Two years after an earthquake rattled D.C.’s buildings and nerves, the National Cathedral is still a long way from being repaired.

The earthquake did about $26 million in damage to the historic Cathedral, Andrew Hullinger, senior director of finance and administration, told a group of reporters standing on construction scaffolding dubbed the “dance floor” 60 feet above the worship area. Thus far, $10 million has been raised for repairs, leaving about 60 percent of the funding still unaccounted for. According to Hullinger, $3 million has been spent so far.

Hullinger said the earthquake did a “tremendous amount of damage” to the Cathedral. During the past two years, a large amount of planning and “behind-the-scenes” work has taken place to prepare for the repairs. The Cathedral is now in the first phase to fully inspect and repair the nave vaulting.

“On the one-year anniversary, our masons set a ceremonial first stone back on the central tower,” Hullinger said in a statement. “Today, we begin the work to restore the interior vaulting work that will eventually allow us to remove the netting from the ceiling of the nave.”

The current estimate for a completion date for repairs is 18 months. It’s “going to be a long process,” Hullinger said.

Joe Alonso, the Cathedral’s stone mason foreman, said two rolling towers will be constructed so the engineering team can inspect the ceiling. Alonso said that after the earthquake he found “little debris fields” on the Cathedral floor consisting of pieces of stone, mortar and other materials. While the ceiling is structurally sound, crews still need to repair and replace damaged piece of stone. They will also clean old stones marked by water damage and the stained glass windows.

When asked how they plan to raise the remaining funds, Hullinger said the Cathedral recently hired a new director of development who he thinks will bring “new and creative energy to fundraising efforts.” He also credited the Partners in Preservation contest, from which the Cathedral won $100,000, for raising awareness about their need for funds.

Director of communications Richard Weinberg said the Cathedral hopes to raise $50,000 this week, in part, through a webinar that will take place tomorrow at 11 a.m.