August 19, 2023
We’re cutting out strips of concrete floor, prior to digging trenches for drains and other utilities. I believe we mentioned previously that under the slab in the kitchen area (6″ thick, not 4″) lies 4″ of insulation and another 6″… Continue Reading…
August 1, 2023
Digging up the street, to install a 4″ fire sprinkler line, and upgrade our aged sewer and service line: Cutting trenches for drains and other utilities: The slab shown above is about 1/3 of our floor space, and used to… Continue Reading…
April 30, 2023
OK, we weren’t looking for Mr. Hoffa, but we wouldn’t have been surprised to find him- he was about the only thing we didn’t find during Saturday’s alley cleaning party. During the exterior overhaul of the building, we installed two… Continue Reading…
April 30, 2023
So, dictated mainly by life safety and building codes, we need a new stairway, as our existing one is not up to the job. Said stairway will unfortunately not be in the existing location, so a new opening needed to… Continue Reading…
December 21, 2022
We’ve got windows! There’s a teeny bit of trim work to complete, and a transom panel to install in place of the plywood above the pub entrance door on the corner, otherwise we’re done. And not a moment too soon,… Continue Reading…
November 19, 2022
OK, that’s not actually possible. However, the first section of ceiling has been painted, this being over where the brewery will be. It’s been transformed from whitish deck and gray beams to… Well, it’s a more clean, uniform, and glossy… Continue Reading…
October 31, 2022
The masons have finished, having opened holes where there were none, and closed some up. Also, there is no longer the risk to pedestrians of getting beaned by a brick from our formerly bulging parapets. Our new steel doors on… Continue Reading…
October 4, 2022
The masons have shifted all of their scaffolding to the east wall (alley side,) where the brickwork needs some serious remediation, and where two doorways are being opened, one for the kitchen, and an emergency exit. Our contributions yesterday involved… Continue Reading…
October 4, 2022
Exterior construction is proceeding apace. Much of the masonry work is done on the south (Division St) side. There’s a little bit more brick to go around the opening for the new rollup door, and a flashing needs to be… Continue Reading…