District Construction Update

While demolition continues in many areas of the building, we are starting to see progress being made on several projects. The Large Gym floor has been completed, the first section of the roof is near completion, plumbers are completing the in floor plumbing for the new bathrooms and locker rooms, and new cabinets have been installed in the library renovation project.

The dry weather has been ideal for the roofing project, as the roofing contractors are nearing completion of the roof install over the large gym. Removal of the old ballast (rock) was put on hold this past week to allow the roofers to catch up a little bit.

Demolition began this week on the exterior upper wall EIFC. The old stucco is being removed. New vapor barrier and insulation will be added, and a horizontal steel siding will be installed.

The focus of this week in the shower areas was plumbing rough-ins being completed by Zimmerman Plumbing. The new shower rooms will feature individual shower stalls, which meet all state and federal health codes and laws.

Demolition continues in the two areas of the building where new family style restrooms will be built. The addition of the new restrooms will bring the building up to code, as well as provide additional ADA compliant restrooms.

Demolition continues on the old tile flooring around the building. Crews from Kraemer Bros. Construction have removed the tile flooring in the Commons, Commons bathrooms, hallway behind the large gym, maintenance hallway, art hallway, and the middle school hallway. The old tile floors will be replaced with a new epoxy resin floor with colored paint chips.

Renovations on our district's LMC space have begun. New cabinets were installed this week. Cabinets were constructed by Foggy Bottoms Woodwork, and installed by our NC maintenance team. The new cabinets and countertop will be used to store and charge many different electronic devices which are housed in the LMC, including iPads, Chromebooks, drones, robots, and other devices. Other Library projects scheduled for completion this summer include new paint, new flooring, a new circulation desk, and new furnishings including bookcases, tables, and seating options.

Resurfacing of the large gym floor is nearing completion. The crew from Stalker Sports Flooring is on hold until the roof project is completed over the large gym. They have one final coat of finish to put on the floor. We're excited for the finished project and for our teams to be able to play on the new floor this summer.

Much of our building is still accessible to staff, students, and the public. We ask any visitors to the building to park in the front (south) parking lot, and use the Middle/High School entrance to come into the building. Currently, the Commons, the hallway behind the large gym, all locker rooms, the maintenance hallway, and the middle school hallway are off limits to the public. Yellow caution tape identifies the areas that are closed off.

We're proud to partner with Kraemer Bros. Construction as the school district's General Contractor, managing the selection of subcontractors, timelines, and project completion. The district previously worked with Kraemer Bros. in the construction of the new school in 1990-91, and the building addition in 1996. We proudly support a successful business based out of southwest Wisconsin (Plain, WI).

The district has been working with FEH Design out of Dubuque, IA for the past year on the design, architecture, and engineering of our projects. Kevin and his team at FEH assisted the district through the pre-referendum process, facilitating several community meetings and a community survey. They stayed with us through the referendum, and continue to work with the district on any design or architectural changes as construction is happening.

We are happy to support and partner with several Wisconsin subcontractors to complete work on our projects. Several of these subcontractors are from right here in southwest and western Wisconsin. Contractors and subcontractors on site this past week included:

Kraemer Bros. - Plain, WI

Great Lakes Power Vac - Pewaukee, WI

Higher Ground Roofing - Kewaskum, WI

Zimmerman Plumbing - Portage, WI

McCormick Electric - Gays Mills, WI

Winona Heating and Ventilation - La Crosse, WI

Foggy Bottoms Woodworking - Muscoda, WI

Stalker Sports Floors - New London, WI

Email: bmunson@ncrawford.k12.wi.us
Website: www.northcrawford.com
Location: 47050 County Road X, Soldiers Grove, WI, USA
Phone: (608) 735-4318