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Initial plumbing for new building
In last week's post you can see green pipes starting to be installed in the ground for the new building. In this weeks photos, you can see that all the pipes are now in place. It's interesting how each new construction development shows the future building footprint...
Foundation work continues
Happy New Year construction bloggers, As you will see from the photos below, work on the foundation continues... [showhide type="post"] Want to keep up to date on the most recent construction activity? Sign up today and receive alerts directly to...
Building the foundation
With much of the excavation for the 10-bed care facility completed, the Mortlock crew are now leveling things off with supplementary soil. In two photos from George Dimitroff yesterday and one from me this morning, you can really see the footprint of the new building...
Foundation excavation continues
Today there is a lot of excavation activity at the site. Building your community hospice...one shovelful at a time! [showhide type="post"] Want to keep up to date on the most recent construction activity? Sign up today and receive alerts directly to your email...
Deeper hole & webcam up
Seasons Greetings Hospice bloggers, The interior demolition of Heeney House continues with full dumpsters leaving the site regularly. See our previous post for exclusive photos. It's been somewhat of a quiet week outdoors on the construction site. But since last...
Demolition!
Thank you to Mortlock Construction Inc. for providing an inside look at demolition. It is so exciting to see the changes taking place inside Heeney House. [showhide type="post"] [huge_it_slider id="14"] Want to keep up to date on the most recent construction activity?...
The Memory Tree
By: David Kennedy, Bereavement Coordinator at Hospice Peterborough Life just didn’t seem to matter anymore; each morning was a struggle - one that John had to do, not for himself but for his family who still needed him. Since their mother had died his adult children...
The grass is greener
Once again today I am struck by the contrast of what was and what is today. What a difference 1570 days can make! Below is a photo from day one (the day Hospice purchased Heeney House) and a second photo from this morning. Also...the workers are putting in a...
Digging the foundation
A lot can happen in 24 hours! The contrast from Monday to Wednesday is quite dramatic as noted below in the two comparison photos of the east wall of Heeney House. I have also included a series of photos. And for the really ambitious blog followers, there is also a...
Demolition and digging
External demolition work started today. The Heeney House east side porch has been removed (you can now see the entrance doorway very clearly). The north side second floor porch has also been removed along with some of the concrete wall that formed an old patio...