This summer Hunt Hall is completely being renovated from top to bottom. Construction on this project began hours after residents checked out of their rooms, and already the hall is beginning to look like an entirely new building.
Check back here often to see all the work being done on Hunt Hall this summer.
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May 5: Crews begin working on Hunt Hall hours after residents moved out. |
May 7: Foundation work begins at an entrance of Hunt Hall. |
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May 8: Work begins on the excavation of the elevator pit for Hunt Hall. |
May 9: Housing and Residence Life has made many steps in being more environmentally responsible, including recycling as much of the building products coming out of Hunt Hall's renovation as possible. |
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May 9: Crew work on pouring the foundation wall for an entrance into Hunt. |
May 12: Trusses and sheeting are put up as construction of a new roof begins. |
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May 13: All the windows were taken out of Hunt Hall during the early stages of renovation. |
May 13: Construction crews begin working on the new roof for Hunt. |
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May 13: In addition to roof work, crews also begin work on laying the foundation for new sunrooms. |
May 13: In inside view of Hunt Hall. Here you can see what used to be a bathroom and the wall that separates the hall from the bathroom. Notice the paint project on the walls of the hall. |
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May 14: More work inside Hunt Hall. Walls are being knocked out to expand TV rooms. |
May 15: A Hunt hallway during renovations. |
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May 16: A truss is lowered into place during the construction of a new roof on Hunt Hall. |
May 20: A lot of hard work goes into renovating a residence hall. |
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May 20: Only two weeks into construction, large sections of the roof have been complete and windows are quickly being replaced. |
May 20: Crews work around the clock to make sure Hunt is ready for residents to move into in August. |
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May 21: An internal wall shows remnants of what used to be a paint project. |
May 21: Foundations are set for new external entrances to Hunt Hall. |
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May 22: Crews begin work on the entrance sunrooms that will face Wright Street. |
May 22: Paintings still remain as construction begins in Copa Cabana House in Hunt Hall. |
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May 22: A view of a hallway in Hunt Hall and the new windows that have been installed in the larger TV rooms. |
May 22: Walls are being knocked out to create larger common spaces in Hunt. |
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May 23: Renovations are messy things, but the end product will be worth it! |
May 23: A The newly created pitched roofs being constructed on Hunt. |
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May 23: A view from above! This photo, taken from the roof of one wing of Hunt, demonstrates how quickly the roof was constructed and nearly completed. |
May 23: Hallway ceiling work begins. |
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May 23: Hallway paintings still smile at work crews in the gutted Hunt Hall, but soon they will be covered with a fresh coat of paint. |
May 23: As construction continues, so does the amount of courtyard craziness! |
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May 26: Construction continues on the sunrooms that will be created at the buildings entrances. |
May 26: Construction on one portion of the new pitched roof on Hunt is nearly complete.... |
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May 26: ....while construction on the roof on the other side of the building is just getting started. |
May 26: After almost three straight weeks of work and progress, work crews took a break from working on Hunt Hall for Memorial Day. |
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May 27: A before and after look at the new windows and plaster being added to Hunt Hall. |
May 27: Floors are torn apart as electrical and plumbing systems are upgraded. |
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May 28: A newly created entrance-way is quickly taking shape outside of Hunt Hall. |
May 28: A crew members works on setting trusses on a sunny May Day. |
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May 28: While the outside of the building is quickly evolving, crews work hard to make the inside of Hunt Hall look brand new as well. |
May 28: Crews wade around in cement while laying foundations. |
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May 29: The inside of Hunt Hall is unrecognizable at this point. |
May 29: The tile floor around the a shower stall has been ripped up in preparation for new flooring. |
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May 30: More walls are being knocked out throughout Hunt Hall. |
June 3: A view of the work going on in what will soon be a new attic for Hunt Hall. |
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June 6: Hunt is not only being renovated on the outside, but also completely on the inside. Here you can see new piping that is being placed throughout the entire building. |
June 13: The freshly painted hallways are slowly starting to take shape. |
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June 13: A view from above of work being done on the elevator shaft. |
June 13: More internal piping and electrical work being done inside Hunt Hall. |
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June 16: As the contractors work, a piece of cement from the original building of Hunt Hall is discovered, showing work that was done in December 1966. |
June 16: The construction of a new bike rack outside of Hunt Hall begins. |
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June 16: A lot of internal work still needs to be done before residents can call Hunt home in August. |
June 16: New sinks and vanities are placed in all the bathrooms. |
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June 17: Electrical work being done in the attic of Hunt Hall. |
June 17: The entrances to Hunt Hall are taking shape. |
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June 17: Another view of the construction of the entrances to Hunt Hall. |
June 17: Renovations on the stairwells in Hunt Hall. |
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June 17: A view of all the supplies necessary during renovations. |
June 17: Tile work being done in the bathrooms of Hunt. |
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June 19: A gutted room inside of Hunt. |
June 19: A view of the construction being done on Hunt, with a view of NMU's campus in the background. |
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June 23: The bike rack receives a roof. |
June 23: Supplies are lifted into a window. |
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June 30: An electrician works hard on new wiring for the hall. |
June 30: A portion of the roof receives siding before it is hoisted into place. |
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July 2: A cement pad is being laid outside of an entrance to Hunt Hall. |
July 2: Preparations for laying sidewalks outside of Hunt Hall. |
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July 2: Windows are being set into place in the end sunrooms of Hunt. |
July 7: Sidewalks are being poured and set-into place. |
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July 7: New mechanical rooms are being made to house the new electrical systems in Hunt Hall. |
July 7: New electrical boxes inside of Hunt Hall. |

A newly renovated Hunt Hall- August 2008