Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Official Newspaper of Eddy County since 1883
Coal Country Masonry of Center, N.D. arrived Wednesday to install thin brick veneer below the windows on each exterior wall section. Owner and 23-year veteran mason Dave Marklevitz was on scene Thursday explaining how the pre-cut bricks fit into metal panels anchored to the wall with screws. This fairly new process uses glue instead of mortar to adhere the bricks to the substrate, resulting in a light weight but durable surface that requires less labor to install and is easier to repair than traditional solid masonry.
Wayne Stephenson of CTS Group, the New Rockford-Sheyenne School District's on-site project manager, gave the school board an update on the construction project during their July 16 meeting. He reported that as of Thursday, July 12, all the demolition of window/wall sections and rough-in was complete with the exception of the areas around the unit ventilators. Crews had now concentrated their effor...
