Construction has now begun in the welding area.
This post is an attempt to list out the jobs that need doing, so that members can autonomously tackle work, if they want to, without having to ask or be told what needs doing.
@Marcus6275 has a good sense of the finer points, but the general plan is to move the current wall (along with its single door) towards the lift doors.
This involves:
- Dismantling the current wall
- Saving as many blocks as possible and knocking the mortar off
- Removing the pink and black wood sheet cladding from the far wall of the lift area (there are complications here)
- Removing the yellow painted wood cladding that covers some of the walls higher up
- Rebuilding the wall, using salvaged blocks, in its new location
Plan of new layout
Temporary location of welding gear in main storage area
Wall dismantling
I will be starting this on Wednesday 9 Feb, hopefully starting in the afternoon to complete that evening. Additional hands would be very welcome. We must remember that the wall separating the (current) metalwork room is slightly set inwards towards the lift. Here is a photo from inside the current lift area:
You can see the reveal at the top of the wall. When looking from inside the current “welding” room, we can see the lintel of the double doors and some electrical installation. We will have to cut down the wall (red line), leaving a reveal one block wide when viewed from this side:
I’ve also photographed the wooden cladding so we can see what needs removing. Some of it has electrical/fire installations interfering with it. We’ll have to work around that as we encounter it.
This all slightly simplifies some of the issues, but hopefully it provides a good overview. Please do contribute wither here or in person where you can. Especially the building of the wall will be a 2-3 person job minimum, so we’ll probably look to do it over a weekend.