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November 14, 2007
Assembling the Big Kobelko crane
The Music room.
Greetings from the sandy floors!
Down in the Project, the sand is coming back to underlie the concrete floors, so as the “mechanicals” (heat duct, plumbing, electrical conduit goes in. the level rises. The large bases of the concrete pillars are now all buried. The red color layer will be applied to the floors at the end of the project.
The big crane is up and working, and the smaller one moves out tomorrow. All the reinforcing ironwork is assembled flat on the ground and then hoisted into position.
Today the sheer wall at the northwest corner of the Auditorium is being poured…four truckloads of concrete. Tomorrow will see some of the intermediate walls go in.
Preservation
“What are we doing about the floors?” I hear this frequently, and I answer, “Honestly we’re going to talk about it for a few years”. One of the carpenters recommended a fine epoxy product that he used on his garage floor, but one cardinal principle of preservation is to try to avoid any action that cannot be undone. Thus furniture and instrument restorers use “old” hide glue, which was probably old to Stradivarius. Carnauba wax fits the bill for coating the floors, but it requires regular stripping and renewal. If we chose a treatment that cannot be undone , we need to be very deliberate.
Forum December 2
It’s time to start thinking about congregational life in the new space.
Below: assembling rebar
