In
recent years we had been racing the weather to get our project watertight,
enclosed and temporarily heated…fortunately that was finished in early
DECEMBER.
The
CARPENTERS have completed the interior mezzanine framing and the balance of
partitions. PLUMBING waste/vent, water piping and gas piping have also been
finished. Pre-insulation/drywall FIRE SPRINKLER system and FIRE ALARM
pre-wiring have also been finished. The ELECTRICAL contractor is also
done. Since most of the HVAC work is not encapsulated in walls or bath/utility
room “roofs”, they have much less work in this phase.
Last
week, all city inspections occurred and have been passed, thus INSULATION and
DRYWALL are good to go,
a belated HAPPY NEW YEAR to you
and yours…as usual, photos and video links below
andy
ELECTRICAL: service feeds are being installed on utility bridge in service corridor.
PLUMBING/ELECTRICAL: the electrical & communications service feeds (silver pipe) occupy the bottom of the utility bridge. The gas service feeds (black pipe) are segregated to the top.
PLUMBING: gas service feeds have been stubbed to the exterior gas meters...1/unit.
CARPENTERS: framing in unit 13 is nearly finished.
CARPENTERS: framing in unit 13.
HVAC: Igor preps the unit heaters from the previous user for temporary winter heat.
ELECTRICAL/PLUMBING: gas feeds for units 12-15 have been extended. wire has been pulled to one pull box, then to individual units.
ELECTRICAL: electrical service/communications feeds in route to unit's utility room.
CARPENTERS: loft rail framing in unit 11 in progress.
CARPENTERS: loft rail framing in unit 10.
PLUMBING: ziggy is installing unit water feeds from 2" main line on utility bridge in service corridor.
FIRE SPRINKLER: piping to be enclosed in the floor sandwich is nearly complete.
CARPENTERS: detail of deck rail, unit 10.
CARPENTERS: kris applies fire caulk in a unit demising wall to maintain the fire rating of the assembly.
ROOFING: prior to the cold snap, we installed the bathroom fan exhaust vents. new openings were flashed, roof penetration boots ready for install.
ROOFING: roof penetration boots installed. caulk to follow after
the storm collar placements.
ELECTRICAL: the
electrical & communications service feeds (silver pipe) nearly complete.
Ready for insulation, unit 7.
Ready for insulation, unit 10.
Ready for insulation, unit 13.
Ready for insulation, unit 15.
Ready for insulation, unit 15.
Ready for insulation, unit 8.
Ready for insulation, unit 8.
ALL UNITS: pre-insulation clean-up.
INSULATION: on deck.
MODEL: looking NE.
matt reviews one of the 2 level LOFTS @ wareHOUSE(2).
The CARPENTERS have
been framing interior partitions. The units on the west side of the service
corridor have been completed (units 1-5). The east side (units 6-15) is about
70% finished and should be 100% in the next 3 weeks per schedule. They have
also completed the skylight installation.
The mechanical trades
(PLUMBING, HVAC & ELECTRICAL) have been following our usual chase the
CARPENTERS sequencing. The PLUMBERS are 95% complete with the waste, vent and
water lines and have started the gas piping which will be covered in the next
project update. The HVAC contractor has set all of the roof top units. The
ELECTRICIANS are nearly complete with power and communication conduit that
feed each unit. They are now well into the individual unit’s conduit installation.
The WINDOW contractor is
95% complete with the exterior entry doors and window install. Exterior
caulking will be completed once the EIFS finish coat has been applied in
spring. CONCRETE GRINDING has been completed on the 2nd floor as
part of the pre-drywall work in unit 6.
Per Matt’s schedule,
we are 100% enclosed for winter. Drywall starts after Christmas and chases
the mechanical trades …
Enjoy the photos and video…ANDY
CARPENTERS: unit 8/9 demising wall is being framed. 2x8 material is used. the splayed portion will add interest to the adjacent units...a twofer.
CARPENTERS: work continues.
CARPENTERS: done.
CARPENTERS: view from unit 9. notice the 10' break-thru which allows combining units.
CARPENTERS: units 8/9 are ready for 2nd level mezzanines. steel angles are used for support at demising walls. I-joists have also been delivered.
CARPENTERS: a laser is used for 2x8 demising wall layout. 2x8's are used for straightness since the wall is 22' tall. additional sound insulation is benefit.
CARPENTERS: note the red laser dot on the ceiling.
CARPENTERS: layout complete...repeat.
CARPENTERS: unit 4 framing is complete, plumbing has been roughed, next the electrical.
CARPENTERS: unit 1
CARPENTERS: framing a low partition in unit 6.
CARPENTERS: the bottom plate is notched so that the studs can be "let in" to the framing below. this technique makes the finished product very stiff.
CARPENTERS: studs "let in" to framing.
CARPENTERS: we needed to remove/replace the 6x8 wood columns in units 14/15 that had been extended. we re-pitched the roof for better drainage concurrently (see video below).
CARPENTERS: removed wood columns, ready for re-purposing.
CARPENTERS: columns complete. the roof joists were also reinforced to support the roof top HVAC unit (RTU).
CARPENTERS: bathroom and utility room walls have been framed. marek is attaching steel angles to receive I-joists for 2nd floor mezzanine.
CARPENTERS: marek is installing lag bolts through the steel angles into the demising wall.
CARPENTERS: kris is installing I-joists.
CARPENTERS: unit 8 mezzanine I-joists and plywood subfloor installed.
WINDOWS: glass being installed in unit entry on west side.
WINDOWS: a rubber mallet is used to snap the aluminum stop in place.
WINDOWS: dense plastic shim are use as part of the process.
WINDOWS: roberto is caulking the intersection between the fixed glazing frame and the operating unit.
WINDOWS: roberto's close up.
CONCRETE GRINDING: the 2nd floor finished floor was going to be a vinyl strip system. upon removal of the existing 12x12 vinyl tile during demolition, we discovered the substrate to be standard concrete. we decided to then grind the concrete so we could use the same food service grade water based epoxy finish as elsewhere.
SKYLIGHTS: done is GOOD.
HVAC: roof top units (RTU) are craned for installation.
HVAC: almost there.
HVAC: now the cart.
HVAC: placed on curb.
ELECTRICAL: 1 1/4" unit service feeds being installed on "the bridge".
ELECTRICAL: pull boxes for wire distribution to 1 1/4" unit service feeds on bridge above.
ELECTRICAL: 100amp unit service panel on right with 8"x8" communications feed on left.
ELECTRICAL: service feed being installed for unit 6 on 2nd floor.
PLUMBING: water line coupling being soldered.
PLUMBING: waterline pipe being measured.
PLUMBING: ziggy is having a good hat day. cordless tools are used for most tasks now.
