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Two Viking House students in yellow helmets on the Viking House building site, with houses in the background.

Harvey Clarke Elementary Renovations (2025)

Renovations at Harvey Clarke included:

Fire and security system upgrades
Seismic retrofits
Siding replacement
Roofing
Upgrades to HVAC, electrical, plumbing, and kitchen equipment
Playground

Renovations were completed in summer 2025.

Nov. 11, 2025 - Final Recap of Renovations

Harvey Clarke ES lobby — Nov. 11: lobby area

renovated hallway at Harvey Clarke ES — Seismic upgrades covered with new interiors

renovated hallway at Harvey Clarke ES

renovated hallway at Harvey Clarke ES

renovated restroom at Harvey Clarke ES — Restroom renovations

renovated classroom at Harvey Clarke ES — Classroom renovations and HVAC, electrical upgrades

new playground at Harvey Clarke ES — New playground

Aug. 28, 2025 - Getting Ready for the Start of School

completed library hallway — Aug. 28: every hallway was seismically upgraded...

completed hallway — ...and received new walls, wainscoting and tackboards...

completed hallway — Color-coding helps with wayfinding...

completed hallway

new HVAC equipment in classroom — New HVAC equipment was installed in classrooms...

casework covering HVAC — ...covered by new casework

renovated restroom — Restrooms received new plumbing and fixtures

new playground equipment — The new playground will provide additional enrichment activities

aerial view of finished roofing work — Roofing work extends the life of the building roof

Aug. 22, 2025

playground pieces to be assembled — Aug. 22: playground pieces are being assembled

water fountain with bottle filler — New water fountains with bottle fillers are being installed

hallway from library — Hallway wainscoting is fully painted...

north hallway — ...and tackboards installed...

south hallway

crew members installing room signs — Crew members add room signs

HVAC ductwork to outside air installed — HVAC unit ductwork to outside air will be hidden by partitions

furniture moved into a classroom — Furniture is being moved into classrooms

toilets installed in newly-remodeled restroom — Fixtures are being installed in newly-remodeled restrooms

staff in newly-carpeted main office — Staff is moving in to newly-recarpeted main office

Aug. 13, 2025

Aerial view of roofing work — Aug. 13: roofing work continues

crew member installs new security camera — A new security camera is installed at the front of the school

crew members installing carpet tile in main office — The main office gets new carpet tile installed

restroom prepped for tilework — A restroom gets prepped for tilework

new tilework in restroom — Another restroom's tilework is nearly complete

crew members installing bulletin board — Crew members add a bulletin board in the south hallway

north hallway with goldenrod yellow wainscotting — The north hallway wainscotting has been painted a goldenrod yellow

hallway about to be painted — The connecting hallway is about to be painted a dark teal blue

new playground equipment to be installed — The new playground has arrived and ready for installation

Aug. 5, 2025

drying concrete for playground base — Aug. 5: the new playground concrete base is finished

plywood sheathing on hallway wall — Plywood sheathing covers seismically-retrofitted hallway

sheetrocked hallway — New sheetrock covers hallway walls

sheathing on classroom wall — A classroom wall gets sheathed after seismic upgrades

sheetrocked classroom wall — Another classroom wall is finished with sheetrock

floor tiles being installed in restroom — Floor tiles are being installed in a restroom

new wainscotting in hallway — New wainscotting has been added to the north hallway

bright green paint on wainscotting in south hallway — The south hallway wainscotting has been painted a bright green

wiring up HVAC unit — A crew member works on wiring for a classroom HVAC unit

wiring in ceiling — Another works on the wiring in the ceiling

July 30, 2025

smoothing freshly-poured concrete — July 30: freshly-poured concrete for the new playground is smoothed out

Aerial view of roofing work — Ongoing roofing work is about halfway complete

restroom being primed for tilework — A restroom is prepared for floor and wall tiles

seismic anchors added to exposed hallway wall — Seismic anchors (one at bottom right) are added to this hallway

plywood sheathing covers walls — Plywood sheathing covers up seismically-retrofitted walls in hallways...

crew working on sheathing classroom walls — ...and in classrooms

sheetrocked hallway — Sheetrock goes up next

crew members painting classroom — Finished classrooms and hallways are then painted

July 22, 2025

aerial view of framing for concrete pour for playground — July 22: framing begins for a concrete pour for the playground base...

framing for concrete base for playground

Aerial view of roofing work — Roofing work progresses to a new area

Cutting water supply pipe for restrooms — A crew member cuts water supply pipe for the restrooms

insulated added to restroom walls — Insulation has been added over plumbing in restrooms

Cabling strung in ceiling and wall — Security cabling continues iin unfinished ceilings and walls

Framing for a new wall in a classroom

installed cabinetry and HVAC in classroom — Cabinetry and HVAC equipment are being installed on finished classroom shear walls

July 16, 2025

aerial view of excavation of new playground area — July 16: the new playground area is being excavated and graded

Aerial view of roofing work — Roofing work continues

Seismic work at front entrance — Seismic retrofitting at the main entrance, network and security cabling are slung in the ceiling

Plywood covers finished retrofits — Walls undergo various stages of completion: pywood covers retrofitted and insulated walls

Sheetrock is added over plywood — Sheetrock is applied over the plywood

Sheetrock is then taped and pasted...

...and finished rooms are prepared for painting

July 7, 2025

freshly-painted underside of covered play structure — July 7 - painting of the covered play underside is done

roofing work continues — Roofing work continues

new plumbing added to restrooms — New plumbing lines are being added in the restrooms...

new plumbing added to restrooms

new plumbing for drinking fountain — ...and for drinking fountains

seismic, electrical, fire and security system ugprades in hallway — Seismic retrofits and upgrades to electrical, fire and security systems continue...

insulation added to hallway walls — ...as finished walls begin to be covered with insulation

plywood covers finished upgrades in classroom shear wall — Plywood covers a finished classroom shear wall, and seismic anchors are covered with concrete

July 1, 2025

roofing work — July 1: roofers add new plywood and tar to a section of the building

gutted interior hallway — Nearly all of the interior hallways have been gutted to add seismic reinforcements

gutted interior hallway

gutted interior hallway

installing seismic reinforcements in walls — Crew members reach high to add seismic reinforcements

dismantled HVAC unit in classroom — Old classroom HVAC units have been dismantled

installing updated conduit and cable — Updated conduits and cables are being installed throughout the building

painting underside of covered play canopy — Outside, the underside of the covered play canopy gets a fresh coat of paint

June 26, 2025 - Roofing, Seismic Work

aerial view of school rooftops — June 26: roofing work has begun

ceiling tiles removed in hallway — Ceiling tiles have been removed in hallways to access the overlying utilities

ceiling tiles removed in hallway

walls bring stripped — Walls are being stripped to prepare for seismic retrofits

gutted restroom near front entrance — Restrooms at the entrance are gutted to prepare for plumbing and other upgrades

fully-stripped walls in hallway — A stripped hallway is ready for seismic retrofits

trenching to install seismic anchors on shear walls — Shear walls in classrooms will have seismic anchors installed in the concrete floor

June 16, 2025 - Summer Renovations Begin

June 16: Bond renovations include roofing...

...utility upgrades...

HVAC systems will be upgraded — ...HVAC system upgrades...

Plumbing will be upgraded — ...and plumbing upgrades