All windows on the exterior of the building, facing Michigan Avenue have been removed and replaced with a temporary covering until new windows are installed. The concrete in the courtyard area facing Michigan Avenue has been removed and workers are leveling the ground and piles of dirt and pea gravel are all around. Inside, the floor, ceiling and walls have been stripped bare throughout the main floor common areas. Outdoor utility work continues in the West Circle parking lot area.

Mayo’s basement has a near-completed cement floor and work continues on the main floor and in the front lobby. On the exterior of the building, crews are working to replace the empty window frames with new windows with modern locks and closures.

Demolition is progressing on the interior of Mayo, including work in the basement, main floor and second and third stories. Walls and doorways continue to be removed, most notably in the community shower rooms and restrooms. On the exterior of the building, various windows have been removed on the Michigan Avenue side of the hall and boarded up with either plastic or wood. Crews outside continue to dig and install underground utility piping before students arrive this fall.

An increasing number of community bathrooms and shower rooms on all floors are being gutted. For example, all that is left of what was the second floor bathroom is the Spartan wall trim; everything else has been removed and there are large holes in the floor for workers to utilize for debris removal and continued construction. Debris from Mayo’s demolition is being removed from the third floor center window facing Michigan Avenue. The floor in Mayo’s basement has been removed, revealing the earth below.

Heavy demolition continues in the various basement rooms and areas and the incinerator continues to be disassembled. Community bathroom shower and toilet stalls are indistinguishable and ceiling tiles and fixtures have been removed. Light fixtures and smoke detectors continue to be removed and several walls and doorframes have been demolished on the second floor student wing, among others.

Work crews inside are demolishing all community bathrooms and shower rooms, removing marble services and taking out plaster. Workers continue to take apart the original brick incinerator, running from the basement to the roof, to make way for the new elevator. Crews are also pulling out all light sockets and electrical outlets and taking out select main hallway and stairwell doors.

Both the massive outdoor Physical Plant-funded utility project and numerous indoor renovations are in full swing at Mayo. Outside, crews working on “The Big Dig” have installed sheet metal shoring to hold back the earth and prevent it from caving in on workers as they lay new utility groundwork. Mayo’s outdoor utility project will be completed before the close of summer and work crews are working sun-up to sun-down, six days a week.

Inside, contractors are working on everything from asbestos abatement, to demolition of all community bathrooms (including shower rooms and restrooms) and the original brick incinerator. A new elevator will be installed where the incinerator once stood.

Demolition is still in the early phases at Mayo. Work is being done outside of the hall and work crews are starting to lay new utility pipes.

Demolition has begun as they tear out existing carpet, wall coverings, cabinets and other equipment to make way for the improvements.