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== What's left ==
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This is a list of things that need to be fixed or restored once we leave Cremer st. Please add anything you can think of, they will be <s>struck off</s> once we have confirmation that the work doesn't need to be done, or is completed.
 
This is a list of things that need to be fixed or restored once we leave Cremer st. Please add anything you can think of, they will be <s>struck off</s> once we have confirmation that the work doesn't need to be done, or is completed.
  
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== I see a red door and I want to paint it black... ==
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NOTE: ONCE THE BLOCK WALL IS COMPLETE YOU WILL NEED THE KEY TO UNIT 23 TO GET IN.  THIS IS HUNG UP INSIDE THE CABINET ON THE LEFT COMING INTO UNIT 24.
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* Clean off the brushes and close the paint tins after each coat and when finished!  This paint should be quite easy to take off.
 
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* Don't forget the edges of the door!
 
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== Supplies ==
 
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The various supplies that have been bought and stored at the hackspace are on the last row of member box shelves in plastic bags with labels on them.
 
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The big saw with the red handle is used for cutting breeze blocks to size (for irregular / thin shapes).  Thick shapes can be cut with the cold chisel and hammer.  First, go around the entire block, only chiseling 1-2mm deep.  Then keep going deeper each time and eventually it will break, leaving a nice rough surface for the mortar to stick to.
 
  
 
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! 23-L !! 23-R !! 24-L !! 24-R
 
! 23-L !! 23-R !! 24-L !! 24-R
 
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| All surfaces clean
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| All surfaces clean, including sinks
 
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! 23-R !! status
 
! 23-R !! status
 
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| Finish block wall (see instructions) ||
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| HIGH PRIORITY: Finish block wall (see howtos -- this is hard, requires 2 people!) ||
 
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| cut and cap grey pipe blocking access to quiet room hole ||
 
| cut and cap grey pipe blocking access to quiet room hole ||
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| install window above inner door (see instructions) ||
 
| install window above inner door (see instructions) ||
 
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| remove and paint inner door ||
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| remove and paint inner door - use grey undercoat first, and don't forget edges ||
 
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| install strike plate for inner door (spade drills and chisel are there) ||
 
| install strike plate for inner door (spade drills and chisel are there) ||
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| Add beading/doorstop/strip (whatever you call it) for inner door ||
 
| Add beading/doorstop/strip (whatever you call it) for inner door ||
 
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| install toilet ||
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| install toilet (may be in 23-L) ||
 
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| install sink ||
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| install sink (may be in 23-L) ||
 
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! 24-L !! status
 
! 24-L !! status
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| remove stickers from toilet ||
 
| remove stickers from toilet ||
 
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| repaint toilet ||
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| clean toilet, if it still looks shit, repaint it black ||
 
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! Task !! Status
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| HIGH PRIORITY: Finish block wall between 23 and 24 (see howtos -- this is hard, requires 2 people!) ||
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| HIGH PRIORITY: Fill square hole in unit 23 ||
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| Kitchen -- remove cabinets non-destructively, we want them. ||
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| Kitchen -- wash nasty wall and windowsills, and repaint ||
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| Kitchen -- wash nasty wall and windowsills, and repaint ||
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| unit 24 -- build simple counter and install sink in original location, outside loo 23-L.  Will need reciprocating saw from newspace. ||
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| unit 24 -- build simple counter and install sink in original location, outside loo 23-L ||
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| unit 24 -- plug/fill hole in front door where camera was ||
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| hoover/clean loo floors -- this will give good impression to landlord for very little work. ||
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| outside -- make sure our balconies are clear when we're done ||
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| tidy everything up inside, remove rubbish -- junk left behind will probably be removed by landlord at our expense ||
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| unit 24 -- remove doorbot and patch hole with wood, then fill edges with wood filler (brown stuff).  This should be done as late as possible, but you can make the wood patch by taking doorbot out temporarily, and only put it in as the last step. ||
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door handle & spindle (square rod)
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== Supplies we still need ==
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more black paint
 
  
 
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|+ Supplies still needed
 
|+ Supplies still needed
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| Pane of wavy/frosted glass || to buy || ? NxM
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| Reciprocating saw/sawzall || new hackspace
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| door spindle (square rod) and 2 handles || hardware store
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| brad nails (the tiny ones) for door stop || hardware store
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| Pane of wavy/frosted glass, 685 x 620mm || order online
 
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| pane of Georgian wired glass || to buy || NxM
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| pane of Georgian wired glass, 852 x 228mm || order online
 
