Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Chilly Wednesday

The temperature was a little chilly today, but the winds began to subside a bit.  The guys showed up at the regular time and began working on about 3 things at once.


Tony and Chris started the final touches on the plaster work around the "dungeon" windows, Johnny prepared the new location for the hot water heater (in the radio room), and Luis installed the grating over the window-well area.


Luis fits the grating over the window-well
The grating is installed and now strong enough to stand on
Johnny installs the hot water heater in the radio room
The window space in the radio room is completed




The plan was to begin jack hammering out the garage today, so the remaining items were removed later in the morning.  I had moved a lot of the things, yesterday, while the guys were working on the hospital project, but there were some heavy items that I couldn't move on my own.
It took 3 guys to move this workbench


When the garage was almost totally empty, the jack hammering began.  After a short time, the first "hidden surprise" was found - a large PVC pipe that goes from the roof to the water tank.  We'll certainly find other pipes, as well as metal conduit for electrical wiring, as the jack hammering continues.  Everything will have to be re-routed eventually.


The garage is now emptied out
Luis begins jack hammering the garage floor
Uh oh.... a water pipe is quickly discovered




So, where has all the stuff from the "dungeon" and the garage been temporarily located?  Mostly, right here in my current office with me!  The flammable items, along with a variety of outdoor tools, have been placed in the storage space under the new stairs.


The boxes are taking over the room!


Troy won't be stopping by tonight, so no further electrical work will be done until tomorrow evening.  Hopefully, we can get more conduit in place and then I can run some wires on the weekend, while the other guys take a well deserved break.

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