Revealing the Barrel Vault

 Mark and Ray spent 2 weeks and 2 dumpsters getting the false ceiling off the barrel vault and then the cobbled together framing that held it all up.

Fiber panels are down, framing still to go.

This is a ton of framing stock.  All held onto the trusses with gravity and bent nails

Finally getting the framing off the beautiful iron trusses.

The iron, even in the newer section of the barrel vaulted space is amazingly elegant.

The older section of hot riveted iron.

The newer section in the rear of the building was matched very well. 

This is why we bought this building.  In person, it feels huge and airy.

It was a lot of pretty unpleasant work.  Ladders get heavy and hard to climb after a while, but we powered through and got it all down.

The barrel vaulted portion of the building is why we purchased in the first place.  Once revealed, it really came home what a special building this is.