Ruth Gardner's Blog 27/11/2013: Carpet or Concrete?

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 27 November 2013 entitled, "Carpet or Concrete?".

Ruth Gardner's Blog 13/05/2011: Crying over Carpet

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 13 May 2011 entitled, "Crying over Carpet".

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Carpet pulled up to be replaces in the James Hight Library.

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A worker grinds the carpet glue off the floor of the James Hight Library.

Diabetes Centre Photograph 091

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A photograph of tradespeople repainting hallway in the Diabetes Centre. A tarpaulin has been placed over the carpet.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 227

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Silt from liquefaction outside the Merivale Mall. A pile of carpet pieces sit in front of the mall.

Cracked

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A large crack in the concrete floor slab of a building in Barbadoes Street. The photographer comments, "This is a picture of the cracked concrete floor in a shop in the Christchurch CBD. I have a similar crack in my home, but I have not lifted the carpet to look".

Diabetes Centre Photograph 120

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A photograph of a corridor in the Diabetes Centre. Plastic sheeting has been used to cover the carpet while the corridor is repaired.

Diabetes Centre Photograph 090

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A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre which has been prepared for repainting. The furniture has been covered by a tarpaulin and plastic sheeting has been placed over the carpet.

Diabetes Centre Photograph 068

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A photograph of members of the Diabetes Centre team working in an office. New gib board has been partly installed on the wall behind them. There is dust from the construction on the carpet.

Diabetes Centre Photograph 069

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A photograph of members of the Diabetes Centre team working in an office. New gib board has been partly installed on the wall behind them. There is dust from the construction on the carpet.

Diabetes Centre Photograph 121

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A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre which has been prepared for repairs. The moveable stacks and counter have been covered in plastic sheeting and a tarpaulin has been draped over the carpet.

Diabetes Centre Photograph 119

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A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre which has been prepared for repairs. The furniture has been stacked one side of the room and plastic sheeting has been used to cover the carpet.

Diabetes Centre Photograph 101

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A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre with building materials in the corner. Plastic sheeting has been placed over the carpet and has been used to create a temporary wall on the right.

Diabetes Centre Photograph 089

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A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre which has been prepared for repainting. Plastic sheeting has been placed over the carpet and the cracks in the pillar have been filled with epoxy resin.

Tati/Playtime Photograph 3

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A photograph of the entrance to Gap Filler's temporary outdoor cinema on the corner of Madras and St Asaph Streets. The entranceway is made of lights on a steel frame, and leads to a painted "red carpet".

Diabetes Centre Photograph 035

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A photograph of a room in the Diabetes Centre which has been made ready for painting. The carpet has been covered in plastic and the furniture removed from the room. Painters scaffolding has also been set up inside the room.

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A photograph of a corridor in the Diabetes Centre. The panelling has been taken off the walls in some of the adjoining rooms, exposing the wooden frames, insulation, and wires underneath. Plastic sheeting has been used to cover the carpet and furniture throughout.