Site Visit 11-03-08

Monday 11/03/08
7:35 am - 8:35 am

50 degrees
overcast

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First working day after daylight savings! Masonry Mock-up installed adjacent to owner's trailer at north-east corner of site. Roofing insulation stored on roof deck - roof membrane stored at building north-west corner (Firestone Ultra Ply TPO 80-Mil). Drilled cores around perimeter appear to be filled. Scaffolding installed at building south-west corner. Raising scaffold stored at building south-east and building north-east corner. Stone masons at work at north-east. Ductwork and piping appear to be complete at the south portion of the building and in progress at the west end.

Propane tanks have been delivered to the site. Two are located at the south-west corner (first and second floor) and one is located at the south-east (for the mechanical room). They haven't been turned on yet (maybe next week).

(Above left: mock-up masontry wall, Above right: view looking north-east) is the mock-up of the masonry walls being installed. A 4-foot wall has been started at the gymnsaium north-east corner - no scaffolding in place) and an 8-foot section of wall has been installed at the south-east corner. In the foreground are four resources (only three are visible) used by the masons to manipulate the stone. From left to right they are the scrape bin, masonry saw, pallete of block, and behind the pallete are two barrels of water.

Fire proofing appears to have been installed at the gymnasium second floor level. Temporary halogen lighting has been installed at the gymnasium. Metal stud installation was more-or-less complete at the west side of the building and in progress at the south roof parapet. At the roof, workers were installing what appeared to be metal curbs for mechanical equipment. Other than that I saw some steel connection details I had missed in previous visits and saw some roof drain piping. More to report later - hope to load some sketches on by weeks end!