| Construction on the two story addition has begun. In spite
of the wintry appearance, we've had several warm spring like days. |
March 8, 2011 |
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| Preparations to pour the foundation
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March 11, 2011
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March 15
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March 16--Watch the grass turn green!
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Filling in the foundation with dirt. March 22
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Still filling in the foundation for the new
addition. March 24
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Final touches before pouring cement --
cutting down the big old Russian Olive tree behind the gallery. March 29
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The trees and shrubs were cleared out, dirt
filled in and now the next step is pouring the cement for the concrete floor
for the new gallery. March 30.
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After a delay due to a snowstorm, the concrete
slab was finally poured. Workers are smoothing what will be the floor of the
new gallery. There will be a staircase to the upper level at the north end
of the addition. The office equipment will be located between the existing
small square window and under the stairs. Two of the vertical windows will
be removed to create the entrance from the gift shop to the new Fuller
Gallery. April 6.
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| Friday, April 8--the lumber arrived and the crew began
assembling the walls
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This was at noon on Monday, April 11.
The crew was busy this morning! In this picture they are unloading more
lumber. (Are you noticing the green grass?)
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Here is where the office equipment will be, the
wall that will hide the stairs is roughed in. The small window will remain
so the office staff person can view the gift shop.
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| The work continues, as the weather is perfect.
April 12.
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The ceiling joists are being installed. April
13
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Framing on the 2nd floor began April 15
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| The 2nd floor is taking shape.
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The view from the back.
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From the Bakery, across the street.
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| April 21--framing has
been done finishing the west wall of the 2nd floor, where it connects to the
existing building. Workers installed supports for the roof and other framing
details.
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The stairs were installed April 26
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The outside has
been enclosed and the crew is finishing framing on the roof April 28.
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| April 29, studs are being
installed on the existing stucco wall of the gallery. This is a view of
where the office will be, under the stairs.
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One of contractor Tom
Lessar's hardworking
construction crew -- the two windows with the framing all around will
remain, giving the staff a view between rooms. The other two windows will be
removed to form an entrance to the new addition.
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May 2 -- the new office
area door is framed in. This week the two windows seen here with turquoise
trim will be removed to make an entrance between the gift shop and the new
addition. The roofers will be putting the roof on--no pictures of that.
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| May 3 - today the crew
began constructing the framework for the window canopies.
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May 4 -- More
window openings and canopies. Awaiting delivery of windows.
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In anticipation of the
removal of two of the windows in the gift shop to create the entrance to the
new addition, much of the merchandise from the gift shop has been moved.
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| The desk has been moved
across the room.
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Part of the gift shop has
been temporarily incorporated into the Gallery, which was showing
artwork of the La Veta High and Jr. High art classes.
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The crew continued to
install the supports for the window canopies, while waiting for Centurylink
workers to come and move the phone lines. Friday May 6.
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| May 9--Workers cut out
the windows and cement blocks to create the entrance to the new addition,
creating a lot of dust! The gallery is still open, but the gift shop artwork is
scattered.
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While waiting
for the windows to arrive, the crew put new trim on the existing gallery
windows.
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The windows
arrived!
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| Most of the
windows have been installed and the canopies are readied for tile
installation--May 20.
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The plumber, from McCoy
Plumbing, has lifted
bricks in the Gift Shop to install a water line to the upstairs sink. The
Gift Shop is in total disarray, but the main Gallery has a fabulous
Photography Show on display now.
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Cindy Thomas and Jacob
Korinek of The Edge Concrete Inc. applied the stain to the concrete floor in
the new gallery on May 28.
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| June 3, the insulation
was installed. This room is pretty dark, so my picture was blurry.
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The drywall for the
upstairs was brought in and is ready to be fastened to the walls.
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June 10 the
sheetrock was installed. This is a view of the new office for SPACe.
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| Here is a view of the
upstairs workshop area looking toward the windows above the stairs.
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Here is the view
from the upstairs workshop area.
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June 14
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| One last shot of the back
of the new addition before the stucco is applied.
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The scaffolds go
up for the stucco on the outside.
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The building is
readied for the application of stucco.
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| This is a closer view of
the stucco going on.
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June 22, stucco is
applied to the outside of the new addition. The interior is painted.
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June 23, the stucco is
drying.
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| The Plein Air Painting
Show was held June 25 in the new John and Jeannie Fuller Gallery, even
though it wasn't quite finished.
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The entrance to from the
gift shop into the new gallery has been finished.
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Here is a close up of the
new vinyl floor covering in the upstairs workshop, done by Final Step Floors
of Walsenburg.
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The crew from Cruz Stucco worked hard to get the
stucco finished and scaffolds removed in time for Art in the Park |
Here is a view of Art in the Park
from upstairs in the new addition.
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This is what the new addition looked like without the
scaffold. Still to be done is the installation of the Mexican style tiles on
the canopies. |
| Right after
Art in the Park, the new entrance ramp was poured.
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Tom Northup of McCoy
Plumbing installed the drinking fountain required by law. Even as the new
gallery is being constructed, it has been put to use twice already: The
Plein Air show and the Children's Art Workshop show.
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The government requires that we provide a chair lift
for handicapped persons. The construction crew also installed a railing on
the other side of the stairs. |
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| First phase of
construction-2010
Groundbreaking on the first phase of the building
expansion was celebrated on Oct.4, 2010. |
Present for the event left to right were Town Board
member Jim Fowler, current Cuchara Hermosa President Paula Berg, SPACe Board
Member Carole Kramer, Fuller Western Real Estate representative Paul Machmuller, Volunteer and donor Deb Donovan, La Veta Mayor Don Keairns,
SPACe President Kathy Hill, SPACe Vice President Ann Gethen, Petroglyph
sponsor Tom Melland, former Cuchara Hermosa President Kathie Amato, SPACe
Sec/Treas. Bonnie Geppert and SPACe fundraiser John Manos. |
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| The first task was to get rid of the old
rotting railroad ties.
The sewer line was not where it was expected to be and as a result, it
was damaged during the excavation. Here is the patched up pipe. A new pipe
will be installed at a better location. |
After a trench was excavated, a footing was
prepared.
A plumber installed all the necessary pipes, since the bathroom and
kitchen sink will be in this new addition. |
After the footing was set, the concrete
foundation was poured.
Finally the concrete was poured, covering up all the plumbing. |
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| After over a week of nothing happening, finally a
hole is cut in the back wall of the gallery for a doorway. The burlap and
hardware cloth beneath the burlap was rolled back.
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On the back side of the building, a worker cut away the cement blocks.
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After the hole for the door was cut, plastic was installed to keep the
dust out.
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| A temporary door was installed to keep the weather
outside where it belongs! Preparations are made to begin framing the new
walls.
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Our first snow of the season and guess what, the framing
began!
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This picture shows the progress as the supports for the roof
were put in place
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| This is what the interior looked like when the
workers had to quit because it was snowing (Monday, Nov. 15)
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Here are two plumbers working on the new
bathroom.
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This is how it is coming along as seen from a
distance. Nov. 19
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The new door from the gallery to the utility area and
bathroom.