A Little More Demolition

Even as the construction team begins to rebuild there will almost always be something that has to be demolished or torn up in order to rebuild. 



The back property behind the kitchen is a busy area as water pipes continue to be laid underground. 



Remember this new fire hydrant from a previous post? 







Abbracadabra..........it's gone!!  Well, it's only temporary.  Since we use two lanes of traffic in the parking lot during dismissal the hydrant was temporarily removed so that we would still be able to accommodate all of the vehicles.  It will be re-installed when the new parking lot is completed.  And yes, it will be on a concrete median.   



Demolition continues on the two classrooms closest to the parking lot. 



The front corner of the wall has a portion of the wall that juts out past the windows.  It is referred to as a wing wall.  Removing the wing wall will also require removing a portion of the roof and a section of the top of the outside wall. 




With more debris comes more work using the SkyTrak. 



Working in the Heat

The temperatures this week have kept many people indoors, but not our faithful construction workers.  Despite a heat index of 110, they are working hard.  Some have adjusted their schedules in order to avoid as much of the intense sun as possible.  The good news is that some of the work they are doing is actually creating instead of demolishing. 

A trench has been dug for water pipes to be laid.  This area will end up being a hallway that will come from the back of the building and run beside the cafeteria where the stage is currently located. 



I refer to this as the baby backhoe.  It has been used to get into the tight spaces in the kitchen area.  The worker is now using it to move gravel to fill the open trenches. 



(Sorry for the quality of the photo.)  This is the first new brick being laid in the kitchen area.  This was originally the dirty tray return window.  The door frame on the right is new. 

More Changes in the Front Hall

In a week there has been a lot of work completed on the front hallway.

A third brick choice has been added to the mock up.  There is a slight difference in color.  The architects will make the ultimate decision as to which brick will be placed on our building. 

This is a view of the front hallway from the backdoor of the back hallway.  All of the non-load bearing walls have been removed and the debris has been cleared away. 

Almost all of the trees in this area have been removed and are lying in large piles. 

On the left wall they have added pipes of some sort.  They have also added the wooden cross bars in the doorway as a safety measure.  The area immediately against the building is a large pit. 

The bright yellow truck is bringing in concrete block to begin building our new walls. 

This view is from the bus lane.  Notice how well you can see the bright yellow truck in the gazebo area.  The wooden fences have been added as a safety measure since the small walls have been removed. 

The soffets and brick facade have been removed.

This classroom is in the process of having the brick facade removed. 

Changes Keep Coming (Kitchen and Back Area)

Coming back to CME after being out of town for a week resulted in seeing the results of a lot of work that has been done.  Here are a few photos.

At the end of the hallway by the computer lab, they have also added plastic sheeting to help keep the dust out of the building.

On the grassy area behind the kitchen, they have placed some concrete pads.  At this point, I am unsure of their use.  Permanent or temporary??

In the back parking area behind the kitchen, workers are busily creating trenches in the asphalt in order to lay water pipes. 

This is the kitchen.  The last picture I posted showed the entire floor area covered in large chunks of tile and concrete.  Now they have cleaned most of it out and are putting gravel into the area.  Small equipment is coming in to knock down more walls. 

This view is from the back wall of the kitchen and looking through the new doorway they created a few weeks ago.  The closest area would have been a dry storage area.  The blue double doors were the doors for Primetime's storage closet in the cafeteria.  The hole in the wall on the right looks into the boiler room. 

Workers are currently removing conduit and piping that are in the roof. 

Geometrically shaped trenches in the back lot. 



Workers are on the roof removing the conduit and pipes from the roof. 
The small back hoe is sitting where a small concrete storage shed once stood. 



Gazebo Area

The classrooms on the gazebo side look a little bit different today.  (Sorry about the quality of the pictures, these were taken with my iPhone.)

The trees have been removed, the rooms are cleaned out,  and the outer walls are gone. 

The soffets have also been torn away. 

This is the view from the teacher's lounge window.  The trees will really be missed. 

So Many Plans.....

Work Continues, Part 2

Sharing a few more photos.....

The soffett in the lobby had to be removed.   The debris was shoveled into wheelbarrows and carried out. 

This is the view of the soffett.  The blue wiring is from the server and leads to the rooms on the right side of the lobby. 

This is a view of the primary hallway.  A much shorter view. 

A new fire hydrant was installed.  Notice that it is in the middle of our current parking lot.  When the building is finished there will be a new configuration for our car pick up lane.  Perhaps the fire hydrant will be sitting on a grassy median?????? 

Workers have begun to demolish the roof over the primary hallway. 

I've include pictures of this particular classroom through various stages.  The room has lost its windows, ceiling tiles, and now the cabinetry.