OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS

On the Interior

Once Yvonne and Tom completed the Drywall it was time for the arrival of Dan McCorkindale from BERGERON RENOVATIONS REMODELING, & DRYWALL CONTRACTORS to do the taping.

Once Dan was finished (an excellent job) the Paper House Drywall was sanded, and then vacuumed and is now ready for the priming of all surfaces and finish coating of the ceilings.

On the exterior

Final details on the exterior were completed. Some of the staging that is no longer necessary was taken down and the site is starting to be prepared for winter —- after the Paper House moves.

COMING UP NEXT

After the Drywall Priming and Ceiling Finishing we will start to dehumidify the spaces, dropping the Humidity to about 50%. Accomplished with fans and dehumidifiers. Once the humidity is satisfactory, we will move all of the flooring over from the Connex Box,stack and sticker it to allow for air flow and continue to dehumidify the space with fans blowing on the stacked and stickered flooring.

Humidity the summer has been very high, as we all know, and the Moisture Content (MC) of the flooring stored in the Connex Box is pretty high, 18-20%. We need to drop the MC to around 10% before the install. While the drying is going on we will complete the install of the ERV ducting, start the trim work on elements that do not contact the floor (yet to be installed), and begin finishing of installed trim where appropriate.

Ben will be continuing with the tile work in the Bath and we will post pictures as it moves along.

EBS studio has begun work on the cabinetry, which of course will not be installed until flooring is completed.

DATES TO THINK ABOUT AND PUT ON YOUR CALENDAR

All Build Students should attend all events, if at all possible.

Tuesday; October 24 and Wednesday October 25: Open House at the Build Site Noon to 1:00 PM for Faculty and Students.

Thursday; November 2: Open House at the Build Site 4:00 – 5:30 PM for UMass Administration, Faculty, Donors, OneHolyoke, and Daniel O’Connell.