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Classroom construction in Founders' HallConstruction began in 2002 December. There will be two new classrooms plus a new vestibule adjacent to the outside door. In addition, an existing resource room is being renovated to serve as a classroom, and there are some general improvements being made to the entire space. Click on any picture for a larger version, then use the "back" button on your browser to return to this page.Jump to pictures taken 2003 Jan 19 |
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2002 Dec. 15Here is the first stage of construction. The studs for the new classroom and vestibule have just been installed. Carol is standing in the vestibule area, and the existing outside door is to her right. |
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2003 Jan. 10Here is the same scene. There is a great pile of construction debris from removed ductwork. |
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Here is where much of the ductwork came from. This is the inside of the
former resource room with the wall ready to be rebuilt.
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| Here is an overall perspective looking from the existing meeting area back towards the construction. The vestibule will be on the left, where stairs to the outside door are visible. The two new classrooms are shown to the right. (Actually only about 1.5 classrooms are visible in the picture.) |
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| And here's a view from the opposite side. Note the double-wide doors on both sides of the classrooms. This will make for easy access and multi-purpose use. The electric wiring has now been installed. |
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2003 Jan. 19.Same view as in top two pictures. The wallboard is up, and some of the debris has been removed. |
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Here's the storage room again. Only a little progress is visible here, but
soon this will be an attractive classroom.
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| This is the same wall seen from the other side. Yes, we expect the construction crew will put it all back together! |
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| Here is a general view from the meeting room. The double-wide doors are clearer. |
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Picking out colors is a tough job!
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2003 Jan. 26Here again is the same view as in the top two pictures, now a week later. The doors are installed, but otherwise the outside looks the same. However, work has been done inside the new classrooms. |
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| Another view from the meeting area showing the vestibule door on the left and the double doors to the two new classrooms. |
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| Here's a view from the opposite side of the classrooms. The outside entrance is behind the camera, and the vestibule is just out of the picture to the right. |
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Here is the interior of one of the classrooms. Support ribs for the
dropped ceiling are in, and built-in cabinets are just being installed.
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| The other classroom looks pretty similar. Here is a better view of the support ribs for the ceiling with new ductwork for the heating system above. The mysterious object in the lower left corner is a work light used for the construction. |
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