Structural Shop

The Role of the Structural Shop

Maintain, modify and repair existing building and facility structure and building fabrics.

Structural Shop will:

• Repair doorways, shelving, and historical and/or valuable tables and other furniture
• Refinish historical and/or valuable furniture and build shelves and shelving units as required or requested
• Repair interior/exterior holes, cracks, water damage, mold and other building damage
• Repair exterior building features, including eaves troughs, concrete floors and steps
• Perform minor roof repairs
• Perform and manage small scale flooring installation and repair, including small carpet repair
• Mount building fixtures (soap dispensers, towel bars, brackets, mirrors, etc.)
• Replace damaged glass, plexiglass and screens on campus windows and greenhouses
• Provide, repair and replace ceiling tiles, drywall, T-bar ceilings, ceramic wall tiling and bathroom partitions as necessary
• Minor repairs to furniture in research laboratories. All such furniture must meet the standards established by Design, Engineering and Construction
• Provide and install interior signs, whiteboards, corkboards and video screens
• Manage the installation, removal and/or storage of window air conditioning units
• Maintain an inventory of interior building materials (carpet, tile, etc.) for future minor building repairs
• Manage the outsourcing of all overhead door systems

Limited Paint Services

• Paint hand rails, window frames, walls, furniture, shelving, etc. of a limited scope 

Note: With the exception of painting for non-residence vandalism, leaks and other damage, and painting included in the capital plan, painting will be conducted on a cost recovery basis