrete footings which will support a 2nd thickness of wall between the B-Wing and the Gym, providing a 3-hour fire rating.
Windows and doors on the center courtyard side of the B-wing are being filled in and new smaller windows installed to allow light from the atrium area to enter the interior B-wing rooms. Special lintels are being made to go over the windows. Exterior (courtyard-side) walls are being rebuilt and filled with concrete and steel to support the columns that will go upward to provide support for the 2nd story wall and roof structures.
