Concrete, Steel Cages Installed Deep Under New Tower Location
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Grout Width Important: Who Knew?
Here is a brief summary of what’s happening on the phase 1 construction front:
- The installation of the steel supports which will hold up the new Bell Tower is complete. This involved drilling deep holes into which were placed steel cages. In the photos below you can see that a deep bed of concrete was then poured over these two steel cages.
- A team from All Saints met with the stone mason to choose the width and color of the grout for the new tower and also to confirm the roughness of the stone facings. Some of these decisions are guided by historians whose job is to ensure our tower is rebuilt in a similar style as its original construction.
- Eight-foot tall wooden walls with plastic sheeting were installed inside the back of the Sanctuary to enable the removal and rebuilding of part of the Sanctuary entry area.
