Pithy Construction News from "Beacon Street West” (FUS) for July 18 - 25, 2007
Greetings from the Meeting House!
Cutting the Floors in the B-wing
- Harry Carnes, Publications Czar, etc and David Weber, FUS Owners Representative.
Forum
Approximately 75 people (by sandwich count) attended Sunday’s Forum. We
discussed the current status of our remodeling/preservation/building project
(the lines of demarcation get blurry in some areas). It is a thrill to
see our community pulling together to go forward with this important effort.
Look for a comprehensive summary of the Forum to be available in the near
future.
Building
This week there is much preliminary work going on. Parts of the B
wing floor are coming out to allow relocation of electric lines. Plumbing
is coming out of the erstwhile janitor’s closet so it can be merged
with Scott’s office to form a small meeting room. The roof joist
are all “sistered”, and the roof engineers identified leaks
at he joint of the old and new roof over the Loggia.They will remove some
strips to get more definition of the problem. Next week should see more
wiring and duct work and the start of a sprinkler system in the B Wing.
Making way for new electrical lines.
Drilling holes in the foundation for new electrical lines.
Preservation
Next week should see the beginning of light rewiring in the Lobby, followed
by resurfacing of the walls. The new surface will be similar to
the sand texture of the Auditorium. We will paint some sample wallboards
so we can view them in different lights, as well as installing a bank
of fluorescents to make sure the color remains true under that light.
