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* Walls 99% jointed
* Walls 99% jointed
* Painting to commence imminently
* Painting mostly done
* Decision needed on how the floor is to be covered
* Decision needed on how the floor is to be covered
* Kitchen, toilet and aircon has been bought and is waiting build/fit
* Kitchen, toilet and aircon has been bought and is waiting build/fit
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| Seal walls/ceiling || Complete || Paint over walls with plasterboard sealer/primer. Toilet and kitchen area done || Sanded walls || Already in Bancroft
| Seal walls/ceiling || Complete || Paint over walls with plasterboard sealer/primer. Toilet and kitchen area done || Sanded walls || Already in Bancroft
|- style="background: yellow"
|- style="background: yellow"
| Paint walls/ceiling || 50% complete - 1 coat done on office ceiling. 2 coats on kitchen/toilet ceiling. Office walls 1 coat except central wall. Kitchen/toilet to be painted. || Paint walls and ceiling. Toilet and kitchen area to be painted with hardwearing paint (Dulux Diamond Matt). Everywhere else in bare-plaster white matte trade paint (ie, no sealing required on the other walls) || || Brushes, rollers, white matt trade paint
| Paint walls/ceiling || 90% complete - 2 coats done on office/kitchen/toilet ceiling. Office walls 2 coats except central wall. Kitchen/toilet 1 coat done. || Paint walls and ceiling. Toilet and kitchen area to be painted with hardwearing paint (Dulux Diamond Matt). Everywhere else in bare-plaster white matte trade paint (ie, no sealing required on the other walls) || || Brushes, rollers, white matt trade paint
|- style="background: yellow"
|- style="background: yellow"
| Fit lights || 2/11 lights up || Cut holes where necessary for lights (some are already cut from having been fitted before) and clip lights into place || Ceiling painted || Already in Bancroft
| Fit lights || 2/11 lights up || Cut holes where necessary for lights (some are already cut from having been fitted before) and clip lights into place || Ceiling painted || Already in Bancroft
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| Window sills || Need to find a source for these || Fit sills to windows || Walls painted || Window sills, GripFill
| Window sills || Need to find a source for these || Fit sills to windows || Walls painted || Window sills, GripFill
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| Seal around windows || || Run sealant around the join between the windows and the walls || Walls painted, sills fitted || Suitable sealant (Wickes frame sealant) in Bancroft
| Seal around windows || || Remove protective film from windowframes and run sealant around the join between the windows and the walls || Walls painted, sills fitted || Suitable sealant (Wickes frame sealant) in Bancroft
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| Fit door stops ||  || Fit stops to frames of toilet and office/workshop door || || Required wood, etc, in Bancroft
| Fit door stops ||  || Fit stops to frames of toilet and office/workshop door || || Required wood, etc, in Bancroft

Revision as of 09:10, 12 October 2018

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Current status

This page is a work in progress

Attention is focussed on getting the office side up and running before switching to the workshop.

  • Walls 99% jointed
  • Painting mostly done
  • Decision needed on how the floor is to be covered
  • Kitchen, toilet and aircon has been bought and is waiting build/fit

To be decided

  • What kind of floor are we having, and where?
  • Do we want some kind of privacy/reflective/solar film on the windows?

