During February 2008 stucco testing was undertaken on the exterior of RI Hall. The stucco restoration that was carried out in 1995/6 was not done correctly, and the University has been in a lawsuit with the company for the last few years over this issue. The cracking is very evident on the exterior, and the testing is being done to asses the extent of the damage, and the amount of restoration that is needed when the building is renovated as the Joukowsky Institute.

Removed stucco sample on the south-east side of the building
Close up of south-east sample
Stucco debris at the base of the ladder
My hand holding a piece of debris from the south-east sample
Circular marks on debris from south-east sample
Another block from south-east sample
Henry’s power cord running into the door in the south-east corner
Henry removing stucco from the north ground level sample
North side ground level sample patch
North side eye-level sample with circular marks from previous removal
Debris from north side eye-level sample
North eye-level sample
North-west corner sample with mark out lines
Debris from north-west corner sample
North-west corner sample
South-west corner sample
Close up of south-west corner sample
Debris from south-west corner rearranged to show how they fitted together
Ground debris from south-west sample
The lift

photolog- spring 2008
26th February- 4th March