Electrical rough-in 90% Complete

There was a hodge podge of electrical work put in over the years.  We are essentially replacing all of it and bringing it up to code.

Eduardo has marked all of the locations for the new pot lights going in the main room and the kitchen, and we opened the ceiling up to make room.

Neither the old toilet or the new one had ventilation fans, so we had to drop the ceiling down to accommodate the new fans going in.

The entire main floor ceiling has to be strapped in order to provide proper support for the drywall.

The older panels have been removed and replaced with a new panel that can accommodate the circuits required for the entire club.  It feels good to get rid of all of that old, potentially unsafe wiring.

By the end of the day, the inspection was passed by ESA and we can continue with other activities.

Electrical Clean Up Starts

The electrical in the club, after exposing all of the interior studs, was in really rough shape.  It was no surprise - a combination of really old, ungrounded wire, knob and tube, aluminum wiring and some semi current stuff - all that makes for a pretty unreliable network of power.  I wouldn't go so far as to say it was unsafe, but suffice to say, it's all got to go!  Eduardo was in during demolition to make the system safe for the demo guys, and he's now begun roughing in new potlights, fixtures and outlets, while removing the "crap" as the professionals say....

Meanwhile, Juvanal and Mick have begun framing some of the new partitions, and moving doorways - nothing major, just prep stuff.  We have some of the materials for the next stage of the job arriving - including some much needed insulation.  With a slow week between Christmas and New Year's next week, we're looking forward to going full speed the week of January 4th.  Merry Christmas everyone!

Demolition Complete

The boys were at it all day Monday and Tuesday, and by this morning, most of the hardwood had been ripped out and the remaining garbage was already at the dump.  I love getting to the stage where we can really see what we're working with in the space.

We met with some of the key stakeholders this morning, and we have a strategy for the design and finish look of the main room.  As with any member driven organization, we have to ensure we're involving the members while keeping an eye on budget, timelines and overall aesthetics - a great job of juggling will be required. :-)

Yesterday wasn't without surprises... with odd choices of poorly placed remnants of insulation...



...to water damage under and behind kitchen cabinets!



While most people get to see a new, nicely finished end product at the the end of the job, I get satisfaction knowing that underneath it all, we will have a solid foundation of insulation, water tight pipes and a properly supported, mold-free floor!

Work begins!

Work started today on the historic Baby Point Club.  The club, located in the heart of beautiful Baby Point, is a community based and run organization that has tennis and lawn bowling facilities and hosts many community gathering throughout the year.

The interior of the club needed updating (updated bathroom and kitchen), but as with most renos, today would be the day where we'd see what was underneath the veneer of the interior of the club house.



Sometimes, watching the demo take place can be a little bit like watching a car accident... you don't really want to see what's underneath the outer layer, but you can't look away!  Fortunately, all looked pretty good in the early goings.



The exterior walls, though not surprisingly, were disappointingly barren of any insulation.  That would be something we'd need to rectify asap... warm weather notwithstanding!



The demo will continue tomorrow.  Fingers crossed for no more surprises.