The Wrecking Crew have been in at Mill House
The beginings of a new second Dining Room
W.Bro. Derek Henry Smith and W.Bro. Stuart Rayton, both members of the Lodge of Amity & Rossendale Forest No.283, went in to Mill House on the 17 June 2014 with the intension of wrecking the joint.
Well, anyway, to strip the walls of tiles and some plasterboard in the old, now disused kitchen in readiness for other trades to complete the work and convert it in to a new second Dining Room.
In addition it is intended that this room could be used as a buffet room for Socials and private functions.
The plan is that the project will be completed by September 2014, ready for the commencement of 'Masonic work' after the summer recess.
The Renovation Crew have started work...
Ceiling timbers go in
A new lowered ceiling is under construction with new ceiling timbers being installed
over the weekend of the 12-13 July 2014;
ready for plaster boarding and the fitting of the new lighting system.
'What's going on here then?'
Fire Doors and Electrical work
14 August 2014 ~ New Fire Doors and casings are being fitted along with new electrical wiring and first fix electrics.
Ready for Plastering and Skimming
20 August 2014 ~ The room is starting to take shape.
The ceiling has now been plaster boarded and one wall lined with a galvanized frame, thick insulation and plaster board,
other areas have been filled ready for plastering and skimming.
Hopefully the ceiling and walls will be fully plastered and skimmed this weekend.
Ready for decorating
22 - 24 August 2014 ~ The room was plastered on Friday and Saturday.
The doors, architrave and skirting boards were fitted on Sunday,
so once the plaster has dried out it will be ready for decorating.
The room is now taking shape ready for second fix electrics, decorating and floor covering to go down.
Nearly there!
Painting in progress
The new small dining room is being painted by:
W.Bro.Derek H Smith,(left)
W.Bro.Michael Rosney,(centre)
W.Bro.Stuart Rayton.(right)
'Whoops missed a bit'
The finishing touches
'This is a sticky situation'
'Master Craftsman at work'
'Views from the entrance end'
'Views from the kitchen end'
The room has been converted through the efforts of the following: | |
| Stripping the room | |
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| W.Bro. Michael Rosney Lodge of Amity & Rossendale Forest No.283 | Dismantling the old catering equipment and removal from site. |
| Decommissioning of services | |
| W.Bro. Les Saddington St.Aidan Lodge No.6339 | Decommissioned electrics for that room. |
| Bro. Barry Thompson WM Lodge of Amity & Rossendale Forest No.283 | Decommissioned Gas and water supplies and removed redundant pipe work. |
| The Wrecking Crew | |
| W.Bro. Derek H Smith Lodge of Amity & Rossendale Forest No.283 | Removal of wall tiles, old plaster boarding and tiles and clear site. |
| W.Bro. Stuart Rayton Lodge of Amity & Rossendale Forest No.283 |
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| W.Bro. Michael Rosney Lodge of Amity & Rossendale Forest No.283 | Removal of stud wall, doors, door casings, architrave and skirting boards. |
| Conversion | |
| W.Bro. Michael Rosney Lodge of Amity & Rossendale Forest No.283 | Installed new steel stud walling with Kingspan insulation, covered with ply and plaster boards. New lowered ceiling with thick insulation above and finished with plaster boards. |
| Bro. Barry Thompson WM Lodge of Amity & Rossendale Forest No.283 | Water mains pipe re-routed in ceiling void. |
| All Alectrix | Rewiring lighting, ring main power and heating circuits, first and second fix electrics. Extractor fan and emergency lighting. |
| C & R Building & Joinery Ltd. | Made good defective base plaster on walls, finish plastering on all walls and ceiling. |
| W.Bro. Michael Rosney Lodge of Amity & Rossendale Forest No.283 | Second fix joinery, new door frames, new architrave, new skirting, new fire doors and door furniture. |
| Atlas Alarms | Fit and tested new smoke detector and strobe with audible alarm. |
| Finishing | |
| W.Bro. Michael Rosney Lodge of Amity & Rossendale Forest No.283 | Painting ceiling, walls and all woodwork. |
| W.Bro. Derek H Smith Lodge of Amity & Rossendale Forest No.283 |
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| W.Bro. Stuart Rayton Lodge of Amity & Rossendale Forest No.283 |
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| W.Bro. Derek H Smith (Master Craftsman) Lodge of Amity & Rossendale Forest No.283 | Floor preparation, fit new carpet and ribbed mat at kitchen doorway. |
| W.Bro. Stuart Rayton (Apprentice) Lodge of Amity & Rossendale Forest No.283 |
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~ FINISHED ON TIME....
A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL CONCERNED ~