Renovation Progress May 5 11, 2012 Week 31
May 5 A Saturday work day for these men tying rebar and building wood framing for the north porch slab
May 5 New Infirmary hallway on 1 st Ottilia with most of the sheetrock in place
May 5 Bedrooms on 2 nd & 3 rd Ottilia with exposed subflooring have a new plywood layer to match the level of the hallway
May 5 Rebar system completed for the north porch
May 7 HVAC condensing units for Ottilia Hall waiting for installation
May 7 HVAC ductwork progress beneath the new kitchen
May 7 Getting the last layer of bricks in for 3 rd floor steel joists in Ottilia s elevator and stairwell tower
May 7 Wall construction in BSRC dining area and final touches of north porch preparations
May 7 Welding crew getting their materials and equipment in place for work outside the lower level s east wall
Welders at work May 7 Later in the day, the south wall of Passageway extension to BSRC Dining area begins to be seen
May 7 Back door to stage removed and doorway is widened for the new access between kitchen and Sisters serving area
May 8 New Infirmary hallway sheetrock nearing completion for painting
May 8 - Wiring and tubing for HVAC unit outside Sisters new gathering and dining area
May 8 Ceiling grid reaching toward the outer walls of the Sisters gathering and dining area
May 8 Masonry on kitchen elevator continues
May 8 Passageway south wall with various doorways to interior rooms once the ramp evens off
May 8 Sprinkler installation on 2 nd Annunciata begins
May 8 Welding crew making their way around the structure mounting support brackets
May 8 Insulation spraying machine and tubing set up for Ottilia Hall s long attic
May 8 Ottilia south stairwell sheetrock installation now complete on all three floors
May 8 Backboards in communications closets installed for equipment to be mounted on
May 8 3 rd floor joists for Ottilia tower being welded into place and other steelwork for cement getting aligned
May 8 Light fixtures being installed in 3 rd Ottilia bathrooms
May 8 Ceiling fans in 3 rd Ottilia bedrooms, smoke alarms also installed
May 8 Installation of Ottilia hallway baseboards on 3 rd floor to match original baseboards as close as possible re-used baseboards for new walls awaiting trim original
May 8 2 nd Ottilia bathroom cabinets arrive
May 8 More 2 nd Ottilia floors are sanded; repairs begin where needed
May 9 Private Retreatant bathrooms get showers and color-coded water feeds
May 9 Kitchen and BSRC Dining ductwork being assembled
May 10 Ottilia Hall attic insulation spraying continues
May 10 Preserved baseboards re-delivered to 3 rd Ottilia for hallway installation Sheetrock finishing in the Infirmary can be seen through the windows
May 10 In Robby s workshop painted frames will cover the alert system boxes in the chapel
May 10 Framing system for mini-slab on south wall of kitchen where delivery hallway will be added
May 10 Masons back at kitchen elevator
May 10 West wall of BSRC dining area shaping up nicely
May 10 Supports beneath BSRC Dining Room windows installed
May 10 Welders at Ottilia tower resume work on 3 rd floor slab supports, then masons erect more scaffolding
May 10 Kitchen west wall begins BSRC Dining Room west wall continues
May 10 Kitchen & BSRC ductwork
May 10 Wooden support structure beneath north porch to hold cement slab until it sufficiently hardens
May 11 Window framing for BSRC Dining Room windows continues
May 11 1 st Ottilia sheetrock gets mud applied (left); south stairwell has 1 st coat of paint on 2 nd and 3 rd floor levels (right)
May 11 Southeast rooms on 2 nd Ottilia being sanded for the first time; west bedrooms get sealer applied
May 11 Future mailroom progress from ceiling to floor
May 11 3 rd Ottilia hallway baseboards looking like they were always there
May 11 Closet painting underway on 3 rd Ottilia as shelving units arrive
May 11 Closet shelving being installed in 3 rd Ottilia west bedrooms
May 11 Sheetrock grid built around 3 rd Ottilia roll-down fire safety door
May 11 Sheetrock repair in 3 rd Ottilia Community Room
May 11 Robby at work on fire alert system ornamentation in chapel
May 11 Masons back at Ottilia stair tower and elevator shaft
May 11 Old 3 rd Ottilia emergency exit doorway completely bricked in
May 11 Kitchen west wall rises above previous passageway roof line; re-sized doorway between kitchen and serving area framed in
May 11 Construction of forms for the mini-slab along south wall that will eventually continue outward to a delivery walkway; this will allow the construction of the kitchen s south wall without impinging on delivery and work to Ottilia s elevator and stair tower
May 11 Adjusting rebar supports for north porch; slab pouring scheduled for Monday
May 11 Overhead view of upper level progress
Staff Dining Restrooms Passageway Dish Room BSRC Private Retreatant Dining Area BSRC Dining Area BSRC Serving Area Storage Kitchen elevator Kitchen Delivery hallway
May 11 2 nd Annunciata sprinklers nearly finished
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