Week 12 brings a bit of rain, but also more progress. Outside, demolition has begun on the existing basketball court and retaining wall: The fire escape will be rotating and moving over to meet up with the new exit locations. …
Week 11 brings a lot of progress from the plumbing and mechanical contractors. Rough plumbing in the new kitchen is largely finished, with mechanical starting next: Plumbing work continues on the new second floor bathroom: Prep work indicates the masons …
Week ten brings continued progress on window and door installation. The former fire exits from second and third floor OA have been restored back to windows as they were originally. Additionally, the new french doors into the living room have …
Big news for week nine is the installation of new windows. Almost all of the windows are installed, except for the windows facing the basketball court and those used for construction access: With windows in, the next delivery was door …
Week eight sees the end of demolition, and the beginning of reconstruction. In the kitchen and dining rooms, the final walls have been taken down to make way for the new layout, with new doors being cut in as needed: …
The arrival of large gas heaters on first floor signals the progress for week seven. The heaters are needed for the Gyp-crete pour needed on second and third floor of the old wing to bring the floors up to level: …
Week six starts with the addition of a nice Cheever sign in the front yard – we’re proud of the work Cheever is doing on our beautiful chapter house, and hopefully all alumni are too: In the kitchen, the dividing …
Week five begins with more progress clearing out the basement space, as well as installing new plumbing in the floors for the mechanical spaces: The laundry room, basement bathroom, and storage space have been completely removed with plumbing well under …