Thursday Feb. 23rd
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IMG_8089_2_1.JPG (61490 bytes)IMG_8075_1_1.JPG (49550 bytes)The power went off at about 4:30 this afternoon, but as you can see from the photos we accomplished a good deal of work before that.

 

A grid of steel had to be made for the ceiling of the house. The styrofoam panels would then be placed on it and welded and cemented into place. This grid was built on the flat roof of an adjacent building, flipped over and welded on the other side and then brought down to ground level where it was flipped over yet again to be "right side up" for the roof. Quite a procedure which only a video can do justice to, but I'm hoping these pictures convey the enormity of the task.

IMG_8127_4_1.JPG (74265 bytes)IMG_8132_5_1.JPG (52116 bytes)It was then "walked" around to the site and slid up to its position where it was tied in with re-bar and welded to the top-rails of the walls.

        

IMG_8113_3_1.JPG (43319 bytes)The computer "geeks" became electricians-for-a-day and installed fluorescent light fixtures in the Computer Lab. It wasn't finished until after the power went off so it had to wait to be tested. When finally tested they worked; and what a difference it made!