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| black gloss paint -- if we run out || hardware store
 
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== Checklist for weekend 20-21 ==
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== HOW TOs ==
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* Cleaning
 
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** Clean walls
 
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** Clean sinks
 
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** Repair holes in walls
 
  
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* Painting red door black
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=== how to split breeze blocks ===
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** see above
 
  
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* Wetroom
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For irregular / thin shapes, use the big saw with the red handle, as it's already dull.  Most splitting, however, can be done with the cold chisel and hammer.  First,carefully go around the entire block along the line where you want it to split, only chiseling 1-2mm deep. Then keep going deeper each time and eventually it will break, leaving a nice rough surface for the mortar to stick to.
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** Install toilet (and bathroom sink?) and new plumbing -- should be able to wait until after masonry.
 
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** Install partition wall and door.
 
  
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* Masonry
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=== how to prepare for laying breeze blocks ===
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** 1 wetroom
 
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** 2 fill holes in walls
 
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** 3 finally block up connecting doorway
 
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** ??? be very careful!  get everything sorted before mixing mortar
 
  
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* General painting -- AFTER WETROOM DONE
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* Plan out the sizes, including mortar space, and split them ahead of time.  You don't want to be stuck with rapidly drying mortar and no blocks to lay.
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** Paint walls and entrance door
 
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** Paint partition wall
 
  
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== Checklist for weekend 27-28 ==
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=== how to mix mortar for laying breeze blocks ===
  
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* Finish plumbing
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* Wear gloves.  Cement is really irritating to skin.
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* ???
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* Use the white dish to measure out 1 part cement, 4 parts sand onto the large plywood sheet.  Mix a little bit while dry.
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* Remove doorbot and repair holes in door
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* Clean the grey bucket, and fill it part way with water.  Mix in about 1/4 - 1/5 of a sachet of plasticizer.
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* Make a hole in the center of the cement/sand mix (volcano!) and pour in the water a bit at a time, folding it over, and using the saw flipped over to pull/chop it.  You'll probably need to refill the grey bucket again before it's smooth enough.
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* When you can make an indentation that will hold its shape, but it is wet enough to slip off the trowel easily, then it is ready.
  
 
== Water Stopcock locations ==
 
== Water Stopcock locations ==
  
 
In unit 23, in the corner where the member boxes were.  In unit 24, in cupboard next to the toilet.
 
In unit 23, in the corner where the member boxes were.  In unit 24, in cupboard next to the toilet.
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== Toilets ==
 
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* Paint all walls white in toilets.
 
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* Paint toilet doors black.
 
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* biolab/darkroom - Remove sink and shelving/work surface, restore partition (and door ?), and replace loo and basin that have been removed and stored.
 
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==Unit 24==
 
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* Repair holes in front door/remove camera from spy hole and outside door.
 
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* Restore connecting wall to 23.
 
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* Replace kitchen sink in original location, which was under the laptop bar: on the right as you walk into the main room of 24.
 
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* Remove everything else in kitchen.
 
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* Remove waste pipe to 23.
 
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* Wash concrete block walls, fill holes, and paint where necessary.
 
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* Collect decorative electrical panels - <s>one by front door</s>, possibly one by kitchen door.
 
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==Unit 23==
 
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* Fit new glass where extraction for lasercutter is currently.
 
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* Fill in hole where the duct comes through the wall from the workshop.
 
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* Wash concrete block walls, fill holes, and paint where necessary.
 
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==Outside==
 
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* Sweep balconies for any items.
 
  
 
== Measurements ==
 
== Measurements ==
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== Suppliers ==
 
== Suppliers ==
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  http://www.diamondglass.co.uk/wired-fire-resistant-glass.shtml -- we want 6mmm pyroshield clear
  
 
   MP Building Supplies
 
   MP Building Supplies

Revision as of 07:56, 22 April 2013

What's left

This is a list of things that need to be fixed or restored once we leave Cremer st. Please add anything you can think of, they will be struck off once we have confirmation that the work doesn't need to be done, or is completed.

NOTE: ONCE THE BLOCK WALL IS COMPLETE YOU WILL NEED THE KEY TO UNIT 23 TO GET IN. THIS IS HUNG UP INSIDE THE CABINET ON THE LEFT COMING INTO UNIT 24.

