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Gregg Construction Update 2

Gregg Construction Update 2

February 24, 2016 3-min. read

Over the last three months, construction has progressed steadily alongside weather delays.  The concrete for the foundation walls and floor of the addition is complete.  The steel beams and decking for the galleries on the main floor have been erected. The concrete slab for the main floor of the addition was poured just a few days ago and almost all of the underground waterproofing for the whole building is complete.  In the next few months, we hope to see studs going up on the addition, electrical and HVAC work completed in the historic residence and the road in front of the museum begin to get a layer of asphalt.  Keep checking back for new updates!

 

1920's residence on the right side of the image with a basement addition being added to the left.
The basement walls of the new addition being formed by plywood.

 

1920's brick residence on left side of image, with a formal garden in the foreground and a concrete basement addition on the right side.
A view of the whole site with the basement addition taking shape.

 

Gravel laid on the foreground, surrounded by tall concrete walls and a brick, 1920's residence in the background.
A view from a corner of the basement addition, looking at the north wall being formed.

 

Blue plastic covering the foreground, with large concrete walls being formed around it. Brick residence in the background.
A view from a corner of the basement addition, looking at the north wall finishing being formed.

 

Foreground has metal wire mesh covering blue plastic, with concrete walls surrounding it. Brick residence in the background.
View from the corner of the basement addition looking at the north basement wall after the wooden forms have been removed.
Basement concrete walls in foreground with a 1920s, brick residence in the background.
View of the basement addition from the southeast corner at the completion of the basement walls.
Concrete basement walls on left of image with a brick residence in the center of the image, a pile of dirt on the right and trees and the NC State bellower in the distance.
View of the completed addition basement walls next to the historic residence. The NC State bellower can be seen in the distance.

 

 

 

Concrete basement walls on the left side of image are covered with blue foam insulation and black waterproofing fabric. Construction machinery in foreground and right of image are filling in hole next to the concrete walls and compacting the fill soil. Brick residence in the background, with the NC State bellower peeking over the trees in the distance.
Waterproofing and back filling of the basement addition. NC State bellower in the distance.

 

Concrete basement walls being covered by black waterproofing, and blue insulating foam in the foreground. Brick residence and construction equipment poking up over the concrete in the background.
Waterproofing of the basement addition and backfilling.

 

Shadow covered formal garden in the foreground with a brightly lit 1920s brick residence on the left side of the image. The brick building of Pullen Baptist Church can be seen in the background.
Overall view of the site with the steel posts and steel decking starting to go down on the basement addition.

 

Concrete walls surround the foreground of the image, with gray steel beams spanning the distance between the walls and silvery steel decking going down on top of the gray steel beams. A crane and other buildings can be seen in the background.
Looking down on the addition, with the steel posts and beams going up. Steel decking going down in preparation for the concrete slab to be poured.

 

A crane sits on the dirt in the right hand side of the foreground, next to the concrete addition on the left. Steel beams are being placed on top of the concrete, with the 1920s brick residence visible behind it all.
View from the southeast corner of the addition as the steel is going up for the main floor. The NC State bell tower is barely visible through the trees on the left side of the historic residence.

 

Silvery steel decking spans the whole foreground to the middle of the picture. Gray steel posts poke up from the edges and the brick building of Pullen Baptist Church can be seen in the background.
Steel decking covering the basement addition. Steel posts starting to outline the galleries and main lobby.

 

A steel skeletal structure is being completed by a crane on the right side of the image. A concrete block elevator shaft extends through the middle of the steel skeletal structure.
Steel supports for the main floor of the addition being completed.

 

A grassy area in the foreground is surrounded by a brick wall. Construction machinery between the formal garden and the brick residence on the left side of the image. The gray steel structure outlines the form of the addition on the right hand side of the image.
A view from the formal garden looking at the steel structure of the main floor of the addition being completed.

 

A construction lift moving a piece of gray steel beam into place in the foreground. The brick residence is visible behind the construction machinery.
Lifting a steel cross beam into place for the gallery addition.

 

Gray steel posts and beams fill the left side of the image and the brick residence is visible through the steel on the right hand side of the image.
The steel structure of the main floor of the addition completed, with the historic residence visible behind.

 

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