Monday 22nd February 2010
Sumac Refurbishment - Kitchen Planning
There is also to be a practical skillshare workday to sort out racking, storage and workshop space in the outbuildings, on Friday 19th February. Details to follow.
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245 Gladstone Street, Nottingham, NG7 6HX Ph: 0845 458 9595 . Email: sumac{at}sumac.net Website: http://www.sumac.org.uk [ Map ] Accessible entrance at back door at 73 Beech Avenue |
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Kitchen refurb - key points: - Full length stainless sink/drainer/work unit - Remove fridge (use fridge in basement) - Replace worksurface with stainless steel - Remove boiler or raise it in corner above of sink unit - small handwash beside bar door - remove coffee machine, use cafetiere - Sales display shelf over bar door - Drainer mounted above sink unit - Batten/hooks to hang items. Please let us know if you can help or advise with finding or installing any of this. Can you help with these tasks?Club room- Paint wall at top of stairs - Do we have any paint left? Toilets - Shelves in accessible toilet - Locks for ladies cubicles - Replace broken glass in toilets - Refix male towel holder Building - Painting/repair exterior ladies toilet window frame - Bell for backdoor - Sign for backdoor Garden - Build pond - Fix lid clips on compost tumbler - Rivetter needed The Sumac Centre closed throughout July 2007 to seriously refurbish the Centre. The results of this can be see in the Indymedia report by Tash   If you wish to see the improvements continue you can help make it happen. We are looking for anyone and everyone to get involved in ongoing works listed below - whether you are highly skilled at DIY or just enthusiastic!Further plans are afoot to demolish the derelict outbuildings and redevelop a highly eco-friendly new building there. A visioning meeting for this plan was held in September. More info here. Jobs To Do - Can You Help-Club Room- Fix up notice boards Fix bookshelf by computers to wall Display shelf on pillar for Sumac event fliers Repair extractor above computers Get and fit curtains for bay window Re-upholster chairs/benches Laminate and fix fire instructions (done?) Create storage under stage Give'n'take bookshelf opposite accessible toilet. Solidarity Fund drop-box in bar area - Liz in onto it Install new soundsystem - Chan, James, Klarkin, Alan Sort out photocopier - Pat/Klarkin Find/install Linux printer for internet users (removable lead to control cost). -Toilets- Replace broken glass in toilets Shelves in accessible toilet to reduce dumping there and on stage Waterless system for urinals? Timer/PIR controlled lighting? -Flat- Air brick in bathroom -Kitchen- Improve layout of kitchen Replace/extend worksurface over fridge Replace cupboard doors Kitchen/central heating boiler - service or replace (boiler is actually in basement) Replace shelves to maximise length Display shelf over bar door -Basement- Heat vent, ideally to club room, subject to not breaking fire seal Multiplugs in office & above work surface Raise shelf above recycling boxes by outside door Sort out access to 'the void' - steps into concrete plinth? -Building- Roof repair, gutter cleaning, flashing Leaking pipe at 71 Beech Ave - Andrew on the case. The water has now stopped gushing out after I contacted the Letting Agent. -Outside- Smoking shelter in the yard - (Roy offers help) Sign-writing above Gladstone St noticeboard: http://tinyurl.com/2vgnn8 Repaint signs on gate to correct opening times: http://tinyurl.com/2m9kms Sign near Beech Avenue entrance? Re-paint high-vis edge markers on steps up to door Build letter box to gate Build / tidy / label bins for Community Composting (done?) http://tinyurl.com/38djvt Fix lid clips on compost tumbler 12-volt fairy lights / porch lights off solar panel - Chan? LED lighting in shipping container Inventory outbuildings contents prior to re-roofing Re-roof Outbuildings - Tim, Jimmy, Klarkin? Grey Water System Compost toilet Outbuildings redevelopment See http://www.veggies.org.uk/page.php?ref=1085 Plan is to raise serious funds to completely rebuild as a substantial new building, which might house:
More ideas, including any which may have been suggested during previous visionings, should be submitted here, or in the discussion folder circulating at Sumac. Recent maintenance has included: * Fixed the Sebo vacuum cleaner. (It now works very well and there are spare bags in the disabled toilet. The dyson vacuum doesn't work. Does anyone want to try and fix it or should we dispose of it?) * Replaced the fluorescent light bulbs in the gents, ladies and above the bar. * Replaced the blown wall light bulbs. * Fixed the leaking ladies toilet. (The first toilet as you enter, the pipe from the cistern to the bowl had come loose, please keep and eye out for that!) * Fixed the broken lock on the first ladies toilet. * Fixed the ladies toilet that wasn't flushing (The middle toilet - although it might now leak as it