Project Updates
Dec. 23, 2021
Photos 1 and 2: the fire lane has been completed, including installation of a new gate and signage.
Photo 1: the new ADA-accessible restroom is painted and ready for fixtures to be installed.
Photos 2 and 3: the final seismic upgrades are installed in the gym ceiling.
Photos 1 and 2: seismic work is nearly complete in the gym and stage area.
Photos 3 and 4: in the basement, the finished seismic work included bracing between the lateral beams as well as shoring underneath.
Photo 5: new lighting fixtures complete the renovations in the basement.
Photo 6: walls in the new ADA restroom are taped and drywall mud applied to prepare for painting and installation of fixtures.
Photos 1 and 2: skirting and ramps have been added to the portables; next are electrical and low-voltage hookups as well as carpeting installation.
Photos 3 and 4: after application of seismic bracing, plywood board is being installed to re-cover the ceilings.
Photos 1 and 2: bracing and reinforcements have been added to the roof the gyms, which will bring the building up to current "safe exit" seismic standards.
Photos 3 and 4: sheetrock is being installed on finished areas.
Photos 1 and 2: seismic upgrades continue in the gyms.
Photo 3: in the basement, temporary structural shoring is in place to provide extra support for the building while work continues.
Photo 1: seismic upgrades are underway in the gyms as bracing is installed on the roof trusses.
Photo 2: all four sections of the portables that were moved from North Plains Elementary are now in place on the Peter Boscow campus.
Two portables (four sections) were relocated from North Plains Elementary to the Peter Boscow campus
Photo 1: bracketing and rods such as these will be attached between roof and wall areas to provide additional seismic reinforcement.
Photo 2: a crew member spotlights one of the areas for reinforcement in a mechanical room.
Photo 3: installation of brackets and rods has already started in this classroom ceiling.
Photo 1: strapping is being applied to ceiling beams in the basement areas for added seismic reinforcement.
Photo 1: crew members demolish a ceiling in the basement area to prepare for seismic upgrades.
Photo 2: a sewer pipe has been trenched in the basement that serves the new ADA restroom on the floor above.
Photo 3: a new ADA restroom is being constructed on the main floor of the building, just off the entrance from the ADA ramp.
Photos 1-3: work on seismic reinforcements begins in the basement after removal of sheetrock and abatement to expose the ceiling studs.
Photos 1-2: brackets and bracing have been added to seismically reinforce the ceiling of one of the upstairs classrooms.
Photo 3: in the other upstairs classroom, reinforcements also are being added.
Photos 1-3: seismic reinforcement upgrades have started early at the Peter Boscow building, home of Hillsboro Online Academy. In the unoccupied rooms upstairs, brackets and wood bracing are being added to the ceilings.
Photo 4: Downstairs, in the basement's boxing club area, wood is ready to be installed for the seismic work.
