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October 26, 2007

Visible Progress

Any one who drives past our construction site at the corner of Post Road and Hecker Avenue can see we're making progress.

The foundation floor and walls have been laid, and the first floor is being formed and poured.

This is the view from our newly installed web cam, high up on a post over the construction shack:

From this time on, progress is going to be more visible, and here's a schedule:

October-November-December 2007
Concrete foundation complete
Drill remaining geo-thermal wells
Erect Steel Superstructure

January-February-March 2008
Pour concrete slabs
Begin CMU back-up Walls (weather permitting)
Weather tight roof
Weather tight window openings
Install Mechanical duct work
Install Rough Plumbing
Begin Cast Stone & Masonry Veneer
Begin slate roof

April-May-June 2008
Install Windows
Continue Cast Stone & Masonry Veneer
Continue slate roof
Building systems ongoing

July-August-September 2008
Begin Interior finishes
Begin Final Grading

October-November-December 2008
Interior finishes ongoing
Finish site work paving and landscaping
Punchlist
Commissioning of building systems
Move Equipment and collection

January 2009

Grand Opening!

We could not be more excited to watch progress being made on the New Darien Library, and if you want to join in the fun, go to our web site and click on the web cam picture to grab a web cam perspective. No hard hat required.

Posted by Alan Kirk Gray at 05:07 PM | Comments (2)