Scottys Castle

  
    Rock Room Prior to Excavation              Pipe to Be Removed in Rock Room

  
Rock to Be Removed in Crawlspace          Rock to Be Removed in Crawlspace

  
Two Weeks of Excavation in Rock Room               Relief Cut in Rock Room         

    
Jimmy Clair, Rock Removal Expert                 “Cap” Rock Prior to Removal

   
Toby Layton Cutting “Cap” Rock                           First Saw Cut on “Cap” Rock  

  
Jimmy Clair with Another Trophy                       Large Portion of Removed Rock

  
   Toby Layton Cutting 1st Duct Opening        Completed Openings in Commissary Bath

  
   Temporary Controls in Commissary Bath    Continued Excavation in Rock Room     

  
               Relief Cut In Rock Room                    JRCCI Staging Area at Scotty’s Tower

  
    Continued Rock Removal                      Two Relief Cuts in Rock Room

 
   Visqueen Placed in Rock Room                   Jack in Place for Concrete Pour

 
Pipe Demolition in Mechanical Tunnel                Pipe Demolition in “45” Tunnel        

 
Pipe Demo in Mrs. Johnson’s Apt. Chase                    Pipe Ready for Removal             

 
          Structural Steel in Enclosed Patio          Crew Ready to Place Steel in Enclosed Patio

 
Drilling for Anchors in Enclosed Patio  

 
Temporary Controls in Breezeway                 Temporary Controls in Basement

 
Temporary Controls in Basement                     Temporary Controls in Basement

 
    Temporary Controls in Basement                Toby Layton Cutting Outside Air Opening

 
Complete Pipe Demo in Mechanical Tunnel                      Boiler in Basement                 

 
Manuel Rodriguez Placing Temp. Controls             Overhead Cut in Enclosed Patio        

 
Jimmy Clair Drilling For Underpinning     Jack in Place, Ready for Rock Removal

 
Manuel & Benito Rodriguez Removing Block            Crawlspace Prior to Abatement        

 
          Crawlspace Prior to Abatement             Overhead Duct Opening Removed in 5 Pcs.

 
Duct Opening in Organ Blower Room                            Bristar doing its Job             

 
                     Abatement Ventilation                 Properly Suited Abatement Worker & Curtain

 
                Abatement Ventilation                           Structural Steel Temporarily Hung     

 
Steel Tied in Place & Ready for Forming          Form in Place for First Concrete Pour  

 
             Abatement of Rock Room                  Jerome Cardenas Overseeing Slump Test

 
Even the Park Service Got Put to Work

 
   Block Removed From Enclosed Patio        Opening Between OBR & Enclosed Patio

 
        Overhead Drilling for Vertical Rebar        Rock Removed From New Equipment Room

 
Side View of Rock Removed From Rock Room       Brad Nelson Plumbing Basement           

 
Eric Nelson Cleaning Copper Lines                Welding Water Lines in “45” Tunnel

 
Close up Shot of Brad Nelson Welding                 Duct Opening in Foyer Closet        

 
Hydraulic Pump & Vacuum Outside Window                Completed Concrete Pour              

 
      Holes Drilled Into Beams in Upstairs Hall     Duct Openings & Fire Sprinkler Riser in Closet

 
Fire Sprinkler Holes in Upstairs Bedroom                 Preparing For Concrete Pour        

 
    Shoring at Concrete Forms                           Bracing For Undermined Rock

 
  Bracing For Undermined Rock                      Ductwork in Organ Blower Room

 
           Continued Rock Excavation                 Toby Layton & Bill Semas Cutting UMR Floor

 
         Toby Layton Cutting UMR Floor             Temporary Controls in Upper Music Room

 
   David Moore Placing Bristar in Cored Holes    David Moore As Seen Through UMR Opening

 
      Bill Semas Placing Temporary Controls      Toby Layton Core Drilling For Sprinkler Pipe

 
  Toby Layton Core Drilling For Sprinkler Pipe     David Moore Cutting Rebar For Concrete Pour

 
David Moore Cutting Rebar For Concrete Pour     Units & Ductwork in Organ Blower Room  

 
Benito Rodriguez Making Relief Cut in RR     Placing Mr. Johnson’s Office Floor Grille  

 
      Fire Damper & Grille Frame Installed       Core Drilling for Fire Sprinkler Pipe in Tower

 
 Core Drilling For Final Concrete Pour           Valves in Place and Connected to Unit

