July 10-14 Construction Update #4

Lots happening in this photo...

That's Steve with the longest roller I have ever seen.  There's more than one way to paint a building when the lifts are all in service.  See those two lifts behind the church?  They're both working on the Diamond Head wall which seems to want a lot of attention...

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Good thing those fellas know how to drive those baskets!

Yes, you drive those big lifts from the basket!  Pretty cool, and, no, I haven't been invited to drive one of them--yet.  This much I can tell you, though--even in those baskets, you have to wear your seatbelt, aka harness.  The green basket guys are working on a large spall crack along the roof line and the red basket guys are working on that huge peek-a-boo spall I showed you in an earlier email. Turns out some of the rebar did have to be replaced. It's all replaced and filled in now, and soon it will be painted.  No one will ever know the mess that was once lurking underneath.

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There's Neal! (Did you see him to the right of Steve in the top photo?)

Neal's our lead painter guy, and he's been doing detail work around the church today.  Here he's making the St. Peter's "keys" all shiny gold again.  After that he painted the black shields and grill work. 
​He sure did a better job than I tried to do a few years back on those black gates in front of the church!