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In early April 2002 we began restoration of the Tower and Observatory, and re-roofing the Main House.  Here are some photos documenting this massive undertaking!  
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Looking North.

 

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Looking East.

 
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Setting up the debris slide--rear view.

 

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Scaffolding around the Tower

 

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Slide completed--rear view.  "World's Largest Tinker-Toy Set."
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Observatory sub-roof exposed.		 thickness.jpg (34015 bytes)
The Observatory roof has five or six layers of asphalt shingles measuring 1.75 inches thick and weighing 7.2 pounds per square foot for a total weight of nearly 3000 pounds!		 bender.jpg (23043 bytes)
New 3/8 inch "bender" plywood sub-roof sheathing.
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Rich admiring his handiwork!		 SeanTom.jpg (16241 bytes)
Sean and Tom.		 cresting.jpg (24488 bytes)
The "Crowning Glory"--the original cresting on top of the Tower.
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Nearly to the top!		 obs2.jpg (32120 bytes)
Water and Ice Shield over the bender ply. 		birdseye.jpg (32464 bytes)
Birds' Eye view of stripped Observatory.
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The world's largest Hershey Kiss!		 rich2.jpg (55635 bytes)
Rich posing for his family!		 Rich3.jpg (25910 bytes)
We had only one causality.
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Rob supervising?		 Doug.jpg (30870 bytes)
Doug replacing "decorative" shingles.		 Jeremy.jpg (21510 bytes)
Jeremy, the new guy!
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Vern, with CEI, installing the RhineZinc shingles on the Observatory dome.		 P1010004.jpg (175852 bytes)
Damon and Shannon completing the Zinc roof of the Observatory.  CEI did everything possible to ensure that we were satisfied with their work  Highly recommended!