appears drip so will need further work later). * Fixed a new toilet seat in the middle ladies toilet and tightened the loose one in the first toilet. * Removed most of the junk from the disabled toilet (Lets put some shelves in there for more storage space). * Fixed the big table so that it no longer wobbles (hoorah). * Tidied up around the office computer and the piano. * Purchased bolts to fix the remaining chair backs back on! * Probably did something else too that I have forgotten. Please let it be known if you would like to join the maintenance team, or if you can suggest any other task that would improve enjoyment of the Centre! Here's Tim's To Do List! Also here as an 'RTF' Document Does not yet include Veggies, void, behind bar, or kitchen areas, and in any case not definitive. Additions / corrections welcome. (I) ROOF l Repoint roof tiles l Paint chimney l Inspect flashing tape and replace where necessary l Repair render on inside of parapet wall (Gladstone side) l Repoint chimneys and other places as needed l PERIODICALLY clean gullies, gutters, and flat roof of debris (II) EXTERIOR – BEECH AVE. SIDE STREET LEVEL l Replace broken windows l Patch / paint windowsill l Repaint fascia board l Cover and secure exposed phone wiring l Scrape moss off foot of wall l Consider removing metal gate? l Make good and paint lobby (use masonry paint) l Fit architrave around exterior door and paint l Clean and stain / varnish weatherboard on door ABOVE FLAT ROOF l Extend overflow pipe away from wall l Mortar around pipes in wall l Inspect brickwork and repoint where necessary l Fit permanent waste pipe for boiler overflow (III) EXTERIOR – GLADSTONE ST. SIDE n Repair cracked render by door n Patch tyrolean render where necessary n Fill gap at drain by steps with mortar n Paint underside of windowsills with white exterior gloss n Re-connect drainpipe to water-butt n Put platform / table over bar compressor (IV) YARD l Repair / rebuild brick wall in SE corner and tie to sandstone wall l Oil gate l Make and hang swinging sign by gate l Build cover (old table?) for bar compressor l Mend leaking hose l Tidy yard and remove junk (V) FLAT BATHROOM l Fit airbrick or second fan above sink; scrape off mould, apply anti-fungal wash, re-paint l Fit new light switch l Stop leak under shower tray l Refix shower wastepipe to increase fall l Seal top of tiled splashback behind basin with silicone l Repair shower bracket l Complete skirting and boxwork l Repaint l Clean fans & heater KITCHEN l Clean and repaint l Check boiler settings and overflow (NB. valve on overflow pipe below sink must be kept closed) l Unblock sink l Window frame may need patching, and wood near sink needs protecting l Maintain cupboard doors and fit handles l Clean and repair fan HALL l Clear and clean l Fit lino in lobby by kitchen door l Repair hole in floor, by lifting loose floorboards, and refixing supporting batten to side of joist with coachscrews or bolts l Fit soft self-closer to door l Fix and fill skirting, then paint l Check emergency lighting l Paint or varnish doors and doorframes SMALL BEDROOM (GLADSTONE ST. SIDE) l Check dampness under window LONG BEDROOM (BEECH AVE. SIDE) l Maintain window and fit window lock LARGE BEDROOM (BEECH AVE. SIDE) l Clear mould off wall and repaint (and consider fitting airbrick?) l Plaster partition wall l Fix sash window (and consider replacing safety glass) l Fit window lock LIVING ROOM l Clear rotten plaster above window bay and replaster; check roof above for leaks first l Replace broken window pane l Reputty and repaint all windows. (Replace in longer term when funds available) l Patch hole in floor (under speaker) l Paint ceiling and skirting l Fit outside window on small circular window and paint in between STAIRCASE BETWEEN 1st & GROUND FLOOR l Repair and cover balustrade at top of flight (VI) MAIN GROUND FLOOR BEECH AVE. LOBBY n Fit draught excluder to letterbox n Fit length of doorstop batten to fill gap, prime and paint to match FEMALE TOILETS n Prime and repaint bare window frames n Repair lock on first cubicle ACCESSIBLE TOILET n Investigate damp above door and on lower wall opposite washbasin; make good and repaint when resolved MALE TOILET n Unblock righthand urinal n Repair lock on second cubicle n Replace toilet seat on second cubicle n Patch plaster near entrance door, prime and repaint MAIN ROOM n Repaint bare patches on ceiling near stage n Fit protective corner moulding to boxwork on floor near bar hatch n Fit window boards and finish trim carpentry to smaller bay window (NB. Timber for this is at Neds) n Fit window vents (which we have) to bay windows n Reglue peeling wallpaper GLADSTONE ST. LOBBY n Fit length of doorstop batten to fill gap, paint and prime to match n Make good and paint door surround (perhaps cover with architrave?) (VI) BAR CELLAR n Fit threshold strip n Fit hooks to wall (for hanging spears during line cleaning) n Paint sink stand with wood preserver
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