April 2016 Renovations

Work continues with the decorative truss painting, window stone frame paint stripping, HVAC ductwork & fire alarm system installations, and architectural millwork in progress.




Decorative trusses are painted.





Chapel window stone frame paint is stripped to allow the moisture in the stone to evaporate.





Nave window which has had the paint stripped.



Metal furring channels are installed in the chapel for future sheetrock installation.
 



The Cathedral Building Committee members inspect the ongoing work.





Fr. Mark Giordani, Cathedral Rector, Fr. Alex and Fr. Luis, Cathedral Parochial Vicars, also inspect the work.





Plastic sheets are installed for dust control.



Integrated Conservation Contracting (ICC) is subcontracted to do window stone tracery repairs such as stone cleaning, raking, pointing and grouting of the stone joints.





















Monte Bros. Sound System technicians meet with the GC foreman to coordinate the installation of the loudspeakers.



The fire alarm smoke detectors are wired and installed in the ceilings.





The chapel HVAC ductwork is installed in the basement.



The exterior existing HVAC ductwork is removed.





New exterior light fixtures are installed on the chapel.



Paint mockups are installed to test for new paint adhesion on the choir loft woodwork and the stone columns.





At the Martercrafts workshop the architectural woodwork is in progress for the new baldacchino, ambo, cathedra, cloister and ambulatory screens.  Stain mockups were created for the Diocesan Architect's approval.









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