The backfilling under the pews for the Southern half of the Cathedral has been completed. The pictures below show the pew areas in the South transept and nave that have been back filled and compacted.
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| South Transept |
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| Nave under South balcony |
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| Nave |
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| Nave under balcony looking from West to East |
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| Closeup of South Transept |
The metal decking for the aisles has been placed.
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| Nave under South Balcony looking to where the War Memorial Chapel was |
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| South Transept |
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| South Transept |
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| Nave under South balcony |
The floor will be reinforced with half inch diameter steel bars.
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| 1/2 inch steel rebar |
The 12 inch perimeter hardwood beams disintergrated at all of the door entrances. We will replaced the beams there with steel reinforced concrete beams. The picture below shows where the remenants of the partially disintergrated beam was removed from the South entrance.
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| Channel for new RC beam at South entrnace |
