Week One Done

'That's good progress for a week.' says Steve as he closes the front door he's just put back with a satisfying thud. So where are we with Phoenix's plan to refurb 9 flats in a block in Poplar?

Flat 101 - top floor, the site office to be. Front door on, windows unboarded to let daylight in for the first time in seven years, the glass put back in, wallpaper stripped, floor tiles stripped, lino stripped out of the kitchen. Once this flat is done up - to provide a toilet and washing facilities for volunteers - the volunteering can begin in earnest - probably from Monday August 15th.





Flat 99 - these next four flats are on the first floor. New front door on, unboarded.
Flat 97 - front door on, unboarded, swept out, floor tiles stripped, lino stripped out of the kitchen, windows unboarded and glass put back in.
Flat 95 - New front door put on, otherwise ditto.
Flat 93 - ditto but the front door still needs doing.

The four flats on the ground floor we are leaving boarded up until we are ready to start work on them - though one is being used as a waste store for the rubble as it is generated.

In rendering the flats squat proof (and to prevent scavengers from stripping out the electrical wiring etc.) Poplar Harca rendered the flats exceptionally difficult to get into - everything has been glued and screwed (and the screwheads covered over). The power's not on yet, the water's not on yet, the toilets, baths, sinks and kitchens aren't in yet and Steve is busy gettting quotes to get the work not suitable for volunteers done.

Next week - more of the same - if you are interested in helping out email Maihan.