Task status

Not ready to start
Can be started
In progress
Completed

Office side

Task Status Description Dependencies Required materials
Joint walls Almost complete Final coat needed on central wall Already in Bancroft
Sand walls/ceiling Walls/ceiling sanded except central wall and cupboard Lightly sand the walls/ceiling with a fine grit paper. The aim is to just smooth the joint cement where it meets the plasterboard, and knock off any lumps. Toilet and office have been done, with the exception of the wall separating the office from the workshop, and the cupboard area No need to wait for final wall to be jointed Sander and sanding disks in Bancroft
Seal walls/ceiling Complete Paint over walls with plasterboard sealer/primer. Toilet and kitchen area done Sanded walls Already in Bancroft
Paint walls/ceiling 90% complete - 2 coats done on office/kitchen/toilet ceiling. Office walls 2 coats except central wall. Kitchen/toilet 1 coat done. Paint walls and ceiling. Toilet and kitchen area to be painted with hardwearing paint (Dulux Diamond Matt). Everywhere else in bare-plaster white matte trade paint (ie, no sealing required on the other walls) Brushes, rollers, white matt trade paint
Fit lights 2/11 lights up Cut holes where necessary for lights (some are already cut from having been fitted before) and clip lights into place Ceiling painted Already in Bancroft
Corner angles Fit protective aluminium corner angles to external corners on walls and around doorways Walls painted Angle pieces and contact adhesive (Evostik "Sticks like...") in Bancroft. Need some way to cut aluminium
Window sills Need to find a source for these Fit sills to windows Walls painted Window sills, GripFill
Seal around windows Remove protective film from windowframes and run sealant around the join between the windows and the walls Walls painted, sills fitted Suitable sealant (Wickes frame sealant) in Bancroft
Fit door stops Fit stops to frames of toilet and office/workshop door Required wood, etc, in Bancroft
Paint woodwork Paint doorframes Stops/architrave fitted Brush, paint
Fit toilet floor Need to find someone to quote for this Fit (or have fitted) a floor to the toilet
Fit toilet Fit the toilet Toilet floor Need waste plumbing connectors
Fit toilet sink and grab handles Fit the sink and the various grab handles which the disabled loo needs Toilet walls/ceiling painted Dot-and-dab wall plugs (in Bancroft)
Plumb in toilet and sink Plumb in sink (hot and cold) and toilet (cold), leaving tees to allow connections to workshop sink Sink/toilet fitted, kitchen plumbing done, holes drilled for pipes to workshop TMV3 needs ordering
Fit toilet accessories Fit bits and pieces to make the toilet useful: Toilet paper holder, soap dispener(?), paper towel holder(?), mirror, shelf for spare rolls, etc Toilet walls/ceiling painted Need to buy all these things
Fit toilet door Fit the door, grab handle for the door, locking hardware Stops fitted, office floor fitted Door, hinges, disabled toilet locks. Grab handle came as part of toilet pack
Fit toilet switches, emergency light Fit the lighting pull switch, emergency pull switch and reset button. Fit the emergency light (currently in the loft) Toilet walls/ceiling painted Everything already in Bancroft
Fit toilet fan Fit the fan, connect to toilet light with an off-delay, duct the air to the outside world somehow Toilet walls/ceiling painted Fan, ducting, some way to get out through the back wall
Fit disabled alarm Fit the alarm outside the toilet. Note that there is a spare cable for future expansion (a second alarm) Office wall painted Already in Bancroft
Fit toilet switches Fit the lighting pull switch, emergency pull switch and reset button Toilet walls/ceiling painted Everything already in Bancroft
Privacy film Fit privacy film in toilet and cupboard windows Walls/ceiling painted Privacy film, window cleaner, squeegee
Box in meter/fusebox Hide the fusebox away in some nice boxing-in. Needs to be able support worktop and allow access to fusebox Kitchen painted Some 34mm^2 wood in space can be used for frame. Need to buy material to cover box, possibly hinges to allow access to fusebox/meter
Block unused drains Seal up unused drains below the floor Expanding foam and/or cement
Office floor Some sort of floor, to be decided. Office walls/ceiling painted, unused drains sealed Suitable flooring
Skirting board Skirting boards around office floor Office walls/ceiling painted. Floor done? Skirting board (wood/acrylic?)
Aircon cage Construction started Build a cage to house the exterior A/C unit Being built using old toilet gates (recyling FTW)
Fit external aircon Fit the external A/C unit Cage External A/C unit, pipes, external cut-off switch in Bancroft. Need exterior-grade mains cable?
Fit office aircon Need to find an engineer Fit internal A/C unit External A/C unit F-Gas engineer
Build kitchen units Assemble the kitchen units (500mm, 925mm corner, 600mm cupboard) Everything already in Bancroft
Fit cupboard unit in kitchen Cupboard->wall Kitchen walls/ceiling painted, unit built Everything (cupboard, dot&dab drywall plugs) already in Bancroft
Fit units Units in place. Fit end board and plinth Kitchen walls/ceiling painted, units built Everything already in Bancroft
Water heater Fit heater for hot water taps (kitchen, loo, dirty workshop) under kitchen worktop Units built and fitted. Probably easier done before worktop goes on, but not essential Need to buy a water heater (10 or 15 litre, 1.5 or 2 kW), expansion tank, pressure reduction valve, pressure relief valve and tundish
Fit worktop and sink Worktop on units, sink in worktop Units built Jigsaw, steady hand. Worktop & sink already in Bancroft. Need some sort of worktop corner joiner
Plumb in sink Connect the sink up the hot and cold water, drain Worktop & sink fitted, water heater fitted May need some 15mm pipe connectors. Will need some drain pipe/connectors
Kitchen splashback Fit splashback above sink area Worktop/sink fitted Need some sort of splashback
Fit trunking Fit trunking to kitchen and office walls Office walls/ceiling painted Trunking already in Bancroft. May need extra ends/corners.
Fill walls in cupboard area About half done Fill in any holes with suitable filler
Paint cupboard walls/ceiling Started. One coat of sealer on walls. Paint to follow. Paint walls and ceiling in cupboard area Brush, roller, white matt trade paint
Cover soil pipes in cupboard Cover the holes in the cupboard walls where the soil pipes enter the floor, in such a way that we can get to them if necessary. Something like an acrylic sheet screwed over the gap Cupboard walls painted Sheet, screws, wallplugs, countersink washers
Cap off plasterboard edge in cupboard Where the plasterboard stops in the cupboard area, use a strip of 12-15mm corner angle to protect the edge Cupboard walls painted Aluminium angle, contact adhesive
Run pipes for dirty workshop sink Drill holes through walls to allow hot and cold pipes to pass through from the toilet to the dirty workshop, running along the back wall of the building Drills, pipe, pipe clips, etc, already in Bancroft
Fit wiring and sockets Wire up the trunking, fit a switch to turn off several sockets at once for laser cutter Toilet walls/ceiling painted Need cable, trunking back-boxes, sockets, switch for laser cutter
Fit external socket A waterproof 13A socket (or two) one the external back wall, so we can power things outside if the need arises. Switched from inside, so people don't steal our 'leccy Trunking in place External socket, trunking-mounted internal switch
Fit external tap An outside tap on the back wall, plus an internal tap to stop miscreants playing with the external tap Toilet plumbing External tap, internal tap, some pipe
Laser cutter extraction Some sort of extraction to be fitted somehow Walls/ceiling painted, trunking in place Will need materials for this

