All of the tile floors are now laid in the Copper Crown, with a thorough cleanup underway, which will be followed by grouting tomorrow. Once the grout is sealed, the space will be ready for the plumber and electricians to do their final work. The draperies and wall hangings are in progress, and the area rugs and furniture are at hand and ready to begin the move-in. It is hard to believe that eight long years of work on the Hazelnut Inn are almost complete. Outside, the gardening crew is busy doing the spring cleaning, pruning and readying the beds for the annuals, which aren’t too far off. On June 6th, we will be hosting an open house to let everyone get a peek inside the fabulous Copper Crown Suite. Stay tuned…
Letter structures complete!
It was with great delight we finished the very last welds and grinding on the D of the giant DOWNEYS sign. This project involved nineteen 4’ x 8’ sheets of steel, fifteen lengths of structural square tubing and more than five hundred lineal feet of welds. As soon as the final letter was done we rolled it out to join the others for a quick photograph and then rolled four letters back into the shop to begin welding up the pencil rod armatures that will allow us to sculpt the woodgrains into the open fronts. Over the next days we’ll do the armature, tie on the diamond lath to ready the project for the sculpting next week. Stay tuned…
Signs ready
The three smaller Downey signs are now substantially complete, and tomorrow morning, one final coat of paint will be brushed on the letters, along with a few minor touch-ups to the rear faces, to complete this portion of the order. The extensive metalwork on the D of the DOWNEYS letters will also be finalized by coffee break tomorrow, making all of the letters ready for the welded pencil rod lath, which is the next step. By weeks end, the letters will be prepared for the sculpted concrete. Stay tuned…
