The bishop's house is now almost 100 years old, so Fr. Khue, the Vicar General, decided some work was overdue. Here is an update on what is going on. Here you can see the front of the house that is being remodeled, and the rope the workers have put up to bring materials to the second floor.
The heart of the building is made of brick and mortar. There are no metal structural beams. Over the brick is troweled cement.
This is the inside of the new bishop's office. YOu can see how the wiring is embedded in the bricks. Each room will not only have air conditioning, but wiring for Internet capability.
The workers use trowels to apply the cement. This picture shows how smooth they can make a ceiling. All of the brick will soon be covered in cement also.
This is another view of a room. The back wall is new and helps make a new bathroom. Notice the coil of wires on the right that also includes landlines for the telephones.
