 |
Subscribe / Renew |
 |
Contact Us |
| ► Subscribe to our Free Weekly Newsletter | |
Construction Bids
| home | Welcome, sign in or click here to subscribe. | login |
Real Estate Buzz
 Lynn Porter Real Estate Editor |
Subscriber content preview
October 16, 2008
Real Estate Buzz: Changing light bulbs a challenge at library
By LYNN PORTER
Real Estate Editor
Real Estate Editor
How much scaffolding does it take to change a light bulb at the Seattle Central Library? Scaffolding? Yup, in September workers had to use a large scaffolding to reach light bulbs and electrical components they were replacing in the 48- to 52-foot-tall third-floor ceiling of the iconic 1000 Fourth Ave. library.
Workers last tried that type work in August of 2006 using a Denka mobile lift. They got about half-way done when “a small part of that floor started to bow and we decided to remove the lift before we damaged the floor,” said Caroline Ullmann, library spokeswoman.
. . .
To read this story in full login or purchase a subscription.
Previous columns:
- Real Estate Buzz: Credit crunch good for apartment owners, 10-02-2008
- Real Estate Buzz: Callahan: Seattle market will hold up, 09-18-2008
- Real Estate Buzz: Site of proposed Bellingham tower now for sale, 08-21-2008
- Real Estate Buzz: Intracorp listing includes a surprise, 08-07-2008
- Real Estate Buzz: Ivanoff sees ‘pretty strong demand', 07-24-2008
- Real Estate Buzz: After 100 years, Joshua Green gets redo, 07-10-2008
- Real Estate Buzz: Polyclinic buys nearby lot, just in case, 06-26-2008
- Real Estate Buzz: Property sold in a prime retail spot, 06-12-2008