October 21, 2005
Going according to plan... Or, not!
Not much wood can be seen here. Instead of 2 x 4 studs all wall and ceiling supports are in aluminum. Everything is proceeding very quickly and the estimated date of completion remains November 30th. I tend to stop by the site at least twice a day and it is quite exciting to see everything unfold as planned.
Plans, though, sometimes need to be changed and last week I was able to fix a major design error. Looking outside through the studs in one of the classrooms there was a nice view on the school yard/playground below with lots of afternoon sun pouring in. To my horror I realized that I was looking through studs with no opening for a window!! Rushing back to the office to check the blueprints, I saw that no window had been planned for this 5m wide wall facing the nicest part of the school grounds. I cheched with the contractor to see if there was anyway to add a window but he pointed out that the window manufacturer needed two weeks to fill an order. This wasn't a possibility as all interior and exterior walls were being completed within the week. As a last ditch effort I asked him to check if the window supplier had any suitable windows in stock. I got a call back that evening saying that there was a (2m x 2m) window available! And, it was of the same dimensions as the ones used on an adjacent wall. "YES!!"
Comments:
<< Home
This makes sense that aluminum replaces wood. Are you still on schedule for completion on November 30?
Who is the architect?
Samoht
Who is the architect?
Samoht
I suppose that you'll post pictures of the latest developments soon, since today is the targeted completion date for the school.
Samoht
Samoht
The completion date remains November 30th, in exactly one month.
New photos should be posted sometime today.
New photos should be posted sometime today.
I'm a month early. My dyslexic state of seeing must have kicked in. I thought that Oct. 30th was the day.
Samoht
Post a Comment
Samoht
<< Home