 
Tony Mascaro Placing Valves & Pumps         Ductwork in the Basement – HP 9 & 10

 
         Ductwork in the Mechanical Tunnel         John Ferminick Sorting Crawlspace Ductwork

 
Placing Ductwork in Crawlspace Above Patio      Placing Fire Sprinkler Line in UMR        

 
Fire Sprinkler line in UMR Ready for Paint                         Rock Excavation                      

 
Copper Piping in Basement                                Copper Piping in Basement

 
Copper Piping in Basement                              Copper Piping in Basement

 
Brad Nelson Welding in Basement                    Forms in Place for Concrete Pour

 
    Completed Concrete Pour                            Pipe Demolition in Crawlspace

 
             Dave Moore Removing Pipe              Toby Layton Enjoying Life in the Crawlspace

 
Continued Rock Removal                                Rock Room Looking East

 
 Rock Removal for Concrete Pour                 Core Drilling For Fire Sprinkler Line

 
Cutting for Concrete Pour                                Cutting for Concrete Pour

 
         Insulating Plumbing in Basement            Mastic Coating on Plumbing in Basement

 
 Fire Sprinkler Line in Basement Chase         Fire Sprinkler Line in Mechanical Tunnel

 
Fire Sprinkler Piping in Mechanical Chase                      Removal of Large Rocks           

 
Continued Removal of Large Rocks                    Benito & Marco Taking a Break  

 
Largest Rock Encountered During Excavation      The Large Rock From a Different Angle  

 
    Epoxied Anchors in Soffet Area                   Fire Sprinkler Opening in the Foyer

 
      Benito Rodriguez Cutting Duct Opening     Dave Moore & Marco under Music Room Stage

 
Ductwork in Organ Blower Room                                     “Rock Room”              

 
Marco Drilling in Crawlspace Under Stage     Fire Lines in East Organ Pipe Room     

 
Duct Placement in Main Mechanical Tunnel         Mr. Johnson’s Office Floor Grill           
                                                                          PERFECT FIT!!

 
     New Equipment Room                             Duct Openings in Mini Room

 
Ductwork in Mechanical Tunnel                         Ductwork @ HP 9 & 10        

 
             Pipe Fabrication                                Fire Dampers in Enclosed Patio

 
    Close up of Mr. Johnson’s Office Cut       Bill Semas Placing Mineral Wool & Caulk

 
 
  Bottom of Music Room Opening              Ductwork in Commissary Bathroom

 
Progression of Ductwork in Basement                           Marco in His Hole              

 
Toby Layton and “THE ROCK PILE”                        Willy Eating a Mouse           

 
Prepping For Last Concrete Under Pinning         Mechanical Tunnel In Basement        

 
Music Room Fire Sprinkler Lines                        Upper Music Room Cut       

 
Duct Openings in New Equipment Room        Floor Grille in Upstairs Guest Bedroom

 
Fire Sprinkler Piping Outside Italian Room         Outside Air in Organ Blower Room       

 
           Floor Grille in Mr. Johnson’s Office      Bill Semas Placing Pipe in Mr. Johnson’s Office

 
Opening into Upper Music Room Floor Grille   Completed Ductwork in Commissary Bath 

 
JRCCI Pouring Floor in Rock Room              JRCCI Preparing For Concrete Pour

 
  Completed Concrete Floor                      Insulation Above Upstairs Hallway

 
Steel Studs in Enclosed Patio                       Steel Studs in Enclosed Patio

 
Fire Door at West Entrance to “Rock Room”    Supply Grille Under Stove in Bessie’s Apt.

 
Completed Soffet in Enclosed Patio              Completed Fire Door in Basement

 
       HP 9 & 10 in Basement                            Firewall Above Door in Basement

 
Outside Air Fire Damper in Basement            Replacement Ductwork in Basement

 
                 HP 9 & 10 in Basement                   Fire Sprinklers in Mrs. Johnson’s Apartment

 
           Fire Sprinkler Head in Tower              Fire Sprinkler Outside Upper Music Room

 
    Floor Grille in Upper Music Room              Sidewall Heads in Upper Music Room

 
Fire Sprinkler Lines in Upper Music Room              Fire Sprinkler Heads in Hallway        

 
    Return Grille in Upstairs Closet                    Fire Sprinkler Lines in Italian Room

 
Fire Sprinkler Line Outside of Italian Room                    Door Latch in the Foyer              


New Equipment Room August, 2003


New Equipment Room March, 2004