Checklist for all the loos
task 23-L 23-R 24-L 24-R
All surfaces clean, including sinks
Wall plugs removed & holes filled (check carefully)
Doors scraped free of stickers
Walls all white, doors & frames all black (paint if not)
Checklists for individual loos
23-L status
Replace window
23-R status
HIGH PRIORITY: Finish block wall (see howtos -- this is hard, requires 2 people!)
cut and cap grey pipe blocking access to quiet room hole
Patch hole to quiet room
install window above inner door (see instructions)
remove and paint inner door - use grey undercoat first, and don't forget edges
install strike plate for inner door (spade drills and chisel are there)
replace inner door (after painting)
Add beading/doorstop/strip (whatever you call it) for inner door
install toilet (may be in 23-L)
install sink (may be in 23-L)
24-L status
inner door - replace spindle & handles
24-R status
remove stickers from toilet
clean toilet, if it still looks shit, repaint it black
Task Status
HIGH PRIORITY: Finish block wall between 23 and 24 (see howtos -- this is hard, requires 2 people!)
HIGH PRIORITY: Fill square hole in unit 23
Kitchen -- remove cabinets non-destructively, we want them.
Kitchen -- wash nasty wall and windowsills, and repaint
Kitchen -- wash nasty wall and windowsills, and repaint
unit 24 -- build simple counter and install sink in original location, outside loo 23-L. Will need reciprocating saw from newspace.
unit 24 -- build simple counter and install sink in original location, outside loo 23-L
unit 24 -- plug/fill hole in front door where camera was
hoover/clean loo floors -- this will give good impression to landlord for very little work.
outside -- make sure our balconies are clear when we're done
tidy everything up inside, remove rubbish -- junk left behind will probably be removed by landlord at our expense
unit 24 -- remove doorbot and patch hole with wood, then fill edges with wood filler (brown stuff). This should be done as late as possible, but you can make the wood patch by taking doorbot out temporarily, and only put it in as the last step.

Supplies we still need

Supplies still needed
Reciprocating saw/sawzall new hackspace
door spindle (square rod) and 2 handles hardware store
brad nails (the tiny ones) for door stop hardware store
Pane of wavy/frosted glass, 685 x 620mm order online
pane of Georgian wired glass, 852 x 228mm order online
black gloss paint -- if we run out hardware store

HOW TOs

how to split breeze blocks

For irregular / thin shapes, use the big saw with the red handle, as it's already dull. Most splitting, however, can be done with the cold chisel and hammer. First,carefully go around the entire block along the line where you want it to split, only chiseling 1-2mm deep. Then keep going deeper each time and eventually it will break, leaving a nice rough surface for the mortar to stick to.

how to prepare for laying breeze blocks

  • Plan out the sizes, including mortar space, and split them ahead of time. You don't want to be stuck with rapidly drying mortar and no blocks to lay.

how to mix mortar for laying breeze blocks

  • Wear gloves. Cement is really irritating to skin.
  • Use the white dish to measure out 1 part cement, 4 parts sand onto the large plywood sheet. Mix a little bit while dry.
  • Clean the grey bucket, and fill it part way with water. Mix in about 1/4 - 1/5 of a sachet of plasticizer.
  • Make a hole in the center of the cement/sand mix (volcano!) and pour in the water a bit at a time, folding it over, and using the saw flipped over to pull/chop it. You'll probably need to refill the grey bucket again before it's smooth enough.
  • When you can make an indentation that will hold its shape, but it is wet enough to slip off the trowel easily, then it is ready.

Water Stopcock locations

In unit 23, in the corner where the member boxes were. In unit 24, in cupboard next to the toilet.

Measurements

  • Size of breeze blocks: 440 x 215 x 100mm
  • inter-unit doorway approx size: 1170 x 2240mm
  • new door to be installed in loo: 686 x 1981mm
  • height of ceiling in loo -- to be measured (may be uneven)
  • approx area to brick up in loo: 1000 x 2700mm
  • door frame timber: 50x100mm
  • external 23-L loo window to fix: 852 x 228mm
  • internal 23-R loo window to install: 685 x 620mm

Suppliers

 http://www.diamondglass.co.uk/wired-fire-resistant-glass.shtml -- we want 6mmm pyroshield clear

 MP Building Supplies
 282 Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green
 London, E2 9DA
 020 7729 1699
 Open:
 Mon:	07:00 - 17:00
 Tue:	07:00 - 17:00
 Wed:	07:00 - 17:00
 Thu:	07:00 - 17:00
 Fri:	07:00 - 17:00
 Sat:	08:00 - 14:00
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