October 2023

The Great Renovation continues this week with framing of new walls on the second floor of the 1967 addition, installation of door and window frames on the second floor, installing overlay on first floor of the 1967 addition, begin reinforcing roof rafters above the third floor, forming and pouring concrete for the stair tower and […]

The BFPL Great Renovation continues this past week with pouring of the elevator room concrete foundation on the south side of the building, construction of a masonry wall at the basement level between the elevator room and the basement interior spaces, installation of lateral (horizontal) braces in the third floor ceiling, reinforcing of roof joists/first

The Great Renovation continues this week with new wall openings being cut in between the historic library and the 1967 addition on the second floor. This is a brick wall that has to be carefully opened up and reinforced. Wall insulation continues to be installed in the 1967 addition with wood strapping over the insulation

The BFPL Great Renovation continues this week with the stair from the second floor to the third floor (previously known as the attic!) is removed and the opening infilled with framing and decking. Structural steel has finally arrived and been installed for the third floor including steel columns at the wood columns along the north

The Great Renovation continues these past two weeks (I was out of town last week and apologize for not posting) with brick removal on the south wall to expose the first floor wood sill in order to infill rotted areas, wall framing on the interior for room layouts, interior insulation installation in the first and