Scaffolding was erected in this area on Tuesday, November 25 to allow the structural engineer and contractors safe, working access to this ceiling area. Contractors prepared the area for work by placing plywood on the scaffolding deck and installing plastic sheeting to keep the dust confined to the work area. (Removing plaster and concrete is [...]
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December 7, 2008
Update on West Ceiling Area
December 7, 2008
Update on South Ceiling Area
All of the plaster and concrete in danger of falling has been removed. This has revealed extensive deterioration in the concrete slab the serves as the roof/ceiling structure. Over 50% of the bottom surface of this slab (on which the ceiling plaster is applied) has deteriorated. When the plaster was removed the concrete crumbled away [...]
December 3, 2008
More Updates Coming Today
Sorry it has been so quiet on the Building Blog. With the work underway and the Thanksgiving holiday, I have not had time to post. There are some new photos on Flickr (you can access them on this page to the right) and I will be posting several more posts today.
Please check back for more [...]
November 14, 2008
More Photos on Flickr
We will be posting many more photos on our photostream at flickr.com.
If you would like to see more photos of the work in progress you can click on the “More Photos” at the bottom of the PHOTOS ON FLICKR side bar on the right side of this web page.
You can also visit our Flickr photostream directly [...]
November 14, 2008
Sounding and Plaster Removal
On Thursday, CP Bok, our structural engineer with CTLGroup, came to perform his assessment of the ceiling plaster on the south side of the sanctuary. This assessment was done by sounding (tapping with a hammer) the plaster to listen for the change in sound from place to place. Areas where there is a hollow sound are [...]
November 13, 2008
It’s Not Really Scaffolding
Yesterday the scaffolding contractor came to install the scaffolding on the south side of the sanctuary. This is the area above the organ loft – where the organ pipes used to be located - and above the pulpit. Because of the structure of the organ pipe screen – the long vertical strips of wood you see [...]
November 13, 2008
Sanctuary Ceiling Assessment and Concrete Repair Project
In late September a section of the ceiling in the Unity Temple sanctuary fell, a result of record rainfall and a leaking roof drain system. A few days later, we had a structural engineer conduct an emergency assessment of the condition of the ceiling and roof. The engineer determined that, although there are no other sections in imminent danger [...]
