Rebuilding the Superdome Roof, 9
The "High Roof" is now officially complete. Sure, there are some additional work items to be completed, like the place the new smoke vents and some metal edge flashing. The roof deck, spray foam and urethane coating have been installed. Visually the roof looks great. It is difficult to describe want a presence the Superdome and its roof has on downtown New Orleans. It would be wonderful if every building looked as good!
On Tuesday there was a press tour and conference at the Superdome. In attendance were the Governor, NFL Commissioner and the Owner of the New Orleans Saints football club. From the press reports it seems they were quite impressed with the progress on rebuilding the Superdome. The completion of the roof work means the interior renovations can continue without concern for the weather outside. Also, the floor area is now available for use by the other contractors, since the roofing contractor is out of the way.
Representatives of the Contractor, spray foam manufacturer, and coating manufacturer joined us for a visual observation of the roof. The roof looks good, especially from the top. The roofers were able to improve their application techniques as the work progressed. That means the foam looks more level across the metal deck flutes towards the top of the roof. Not that too many people will have the opportunity to view the roof surface up close. From the street level it looks good.
As part of my site visit I also got to enjoy the view from a helicopter. The weather has been more typical recently, that is occasional rain showers in the afternoon. The first day I was there the helicopter was grounded due to bad weather at its originating airport. But the next morning was good, so we were able to take off about 7 am and take a few "laps" around the Superdome. Check out the photo link in the sidebar on the right.
On Tuesday there was a press tour and conference at the Superdome. In attendance were the Governor, NFL Commissioner and the Owner of the New Orleans Saints football club. From the press reports it seems they were quite impressed with the progress on rebuilding the Superdome. The completion of the roof work means the interior renovations can continue without concern for the weather outside. Also, the floor area is now available for use by the other contractors, since the roofing contractor is out of the way.
Representatives of the Contractor, spray foam manufacturer, and coating manufacturer joined us for a visual observation of the roof. The roof looks good, especially from the top. The roofers were able to improve their application techniques as the work progressed. That means the foam looks more level across the metal deck flutes towards the top of the roof. Not that too many people will have the opportunity to view the roof surface up close. From the street level it looks good.
As part of my site visit I also got to enjoy the view from a helicopter. The weather has been more typical recently, that is occasional rain showers in the afternoon. The first day I was there the helicopter was grounded due to bad weather at its originating airport. But the next morning was good, so we were able to take off about 7 am and take a few "laps" around the Superdome. Check out the photo link in the sidebar on the right.
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