Gampel Roof Repair
60 000 screws 30 000 hours and 2 083 ceiling tiles later.
Gampel roof repair. Gampel pavilion dome ceiling and roof repair planning. Storrs ct after 60 000 screws 30 000 plus hours of work and 2 083 ceiling tiles the new and improved gampel pavilion roof is ready for the 2017 18 basketball season season. The gampel pavilion was constructed in 1990. Uconn uconnnation like the video and subscribe to our channel for more videos.
Storrs uconn says it will begin repairing the roof of the gampel pavilion basketball arena in may a year later than originally scheduled. The new gampel roof is ready for the 2017 18 season. The administration recommends that the board of trustees adopt the resolution below. Be it resolved that the board of trustees note the approval of the use of 10 450 000 in uconn 2000 bond funds for gampel pavilion dome ceiling and roof repair background.
The repair of the roof of gampel pavilion now 27 years old took five months and approximately 10 million to complete mark mirko hartford courant. Gampel pavilion dome ceiling and roof repair for construction. Gampel roof repairs moving along at uconn but first night called off mansfield storrs ct the work has pushed volleyball to the field house and prompted officials to cancel basketball s. Storrs on a warm july afternoon gampel pavilion s basketball court is a construction site.
Funds for the gampel pavilion dome ceiling and roof repair background. The construction of the roof dome was fairly innovative for its time and included a triangular network of metal clad panels with a fabric wrapped insulated cover on the interior. Steve smith project manager for downes construction talks about the roof repairs at gampel pavilion. With gampel s decaying roof in the process of being repaired first night will take a year off.