What a noisy week this has been. The court house is undergoing major renovations. The whole basement is being torn apart. All the walls and floors are being dismantled and then will be remodeled. The disaster and emergency services will be in the basement.
This is a 200 day project and what a mess. The only entrance into the court house right now is the main doors. The elevator is out of service to prevent people from wondering into the basement, so you have to take the stairs to get to the offices upstairs. That is not a big deal for me, as I always take the stairs. It is a big deal for some of the customers, especially the elderly ones who can't take the stairs. The construction workers fenced off half the parking lot, so parking is a premium, especially on court days. The county did make a parking lot across the street, but not going to pave it because of drainage issues. What a muddy mess that will be in the winter. So far the employees haven't been told to park in the dirt lot, but I'm sure that will come down the line soon.
This week all I have heard is the jack hammers. They are working in the area under my office. It is loud throughout the court house. Every office has their door closed to help muffle some of the noise, but that really doesn't help. At least with the doors closed you can hear people on the phone. I'm on the third floor and it was bad, can't imagine the offices on the main floor. On top of the jack hammers, dust is everywhere. The construction guys do have plastic hanging up but it's not helping on bit.
This week, they knocked down the side entrance in the alley which is on my side of the building with a huge backhoe. The court house has been really shaking with the rumbling of the back hoe and jack hammers. I swear there were times when the back hoe hit the building. There were a few times when the building shook you wondered if you had to get under a door frame or something sturdy.
Not only do we have the major construction going on downstairs, we are also getting a new fire sprinkler system installed and new lighting installed. This week I've had the fire sprinker guy working in my office, so some drilling involved but he is not as loud as the jack hammers. Then for two days I had the light guys installing the more energy efficient flourescent light bulbs. They aren't loud, but I had to leave for a bit as there is a light right over my desk.
The sprinkler guy and light guys did a good job cleaning up after themselves, however the construction guys downstairs are messy. They are leaving dusty footprints all over the building.
It has been nice and quiet today as none of the construction people work on Fridays.
2 comments:
I sure hope they finish before the scheduled deadline! Wouldn't that be something. I can't imagine working in those conditions every day. I'd have to take a 200 day leave of absence. Wonder why they didn't move you all to some temporary offices? Good luck getting through it all.
Sounds like they are tearing up the whole courthouse and rebuilding it. They better watch all the dust. Somebody will sue them for dust inhalation.
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