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University of Texas at Arlington Library
This is the view that meets library users when they enter the front door of Central Library or climb the main stairs to upper floors (click on image and it will open in a larger version):
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This is what is going on behind the scenes:
Clearing out the furniture, setting up the gear, including plastic covers over bookshelves, an air system to keep a steady flow of air out of the building, and temporary lights lined out to put in place. Shovel is for picking up linoleum fragments in the compact shelving area.
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Plastic sheeting went up over many of the shelves.
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Stuff coming out of the fourth floor, as work starts: carpet, linoleum, and drop ceiling tiles.
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The plastic covered shelves provide a challenge for staff retrieving books for patrons.
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Once the ceiling tiles, linoleum, and carpet were out and the stacks covered, essentially stripping the floor down to it's concrete bones, the work could begin.
In these shots the overhead work area revealed. The exposed ceiling also reveals the new AC duct work from the new air handling system that was installed a few years ago, and lots and lots of cables and wires to do with networking in the library.
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Electrical and lighting work entails putting up additional conduit to match a grid slightly different from what was previously in place. The diagram in the far left photo below that looks like a Sunday New York Times crossword puzzle is the new layout.
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Simultaneous with the electrical work, plumbing contractors are installing supports and cast-iron pipes for a new sprinkler system. These pipes are very heavy and are carried into the building one or two at a time, not in cases or boxes.
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Photos will be added as the work progresses.
So this page will continue to load relatively easily, the next set of photos is here.
This page maintained by Maggie Dwyer, UT Arlington Library publications. Contact at dwyer@uta.edu.