September-October 2018

We got back to business in the nice fall weather.  We finished and sealed as much of the interior as we could, and planned for the installation of the floor and exterior roof.

There was more filling and sanding.  Ron is working on the clerestory.

Tom, Glenn, and John are reviewing photos of the roof flashing taken during the dismantling.

This photos shows pieces of the flashing that covered the bottom of the clerestory windows and were saved for reference.

This is a photo taken at the time of dismantling of the roof looking between two clerestory windows.  The metal roofing is still in place and can be seen to cover the bottom of the window frames and wrap around the post between the windows.

There are wider spaces between the windows where the seats back up to each other.  This photo shows the panel removed that covered the framing on the outside.  There is a vertical groove on the panel for a tie rod.

We have the original roof vents that were removed during dismantling ready to replace when the metal roofing is installed.  The larger ones go in the clerestory for the oil lamp lighting and the smaller ones are for the lavatories.

This is a view of the underside of a vent with Tom, our sheet metal guy, next to it.

By the end of September we were ready to seal the interior panelling.  Every surface that was not to be sealed was covered as it was planned to spray the sealer on.  Here Craig, John and (I believe) Mike are wrapping a door in plastic.

The areas around the windows not to be sealed were covered with paper and tape.

Exposed hardware was masked.

Jim K. kindly provided the use of his spray system for applying the sealer which was a clear satin material.

Here is Jim at work.

The clerestory was done as well.  Craig is minding the hoses for Jim.

Three  coats were applied with sanding between coats.

This photo shows the clerestory after sealing.  It is more reflective but not radically changed in appearance.

One of the end walls.

We started to work on the seat frames.  The ones against the outside walls will be resting on a platform of some sort so that the legs are not utilized.  This allows for a little more room in the aisle between the seats.

The frames were all cast with legs (easier for the foundry) so now half of them will have the legs cut off.  Craig is doing the cutting while Glenn will catch the leg.

Craig has been busy preparing for the installation of the flooring.  It will be fir, beautiful wood, but may be painted to be historically correct.  The wood has been milled for us, but grooves need to be cut in the ends of the boards where small pieces of wood (seen just to right of center in this photo) will be inserted in the grooves to keep the boards from shifting in relation to each other.  Craig made this jig for holding the boards while routing out the grooves on the ends.