When they are built, these columns will not be visible from the outside of the building. The two on the east are just beyond the back wall. These columns will be constructed of brick, and will have the appearance of chimneys. Week of August 4 The remainder of the ceiling is removed. Scaffolding is extended into the attic, so that work can be done there without placing any weight on the Chapel's eighteenth century beams.
Work begins on the two columns on the west wall.
Week of August 11 Wet weather has slowed progress by forcing the construction crew to take several days off. Nevertheless, the columns on the west wall are nearly completed, and work has started on the east wall columns. The brick columns on the east wall are nearly complete. The installation of the steel beams should begin next week. The threat of bad weather from Edouard and Fran has put much of the work on hold.