2021 - Building Renovations, Playground
Sept. 21, 2021
Photo 1: this aerial view from the west shows how the North Plains campus has been transformed with the addition of the parent dropoff/parking lot, new gym and new playground.
Photos 2-4: new skylights, with protective wire mesh, bring daylighting into the cafeteria.
Photo 5: the new entry vestibule requires visitors to check in at the main office through the new door on the right. Security hardware is nearly complete; when done, visitors will ring the video doorbell to be allowed in and staff will swipe their ID card for access.
Photo 6: a view on the other side of the entry door shows the check-in counter in the main office.
Photo 1: the upgraded entry vestibule is nearly complete.
Photo 2: rubberized tiles have been installed, completing the new playground.
Photos 3 and 4: the memorial monument sign is being replaced on the rear baseball field. It had been removed from its original location for construction of the gym.
Photo 1: all of the skylights over the gym and west side of the building have been installed.
Photo 2: in the gym, seismic upgrades under the roof are complete and the new skylights bring bright, filtered light into the space.
Photos 3 and 4: the playground equipment has been installed; the rubberized tiles will be placed shortly.
Photos 5 and 6: the new slab in front of the main entry has been poured and currently curing. The new storefront door and window into the main office remain to be installed.
Photo 1: an HVAC unit is lifted by crane from its temporary placement back up to its location on the roof. Skylights also are being replaced.
Photo 2: crew members place the lifted HVAC unit on its new pad on the renovated roof.
Photo 3: the stage area around the new stairs is being painted.
Photo 1: frames are being constructed for the skylight replacements on the renovated roof.
Photo 2: the gravel in a section of the playground has been compacted to prepare for installation of synthetic turf .
Photo 3: the main office is being renovated as part of the entry vestibule construction.
Photo 4: the frames for the new skylights in the gym have been reconstructed after roofing and seismic upgrades.
Photo 5: classroom skylights also will be replaced.
Photo 1: roofing upgrades are being installed as part of the seismic and other renovations.
Photo 2: the outline of the playground is clear from the concrete curbs that were installed; base gravel is being added to the area for the synthetic turf.
Photo 3: in the gym, roof rafters are fully exposed to install seismic upgrades.
Photo 4: new insulating and protective wrap is added to a renovated portion of the building.
Photo 5: the main office is undergoing some renovation as part of the secured entry vestibule construction.
Photo 6: new stairs have been constructed up to the stage; the space to the right is for construction of an ADA-accessible lift.
Photo 7: new, high-efficiency water heaters take up a quarter of the space of the old water heaters and boiler that were removed.
Photo 1: supports are being installed for the new stairs and ADA access adjacent to the stage.
Photos 2 and 3: the roof is being removed to install seismic upgrades.
Photo 4: seismic upgrades continue throughout the building.
Photo 5: HVAC units have been temporarily removed to allow for construction of additional supports on the roof.
Photo 1: this aerial view of the campus shows cleared areas where the playground and portables used to be. Roofing work is also underway on the building.
Photo 2: excavation has begun on one side of the stage area to construct new stairs and an ADA ramp.
Photo 3: a bathroom is being renovated to provide ADA access.
Photo 4: crew members take a look at the school's very old boiler.
