Work moves onto the exterior of the Carnegie Building

19 January 2022

With the main internal structural work on the Carnegie Building complete, the focus of the project now moves to the exterior of the building.

Scaffolding is now in place, and the first step in the process is to clean the building with a low-pressure washdown, which will remove dirt, mould and moss that has built up over the years. Once clean, contractors will secure any loose brickwork around the building and fix areas of plasterwork that have separated from the bricks. A crucial part of the work will be to replace the building’s leaky coated polystyrene replica parapets with new framing and plasterwork, ensuring weather tightness and improving climate control in the building. Broken window glazing will also be replaced, and the window frames repainted while the scaffolding is up.

 Photo by Hokitika Museum

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