The Move Pics and Updates!

[Ithoriel]

In the 2nd picture down ... what is the tube on the right hand side? Is it coming in or going out?

Looks like kitchen roll popped onto a coat hook to me

[fsn]

 

That's both a relief and slightly disappointing.

[Leon]

I guess that the security fence is necessary everywhere nowadays, but it does prompt visions of Tom Cruise breaking in on a mission to steal the latest 10mm sculpts for a shadowy millionaire wargamer.

You need the fence up before you start any of the building work - as otherwise the 'buggers' will nip in and nick all your power tool faster than you can say 'bingo'!

Yeah, the fencing is essential for any business premises really, even as just a visual deterrant than an actual barrier.  There's already a chainlink fence up but it looks like the original one from the 1970's and has definitely seen better days.  We've got a new 8ft palisade fence coming at the start of Week 3 which will improve the outside look of the place a lot.

In the 2nd picture down ... what is the tube on the right hand side? Is it coming in or going out?

Looks like kitchen roll popped onto a coat hook to me

It's exactly that, good eye Ithoriel!

[Leon]

As we approach the end of the first week we're still just about on schedule with the various rooms, even with the distractions that inevitably come with a large project like this!

The highlight of the day was our new office stairs arriving this morning, which we got setup and into place this afternoon.  We have to thoroughly recommend a company called Stairbox here, who made these to our dimensions and self-delivered them all the way to us in Middlesbrough, for less than £400.  So if you ever need a new staircase, give them a look: https://www.stairbox.com/

NewStairs by Leon Pengilley, on Flickr


The packaging room is coming on nicely and most of the shelving units are in there now.  

PackagingShelves by Leon Pengilley, on Flickr


And the painting team have finished off all of the tables and mould racks (the tables are on their ends before anyone asks!)  We'll have to repaint some of the current racking when it comes over from the old unit, but we can do that next week sometime.

PaintedTables by Leon Pengilley, on Flickr


We've started the 2nd floor stud wall and also put the first few sheets of plasterboard on the ground floor.

Plasterboard by Leon Pengilley, on Flickr


In the new moulding room we've upgraded the strip lights to some nice LED units instead:

MouldingRoom by Leon Pengilley, on Flickr


An awkward job today was removing an old roof-level heater unit, which was sited around 15ft in the air and right in the space that we're building the office.  The two guys who came to take it down were a bit like Waldorf and Statler and spent the 2 hours endlessly joking and insulting each other, but they got it down in the end.  It was a pretty nervous job though as the unit weighs about as much as a person so when the full weight of it dropped, the guy on the other end of the rope suddenly became slightly airborne for a second!  All done now and I just need to get the old flue hole repaired in the roof.

OldHeater by Leon Pengilley, on Flickr


Tomorrow we'll get the rest of the plasterboard on, and paint the workshop walls as well.

[Matt J]

Work looks to be going great 

The only thing is I think you might need at least 2 x 4 stud work to support that mezzanine.

[paulr]

 

Very impressive progress

[fsn]

I didn't realise there was so much in it! It's more like a rebuild than a move in.

Very impressive.

Now, about my order ...   

[Techno II]

I didn't realise there was so much in it! It's more like a rebuild than a move in.

Me, neither.....

Like you say, Nobby..very impressive !

Cheers - Phil.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Good to see you are still on track - sumat will go wrong (I wuz born pesimistict) 

[steve_holmes_11]

I continue to be impressed by the rate of work.

Imagine a world where the Pendraken wrecking fit-out crew were in charge of traffic flow on the Suez Canal.

[Orcs]

Showed Mrs Orcs the pictures, and she said she is very impressed they can build things that are not in 10mm.

[Matt J]

Sorry to labour a point but please tell me there is something more substantial than that stud wall (which looks 2x2 timber) supporting that mezzanine (like a steel or something).

Matt (also does building)

[Leon]

Sorry to labour a point but please tell me there is something more substantial than that stud wall (which looks 2x2 timber) supporting that mezzanine (like a steel or something).

There's three existing walls around it, so we've got fixings into masonry on two sides, an upright metal  and a metal girder running through the back of the new room.  The new stud work at the front is 3x2 CLS with OSB board on it, and we've reduced the studs and joists down to 450mm centres to give extra strength throughout.  There won't be much weight up there either, it's going to be my office so it's desks and computers mainly.  Luckily we've got a retired council planning officer doing the timber work for us so he's keeping us on track with the building regs requirements and making sure we're doing it properly.

[Leon]

Today was more timber work and starting the painting of the workshop, which took a lot longer than we expected!  Breeze blocks soak up paint like you wouldn't believe!  We're over the worst of it now so we should be able to ge the rest of it done tomorrow.

So...

The stairs have been boxed in now so they look a bit safer to get up and down!

BoxedInStairs by Leon Pengilley, on Flickr


The top of the end wall has been painted white, again covering this awful pastel mustard colour that was everywhere in the unit.

PaintedTopWall by Leon Pengilley, on Flickr


The plasterboard has gone over most of the front walls now, just a little gap to fill and then the windows can go in.

Plasterboard2 by Leon Pengilley, on Flickr


And I spent most of the day up on the 1st floor getting the floorboards laid and fixed down.  There's just a final row to do down the end there now.

UpstairsFloor by Leon Pengilley, on Flickr


Saturday will be mainly painting in the workshop, and I need to return the scaffolding tower that we've been using. 

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Really impressive work guys.

[paulr]

 

More impressive progress

I hope you've managed to address Matt J's concerns for the safety of that mezzanine, "3x2 CLS with OSB board on it" means nothing to this antipodean, "450mm centres" makes sense

[Techno II]

Really impressive work guys.

Definitely is !! 

Cheers - Phil.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Good stuff

[John Cook]

Breeze blocks soak up paint like you wouldn't believe! 

Same with brickwork and new plaster.  Seal them with a solution of PVA and water.

[DHautpol]

Very impressed with the speed of progress.

Looking forward to seeing the pictures of the finished premises.