Fire (Station) in the Hole

Archive for the ‘Old Dominion’ Category

This blog is officially pre-empted by Snomageddon, Snowzilla, Snowpocalpse, or whatever you are calling this ridiculous snow of 2010. I had a regular construction update prepared, but snow rules. (Bonus: bookmark this post and re-live it in August. I think it might be looking pretty good then).

Of course we all thought the December snow was our “once a decade” storm. Who knew it would be followed by a “once a century” storm (well, I certainly hope so at least).  I have a couple videos to show the damage, and pics too. (Be sure to kick up the video to 720p and watch full screen for full impact). No idea what this does to the construction schedule, but can’t be good.

Dec. & Jan. Storm Comparo — take a look at the far northern wall on the left side in both pics:

Close up of the far northern wall:

Video as storm winds up Friday Evening:

Video during storm on Saturday Afternoon:

Lee Highway Looking West; East:

21st Rd @ Lee Looking North:

Between Service Bay and Garage:

Time to glass the place up a bit, plus brick veneer work continues:

Brick veener:  installation 21st Rd. side, in place on 21st Rd, and creeping down Lee Hwy:

Glass Pane Installed On Side of Lee Hwy Stairwell:

Vent Relocated? (Top last week, Bottom this week):

If you haven’t seen “Part 1″  it’s here.

I wasn’t around from Dec 5 to Dec 16, so sadly I missed all the festivities of the crane and sheeting & shoring dismantling. Consolation prize is pictures of the crane hole being filled in and weather proofing the underground portion of the walls (perfect timing on that, right). Also a peek at the brick facade. More updates coming this week.

Craniotomy Completed:

Weatherproofing Membrane Attached To Underground Portion of Walls:

Metal Supports Fitted For Stairwell and Closet Roofs:

Brick Facade Work On Western Wall (Old Dominion Portion):