Workshop side

Task Status Description Dependencies Required materials
Step protector Fit a metal cover to the office/workshop step to stop it getting chipped 52mm checkerplate corner angle in Bancroft
Take down lights and ceiling Remove the ceiling. Try and make less mess than we did on the office side Hammer. Crowbar. Skip.
Fit battens for new ceiling Batten wood (may be some left from office side, but not enough)
Fit new ceiling Plasterboard (~3 sheets left from office)
Joint new ceiling Jointing compound. Lots of jointing tape left over from office
Make good walls
Build up dirty workshop wall Build (stud partition) wall above existing disabled toilet wall to reach ceiling Insulation (some rockwool in loft), stud wood, plasterboard.
Electrics, trunking, lights, dirty sink, etc etc Unfinished list

General building

Task Status Description Dependencies Required materials
Repoint external walls Need to find someone who can do this Mortar (and some brick) has suffered from frost where the hoarding was on the front wall. A few bricks probaby need replacing, sections of wall need repointing A builder (this involves powertools on the street; getting someone in seems prudent)
External wheelchair ramps Build up small ramp to doors from pavement level using cold lay tarmac Cold lay tarmac and bitumen spray in Bancroft
External lighting Do we want this? Some external lights over the doors (?) External lighting, switching mechanism
Access control Paul is investigating some electronic lock mechanism Some sort of not-a-key way of getting into the building, and locking it up again TBD
Plantlife Kill off the things growing on/by the building Mosskiller (roof), weedkiller (walls), secateurs and saws

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