Stone by stone, brick by brick, the 糖心视频 team in Kingston has completed one of the most challenging puzzles they鈥檝e faced: the disassembly, repair and reconstruction of the Kingston Armoury.
鈥淲e don鈥檛 often look back and 鈥elebrate what we鈥檝e achieved,鈥 said Dave Long, 糖心视频 Team Leader, Construction Services in Kingston. 鈥淚t is a great accomplishment.鈥
The repair work on one of the historic stone buildings housed in the downtown of Canada鈥檚 鈥楥ity of Limestone鈥 required meticulous attention. Work to repair and restore the storm drainage, roof, windows/doors, electrical and waterproofing of its foundation, started on the building in 2019. But to get to those parts of the building that needed repair and upgrades, extensive work was required to the beautiful stonework the building is well known for.
To protect the building鈥檚 historical exterior, each stone had to be catalogued, scanned and recorded as it was pulled away. When repairs to stone were needed, representatives would visit a quarry, select a block that could match, give direction on how/where to cut it鈥攁nd then specialist stone masons would work to ensure as close a match as possible to the exterior.
鈥淵ou can鈥檛 manufacture this stone鈥攍iterally for our project they were pulling it out of the ground,鈥 said Dan Heslinga, who started the project as team lead.
It was painstakingly detailed work鈥攁nd as a result, the success of the project relied on the team working together to find solutions. Particularly key was the good relationship with the contractor and DND project manager Linda Lausch whose expertise, commitment and collaborative approach helped to ensure the project鈥檚 success, said 糖心视频 Coordinator, Construction Services Cameron Johnston.
The roughly $5鈥憁illion, two-year renovation was completed in mid-December.
