2009 Newsletter 2 of 4

A sink unit has been fitted and plumbed in with a water heater and
a section of work surface fitted from sink to wall. One missing
door and frame has been replaced, the other door has been painted.
The walls have been filled in and two coats of paint applied.
Some of the skirting had rotted so had to be replaced with
planking taken from the fuel hut. A pressure washer turned on the
area has made it quite presentable and much better working
conditions for the plumber. Painting the floor has completed the
job. All the necessary equipment for a kitchen has now been put in
place plus a couple of heaters so we can now sit in comfort for our
meal break.
The toilets and sinks have been renewed, piping laid and water
connected. The ladies toilet doors and frames were covered with
paint that has cracked badly so a blowlamp and scraper had to be
used to take them back to bare wood. The bottom of the door
frames have rotted, these have been scraped out and filled with
cement which will not show too much when painted over. The
walls of the canteen have been washed down with sugar soap
which revealed that most of the wall tiles are OK but some have
been damaged. These have now been filled with cement and the
numerous holes have been filled with polyfilla and a couple of
coats of tile paint were needed to tidy it all up. The walls above
the tiles, together with the corridors have had fixtures and fitting
removed, cleaned and painted. The missing door and frame has
been replaced and the frame and floor painted.
The gents’ toilets are differently constructed to the ladies with
partitions of melamine which, after a good clean are found to be in
a fairly good condition. The doors have been painted, some of the
wall tiles have been damaged, and have been given the cement and
polyfilla treatment. A good wash down with sugar soap have left
it looking quite presentable. The walls and floor have received the
same treatment. The missing outer door and frame has been
replaced. A final clean up has completed the job.
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