According to Ken Ortiz of OBI Deconstruction, we are right on schedule. It’s actually going faster than I anticipated. As planned, the entire sanctuary has been gutted down to the studs. It looks and feels like one of the hay barns I used to play in when I was a child. Workers have started to remove the wood floors. There is so much wood!
Our trainees have been present every day on time and they are still enthusiastic–quite the accomplishment considering how dirty the work has been. There is nothing more insidious than plaster dust! The 95 degree heat only made it worse. I’m so glad they have a long weekend–no work on Labor Day.
Up next week: 26th Ward alderman, Roberto Maldonado, will visit the project and meet the trainees on Tuesday, September 6, at 2:30 pm. Watch our flickr.com page for pictures.
Tongue on Fire 