Phone (or email) Maihan and come on down. For those of you who work weekdays we will be open this Saturday August 20th, we hope to see you then.
Flat 101 - the site office now has central heating, hot water, a functioning toilet (thoroughly tested), a desk for Maihan, a noticeboard and all the health and safety signage is up. The high-vis vests, safety boots and safety helmets are all stacked up waiting for Volunteers to put them on and go to work. Thanks to Steve for all his hard work and to the people who showed up to help get the site office ready (Kevin, Marike and Paul). It hasn't all been plain sailing however, we are still waiting for the main company head fuse for flat 101 to be put in to get the power on after we were repeatedly misinformed about which company's responsibility it was. We also ran out of time to get the bathroom sink fitted (so that's a job for monday if anyone fancies it).
Elsewhere in the building we are still ahead of schedule despite delays with the gas and electricity. Having wired up 101 on the top floor and 95 on the middle floor the electricians are coming back next week to finish off 99, 97, and 93. In 95 and 97 the outsize storage cupboards (that took up most of the room in these flats) have been taken down to create a bigger living space. (Here's Steve showing Marike how it would work.)
The ground floor we are leaving for Phase 2 of the refurb, we are leaving it boarded up and using it as a rubble store.
Monday we hope to begin the task of putting new work surfaces and cabinets into the kitchens (people with carpentry skills required). Thanks to Kevin for coming down and putting mortice locks into the doors for added security.
See you Monday.
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