Santa Barbara Zoo Gorilla Exhibit Viewing Cave, Santa Barbara
Schipper Construction · Santa Barbara
Purple Painting painted the gorilla viewing cave at the Santa Barbara Zoo for Schipper Construction: drywall repaired after water damage, green walls, a black ceiling, plus the window frames, a metal door and the entry gates.
- Type
- Commercial
- Location
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Client
- Schipper Construction, General Contractor
- Owner
- Santa Barbara Zoo
- Completed
- 2024
- Laurel Woods
SW 7749
Sherwin-Williams
eggshell · walls
- Black of Night
SW 6993
Sherwin-Williams
flat · ceiling
Schipper Construction renovated the gorilla exhibit at the Santa Barbara Zoo, adding ponds, rockwork, deadfall trees and new landscaping and turning the existing viewing area into a viewing cave. Purple Painting painted the inside of the viewing cave, working time and materials for Schipper Construction.
Drywall damaged by water was cut out and repaired, and holes left by wiring and lights were patched. The walls and ceiling were skim coated, sanded and primed, then painted with two coats in the colours the Zoo chose: a green eggshell on the walls, including the wall areas above the glass, and black in flat on the ceiling. We also painted the window trim frames, primed an exterior metal door and frame with an epoxy primer and topcoated it with polyurethane, and primed and painted the entry gates black in semi-gloss.
How we did it
-
Take out the damaged drywall
Drywall damaged by water was cut out so it could be repaired.
-
Repair, skim coat and prime
The water damage and the holes left by wiring and lights were patched, skim coated, sanded and primed.
-
Paint the walls and ceiling
The walls, including the wall areas above the glass, got two coats of Laurel Woods in eggshell, and the ceiling two coats of Black of Night in flat, the colours the Zoo chose.
-
Paint the window frames
The window trim frames around the viewing glass were painted.
-
Coat the metal door and gates
An exterior metal door and frame was primed with Macropoxy 646 and topcoated with polyurethane, and the entry gates were primed and painted black in semi-gloss.
