The final steps to the Steel House restoration are being completed by MCC.  The ceiling panel components have all been repaired or replaced as necessary and the panels are now in the process of being painted.

Most of the interior panels are still at the fabricator's shop for continuing work.  Mock-ups of the interior paint system have been done on several of the panels.

All the new thermal wood spacers for the ceiling panels have been manufactured. The new steel joint covers have been attached to the wooden thermal wall spacers.  They now await their final coating.

The steel beams used in the roof construction along with the steel studs used in the partition walls have been treated and repainted.

All of the trellis and hood assembly parts have been restored, including the trellis posts and bench seat which have been prefabricated to match the originals.  All of these components have been primed and painted.

The MCC crew should be returning to Connecticut College next week to begin work on the reconstruction.  It will be exciting to see all of the restored parts return to campus, and to watch Rusty be rebuilt!

Completed exterior panels sent out to be metalized and painted

New steel joint covers to be attached to wooden thermal spacers

Repaired and repainted woodwork for the house's interior

Hardware restored and polished and awaiting reassembly

The newly manufactured wooden trellis to replace the heavily damaged original

Garage hardware currently undergoing treatment 

Almost all of the necessary repairs to the Steel House have been completed!  All exterior panels have been fully repaired and they have been delivered to the workshop in Long Island where they will be blasted, metalized, primed, and receive their finishing coat.

The new steel joint covers for the replacement thermal spacers have also arrived at the MCC workshop.  they each need to be sized and attached to the fully-reparied wooden spacers.

Some of the interior wooden doors, frames, and trim needed restoration.  The bathroom and mechanical closet doors have been repaired and repainted, along with all the interior trim.  The associated hardware has also been cleaned and polished.

The trellis that originally sat near the front door needed extensive restoration.  In order to keep as much of the original house material as possible the hood that was originally over the front door is undergoing extensive treatment.  the trellis panels needed to be replaced, and have been recreated to replicate the originals.

The existing garage door hardware is receiving treatment to prepare it for reinstallation.  The restoration is in its final stages, and MCC should be back on site soon to start reassembly!

The new garage door that has been manufactured to replace the original 

A panels showing a seam repair with a new bottom flange 

The repaired and  reassembled thermal spacers with U-channels 

restoration work on interior woodwork--the bathroom and mechanical closet doors have been stripped of paint in preparation for the restoration process 

The new fireplace screen made to fit the original framing

The bathroom and kitchen fans, which have been restored. The Photo shows their various components before they were reassembled

Progress continues on the Steel House.  A new garage door has been built to replicate the original.  It is of Spanish Cedar and awaits priming and painting.  The fabricator continues to work on completing the repairs on the necessary exterior panels.  Some of the panels have been repaired and are ready to be metalized and coated as part of the multi-step process to their completion.

All salvaged thermal wood spacers have been repaired along with salvaged steel U-channels and reassembled.  New replacement thermal wood spacers have been made, but await their new U-channels from the fabricator.

Some of the interior wood doors, frames, and trim need restoration, which has begun.  The existing bathroom and kitchen fans have been restored.  In addition, a new fireplace screen has been made and fitted to the existing frame.

 Repaired & reassembled exterior door

 Repaired & reassembled windows

 Interior wooden cabinets

 Repaired and reproduced garage interior components

Repaired and treated fireplace components

Steel House Progress

There's been more progress made on the Rusty's restoration!  Unfortunately we're still behind schedule, but Rusty is getting closer to completion.  The existing doors have been restored and reassembled along with window sashes, frames, trim pieces, and interior wooden cabinets which have been repaired, repainted, and reassembled.  The brass hardware components have also been stripped of paint and polished.  Work has also been completed on the garage: the existing roof railing components have been repaired, and three mesh panels have been manufactured to replace original ones.  The fireplace components have also been restored, and, along with the garage components, have been blasted and coated with a high-performance (Tmenec system) epoxy primer and urethan topcoat.