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Carriage House Plans
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" This is an impressive set of plans obviously how many pages is that I think it's 130. -- thirty pages of drawings and that's just for the mansion proper that doesn't include the out buildings -- at the cottage in the carriage house threat. And how much time have you already spent on the project before ground -- Plans themselves took advantage to -- half months and we did and am almost two months. Investigation we start the process. This is a historic building its early eighteen hundred's I imagine it was a lot of detective work that -- And once we did the color was search for a thorough analysis of we investigated this structural system through it intact and -- that -- test boring things like that. At what point -- the contractor get involved."
" We've been involved in project from the beginning it's been cooperative effort between ourselves and the occupants of the building. And we've worked hand in hand with the -- to. Helped him with the investigations and in the drawings done -- budget updates and scheduling and things of that."
" Now what are some of the areas that we're discussing right now is -- the basement -- this is the ground floor and down the dark coat shade petitions indicate the original walls which are going to remain. And you can see all of these will be demolished all he's -- attached. They'll all be taken. And and entire place will be reconfigured more and more efficient operation. Now demolition is well under way almost completed but some of these. Shaded area here which is that the original structural area that's BS."
" The beach gated walls on the walls that are the original ones that the thick masonry walls they will remain and the ones that Russia indicted are all the ones that will be renewed. Where you see it opening in the thick masonry that and that's new openings to create openings vented into areas. But the new use that building. The kitchen is going to be back in this area -- opening in this area. Make it easier to get food prepared right upstairs."
" And for a contractor it's always great to have. This level of detailing your specifications tell you exactly what's happening where and how it's supposed to be done I mean I know there's some underpinning -- it has been here right."
" Yes that that's true and in this job -- Have a multi level. -- basement level and you had two steps rise here and we're going to excavate the floor out and take the floor down. And you can see the media underpinning on this page there's a specific sequence. So that you don't damaged the building. You do it and in sections. UP ones as underpinning once you do all the winds right and then you come back ended Tuesday in that way you'll only have a narrow part of the bottom of the wall open at any one and a."
" One time and that's to ensure they yes they do built in nature doesn't come from that's right that's right it's very important thing keep part of preservation right now. Then the other thing I wanted to ask you notice there's some demolition still going on in the -- but in the attic what's planned up there."
" There's a tremendous at work in the attic at present it's full of duct work and heights and all of the ductwork is going to be removed in the systems are all going to be replaced it with news. More energy efficient systems such bad that we had better team who was about the entire facility."
" This is the original early hip roof right the flat top Cecile. And this is the old dining room addition which as a standing seam metal roof right great. Well we're standing in front of what has been the the formal guest quarters birth. The governor's mansion for a long time and there's a great deal of work that's happening on this but. I understand that all the offices of the worry in the basement are being moved to the carriage house. Since construction both of those around construction right. And this will be used temporarily is not since June construction of the mansion okay."