public works march 2012

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PUBLIC WORKS UPDATE March 01/12 The first phase of the Band Hall renovation is nearing completion. The reception and custodian areas are complete, as is the new office. A new electrical service was installed for the centre of the hall as most circuits were seriously overloaded. All wiring is now concealed including new phone and Ethernet connections. The ceiling of the hall centre had some serious cracks developing in it. The old Gyproc and insulation were removed to reveal that the suspicions of our structural engineer were correct. There was no ridge board or beam in place and the roof was in an advanced stage of failure i.e. in danger of collapse. The photos above show that the roof had already dropped with not much of the rafters left touching each other. There were only a couple toenails (nail in on an angle at the end of the board) holding anything together. Heel Spread of Rafters Closeup Heel Spread of Rafters The two toenails per end were all that was holding up the roof and keeping the peak from falling further Birdsmouth at the bottom end of the rafters

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Page 1: Public Works March 2012

PUBLIC  WORKS  UPDATE                    March  01/12  

The  first  phase  of  the  Band  Hall  renovation  is  nearing  completion.  The  reception  and  custodian  areas  are  complete,  as  is  the  new  office.    A  new  electrical  service  was  installed  for  the  centre  of  the  hall  as  most  circuits  were  seriously  overloaded.  All  wiring  is  now  concealed  including  new  phone  and  Ethernet  

connections.  

The  ceiling  of  the  hall  centre  had  some  serious  cracks  developing  in  it.  The  old  Gyproc  and  insulation  were  removed  to  reveal  that  the  suspicions  of  our  structural  engineer  were  correct.  There  was  no  ridge  

board  or  beam  in  place  and  the  roof  was  in  an  advanced  stage  of  failure  i.e.  in  danger  of  collapse.  

 

The  photos  above  show  that  the  roof  had  already  dropped  with  not  much  of  the  rafters  left  touching  each  other.    There  were  only  a  couple  toenails  (nail  in  on  an  angle  at  the  end  of  the  board)  holding  

anything  together.  

Heel  Spread  of  Rafters  Close-­‐up  Heel  Spread  of  Rafters  

 

The  two  toenails  per  end  were  all  that  was  holding  up  the  roof  and  keeping  the  

peak  from  falling  further    

 

Birdsmouth  at  the  bottom  end  of  the  rafters  

 

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Ceiling  joists  installed  

 Ceiling  joists  were  installed  to  secure  the  ends  of  the  rafters  and  keep  them  from  spreading  further  

 

Gusset  Plates  

Gusset  plates  made  of  ½”  plywood  are  installed  on  both  sides  of  the  rafters  at  the  peak  to  add  strength.  

 

Brackets  are  installed  at  the  Birds  mouth  

 Brackets  are  installed  at  the  bird’s  mouth  to  add  strength  and  serve  as  hurricane  ties.  

 

Finished  Ceiling  

Ceiling  insulated  and  finished  with  fan  installed.  

Fred’s  new  storeroom  

 

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New  reception  area  

The  renovation  is  nearing  completion.  To  date  the  glass  for  the  railings  will  be  ready  next  week  along  with  the  countertops.  Once  the  counters  are  installed,  the  roll  down  door  for  reception  can  be  installed.  Completion  of  the  camera  installation  is  slated  for  the  end  of  next  week.    Meaghan  Van  Somer  is  looking  

after  furniture  procurement  for  the  new  lounge.  The  flooring  to  replace  worn  and  damaged  sections  at  the  entrance  will  not  be  in  until  the  end  of  March  due  to  vendor  problems.