Event:2015/06/08 Building Working Group

Omni Commons Building Working Group meeting - Monday June 8 2015

previously
https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Event:2015/05/26_DK_Brain_Dump https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Event:2015/06/01_Building_Working_Group

South wall

 * Bottom level almost finished
 * Walls framed for upstairs
 * put wires up today (to hold up the fiberglass)
 * shot foam into cracks near the west end
 * Calvin Lee is our plan checker for the city. DK waiting until he is the engineer of the day to get permit.
 * Laura and Yar + whoever will go to city tomorrow to finish permit, after talking to DK. Joe will orient on plans
 * Joe is leaving this Saturday for 10 days (Sat 13th - Tue 23rd)
 * We should aim for 1st inspection of framing the week of the 15th

what's left?

 * joe's got another 3 days of work (not thursday)
 * will hopefully finish the framing for inspection
 * will get the two ends of the bottom wall, by the closet & staircase

basement

 * rob cut out moldy parts of the drywall. too soggy to scrub.
 * temporarily patched the holes with boards - foam, wood, etc
 * used a steam cleaner + borax
 * framing is still deteriorated - the footer wood is rotten, crumbling
 * ideally we'd replace framing if we ever get more money
 * priority is to pass fire inspection so let's just cover it with drywall, will look fine
 * will that be fire safe?
 * joe says it wouldn't be that hard to just put cripples on the bottom

doors

 * anka & dusty working on doors tomorrow
 * hallway door to sudo/ccl is poorly hung. frustrating.

front door

 * nothing's happening
 * city didn't like our idea
 * they're putting in the opener
 * it's too low but we're gonna do it anyway

bathroom

 * yar still hasn't treated the concrete. trying to find the bucket of stuff again.
 * do we need more womens' bathrooms?
 * fire doesn't care about that. whole other can of worms.

DIsco Room

 * Joe finished taping drywall facing LC
 * empty socket with no bulb, no globe/cover, no exposed wires up in the ladder closet thingy

hole in the west wall

 * should we insulate the DR hole before closing it? tyvek? denim? might need weather proofing
 * will the drywall overlap? will that look bad? we could hang a picture or a mirror over it
 * entire wall of the dance floor has a U-channel, all ready for mirrors. just need to set them in & tack them. just need to find them the right height or cut them.
 * should we frame it? silicone it?
 * no, as long as it's closed, it's fine. screws, spackle, done.
 * but the edges will look weird
 * we'll figure it out tomorrow

kitchen

 * meeting tomorrow with max, sophia chang (the kitchener), sal (actual cafe)

Other Reports

 * laura's working through the big list piece by piece
 * talk about covering more lightbulbs
 * gerald wants to get LC ceiling tiles gone, but those are necessary for the cafe to operate
 * laura will contact gerald to take on some of the small electrical jobs and filling in ceiling tile
 * roan has other stuff going on, unable to work right now
 * ballroom bathroom grafitti's getting better. more diverse. because joe is writing it.
 * storage closet shelves are caving in / bowing. need to be redone.
 * trash room is a mess. people aren't sorting it because not enough bins clearly labelled. laura will buy some 3-in-1 bins

upcoming milestones

 * fire inspection
 * usable ADA toilet

dangerous distractions

 * stage projector screen