23rd August 2019
It’s easier for you to come down and see the progress rather than try to explain it. We cannot do it enough justice to be perfectly honest. The tradespeople and volunteers have really put in a shift this week to make a giant step forward.
The main parts of the bar have been built, including using the 300-year-old cedar timber for the top. It was prepped, cut and installed. Finally, a layer of oil has been added, with further coats later today. The beer pumps have been installed, and the lines are going in.
You may have seen on Facebook that Lino Len and the team have laid the oak flooring. Also, Lino and Barney laid the floor behind the bar itself. Unfortunately, a lot of it is covered for now until all the other work has been completed.
The Gents is no longer a storeroom, and the floor tiling has started. Tony has been beavering away all day on it, and fingers crossed, he should finish it tonight. That allows the plumbers and electricians to finish it in the next week or so.
A drainage specialist came on Wednesday and has successfully cleared the main drains. Kelvin has been in today and cleaned the portaloos out, ready for the weekend. We decided to keep one of the chimney breasts as brick, the same as the feature walls. The guys dug out all the old mortar and prepped the bricks. Alan and Gerry then came in and did the pointing to make it look the same as the other walls.
Still a way to go with it, but we do have a fire surround already. This should be a working fireplace when it is complete, and add a warm feeling to the bar as well as looking fabulous. Here are some other photos taken during the week.
