Carpet, bed & sprinkler tank home - wk 39

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Work continues on the sprinkler shed. Here's Liseli cutting insulation.



Trimming and putting it up on the north wall.



While Liseli was doing the insulation, Ron Peterson was working on the electricity to the shed.



It's just about done.



Meanwhile, carpeting for the ramp ...



Doesn't it look good?



And lastly, the 1st built-in bunk ready for use tonight!

The last 10 days

Remember the sprinkler tank? It's insulated home is coming along slowly. Much of the insulation is in place now, so Liseli brought forth the plywood! She set up a workspace just outside.



Thanks to Bill Monteverdi for coming over this weekend and helping put the plywood in place. Here's Bill balancing on top of the tank. And yes, it was cold outside.



Liseli cutting plywood to size.



By this morning, they had the plywood on the east side done and much of the "front" wall. You can see some of the insulation above the tank.



Meanwhile, more work was happening inside the ACC. Rick Townsend has been sanding and touching up the walls in the bedrooms as well as getting the trim sanded, primed and painted.



"Prime" window in the yellow room.



Chris Koster, known for her yummy bread (she's one of our cooks), came over last weekend and applied a coat of polyurethane to the trim in the upstairs hallway. The wood is so lovely. Thanks, Chris.



Rick, a professional painter, cutting in the orange. He makes it look so easy! Thanks, Rick. As you know, we have wonderful volunteers who come and work a few hours or a few days as their schedules allow.

Stay tuned ... the spring work weekend is coming up in April and that's the time for the siding if it's not snowing.

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Major Thaw and

It warmed up enough earlier this week for all the snow to slide off the dining room roof -- unfortunately, right on the ramp ... and wouldn't you know that just 2 days before a work crew from "night things" had it all cleared!



The warm up did give Margaret Lew a chance to finish up some of the benches! Here's the close up.



We can't wait for spring so that we can try them out.



Inside, Chris started grouting the accessible bathroom.



as well as continuing the bunk in the lilac room that another work crew had started.



Now, we just need the plywood. We had 4 more bunks to build. Any volunteers? Call Liseli or Chris if you can help. Chris has the plans.

Week 35 - beginning built-in bunks, scraping, staining ....

The 8 & 9 graders attending "Night Things" this weekend had work projects to help the renovations. Here's a group counting more coins.



Painting signs for the doors downstairs.



This sign even looks hot!



The crew began to build a bunk in the lilac room, always measuring and checking the level.



Next step for the bunk.



Another group scraped the floor downstairs -- finding paint, grouting, and drywall mud.



Here's the crew that wanted to be outside. They got rid of most of the ice and snow from the deck.



Meanwhile, Liseli was working on the insulation for the sprinkler tank.



You can see Liseli's legs. She's putting the insulation in the ceiling and the tank is a good place to sit.



Earlier this week, Rick Townsend and Liseli applied several coats to the wood trim upstairs and downstairs.