A campus facelift
Shine bright: Limestone cleaning project brings new look to campus buildings
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The excitement of a new school year will bring a glow to new and returning students’ faces this August — but that won’t be the only thing shining on Kansas State University’s Manhattan campus. A summer project on campus wrapped up recently, unveiling a new look for several buildings.
K-State’s maintenance department in the Division of Facilities, in partnership with a stone cleaning subcontractor, recently pressure washed several campus buildings, including King Hall, Willard Hall, Hale Library, Holton Hall, Eisenhower Hall, the English Building, Leisure Hall, Seaton Hall, K-State Student Union and Nichols Hall.
“The process includes using normal building water — think of a hose bib on your house — and we put that water into a pressure washer, which then heats it up,” said Adam Kramer, director of Facilities maintenance. “A certain PSI is used so the limestone is not damaged, and the hot water is sprayed onto the limestone to clean it, just like anybody does pressure washing their house or driveway when it gets dirty.”
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