Saint-Bavo's Cathedral - Ghent

RESTORATION WORKS AT THE HIGH CHOIR

RESTORATION WORKS AT THE HIGH CHOIR

ARRANGED IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

On monday 9th january 2006 renovation works started at the high choir of the cathedral. In total the works will take about 690 working days. During the restoration works the high choir will be inaccessible.

January 2006 – February 2006

groundworks

  1.    general layout and preparatory administration (*)

  2.    organizing the construction site (*)

  3.    closing of construction area (*)

  4.    protection of the inner choir (*)

  5.    installation of racks and hoisting material (*)

  6.   deliverance and installation of printed canvas (*)

  7.   deliverance and installation of elevator (*)

  8.   construction sign (*)

  9.   photograph the site and historial examination (*)

closing off and equipe the high choir

  1.   installation of vertical wall (*)

  2.   installation of the working floor underneath the arcade (*)

demolition works

  1.   demolition works

  2.   restoration of natural stone, conservation of stone, brickworks,

        point the brickwork, forging- and ironworks, carpentery and woodworks

leaded windows

  1.  photographing the leaded windows (*)

  2.  dismantling, storagen installation of a temporary sealing up of the windowframes

  3.  transport and  examination in workshop

  4.  restoration of the leaded windows

  5.  re-installation of the leaded windows

  6.  frameworks 

(*): completed