Good evening all! First of all THANK YOU to each of you for your time and muscle today. What a feat to get everything in one trip! You rock!! Thank you April for the use of your garage all this time and for supervising the relocation on your end!
Just to catch everybody up to speed, the status of the floor installation changed a couple times after several of you left. First we weren't going to put the laminate floor down before the cabinet installation, then we were, then we weren't and in the end it was decided we were, with a caveat. Jim and David went up to Lowe's to look at the material, they talked to one of the knowledgeable associates and got the name of the manufacturer with whom they will check on Monday to see about any weight limits or special issues. Depending on the answer they receive, the floor will proceed one way or the other.
The manager of Lowe's won't be back to the store before Monday morning and other associates were unable to find a gift card anywhere in the vault and knew nothing about any special arrangements. Thanks Jim and David for checking on that! I'll check in with Lowe's manager first thing Monday and get the materials relocated asap to allow them to acclimate to the new building.
Several volunteers reconfigured the cabinets beautifully to make sure we have maximum hanging capacity while meeting requirements for wheelchair access and accommodating wall-hanging racks and wire shelving/bins. It looks absolutely awesome!! Well, it will when all the cabinets are properly aligned, screwed together and the boo-boos fixed. We used all but three of the cabinets which are temporarily being stored in the garage/workroom pending a decision what to do with them.
Mike has kindly agreed to lay the bathroom floor tile Monday and I will pick up the wet saw at 410 Rentals first thing (they are donating use of the equipment to us). Mike, the tiles are in the garage area as is a bag of thin set. The toilet can be removed completely...it was reset for convenience after the bath was replumbed but we'll be bringing the commode from the other building over next week. Mike and Bryan also worked out a fix for changing out the two windows. Thank you Mike for your expertise and time!
The electrician will be working in the building Sunday and there will be some Boy Scouts working in the yard for the afternoon. I'll call Puget Sound Energy Monday to see if we can qualify for one of their energy conservation programs and get insulation. Marilyn and Ruth will be painting as time allows, and also agreed to help install the flooring along with Mike.
The trim painter will be working during the week; the finish carpenters will be in starting next Friday to set doors and install base and door trim. I'm going to check with them to see if they might be willing to do the window trim as well...that wasn't part of their original package.
Things are proceeding, and in the end it will be so beautiful. Thank you for your patience with me as I whine, control, get in my "zone", complain and get frustrated!!
I will be around the area pretty much every day next week except Wednesday and am available to do whatever. I'll be in town Friday during the day but Friday evening and through the weekend are family gatherings and my dad's memorial service is Saturday so I won't be available until Monday the 26th. If anyone would like to putter next weekend with anything please let me know and I'll make sure you have whatever materials you need.
The cement contractor did come by late in the afternoon. In the front we will have a porch and sidewalk, a driveway and a pad for the donation station. We won't be getting our semi-circular drive, so I'll start working with the City to see if we can get a stop sign installed at the blind corner at 186th and 89th in lieu of. In the back we will have our handicap landing, ramp, a sidewalk through the gate and a paved parking place for handicap parking. The rest of the rear parking next to the handicap access will be gravel, and the other half of that back section will continue to be grass -- available for overflow parking as needed. I'm going to try to get gravel supplied by Miles for the easement/right of way across the front of the property so we don't have to mow so much grass.
That's it for now. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR HELP!! Carol
Carol Wells-Reed
Founder and Director
Lions 4 Kids House
20825 SR 410 East, PMB #198
Bonney Lake WA 98391
Message phone: 253-447-3844
Website: www.lions4kids.com
Email: cwells-reed@hotmail.com
*The Bonney Lake Lions Foundation is a
501(c)3 non-profit organization #38-3753543
Just to catch everybody up to speed, the status of the floor installation changed a couple times after several of you left. First we weren't going to put the laminate floor down before the cabinet installation, then we were, then we weren't and in the end it was decided we were, with a caveat. Jim and David went up to Lowe's to look at the material, they talked to one of the knowledgeable associates and got the name of the manufacturer with whom they will check on Monday to see about any weight limits or special issues. Depending on the answer they receive, the floor will proceed one way or the other.
The manager of Lowe's won't be back to the store before Monday morning and other associates were unable to find a gift card anywhere in the vault and knew nothing about any special arrangements. Thanks Jim and David for checking on that! I'll check in with Lowe's manager first thing Monday and get the materials relocated asap to allow them to acclimate to the new building.
Several volunteers reconfigured the cabinets beautifully to make sure we have maximum hanging capacity while meeting requirements for wheelchair access and accommodating wall-hanging racks and wire shelving/bins. It looks absolutely awesome!! Well, it will when all the cabinets are properly aligned, screwed together and the boo-boos fixed. We used all but three of the cabinets which are temporarily being stored in the garage/workroom pending a decision what to do with them.
Mike has kindly agreed to lay the bathroom floor tile Monday and I will pick up the wet saw at 410 Rentals first thing (they are donating use of the equipment to us). Mike, the tiles are in the garage area as is a bag of thin set. The toilet can be removed completely...it was reset for convenience after the bath was replumbed but we'll be bringing the commode from the other building over next week. Mike and Bryan also worked out a fix for changing out the two windows. Thank you Mike for your expertise and time!
The electrician will be working in the building Sunday and there will be some Boy Scouts working in the yard for the afternoon. I'll call Puget Sound Energy Monday to see if we can qualify for one of their energy conservation programs and get insulation. Marilyn and Ruth will be painting as time allows, and also agreed to help install the flooring along with Mike.
The trim painter will be working during the week; the finish carpenters will be in starting next Friday to set doors and install base and door trim. I'm going to check with them to see if they might be willing to do the window trim as well...that wasn't part of their original package.
Things are proceeding, and in the end it will be so beautiful. Thank you for your patience with me as I whine, control, get in my "zone", complain and get frustrated!!
I will be around the area pretty much every day next week except Wednesday and am available to do whatever. I'll be in town Friday during the day but Friday evening and through the weekend are family gatherings and my dad's memorial service is Saturday so I won't be available until Monday the 26th. If anyone would like to putter next weekend with anything please let me know and I'll make sure you have whatever materials you need.
The cement contractor did come by late in the afternoon. In the front we will have a porch and sidewalk, a driveway and a pad for the donation station. We won't be getting our semi-circular drive, so I'll start working with the City to see if we can get a stop sign installed at the blind corner at 186th and 89th in lieu of. In the back we will have our handicap landing, ramp, a sidewalk through the gate and a paved parking place for handicap parking. The rest of the rear parking next to the handicap access will be gravel, and the other half of that back section will continue to be grass -- available for overflow parking as needed. I'm going to try to get gravel supplied by Miles for the easement/right of way across the front of the property so we don't have to mow so much grass.
That's it for now. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR HELP!! Carol
Carol Wells-Reed
Founder and Director
Lions 4 Kids House
20825 SR 410 East, PMB #198
Bonney Lake WA 98391
Message phone: 253-447-3844
Website: www.lions4kids.com
Email: cwells-reed@hotmail.com
*The Bonney Lake Lions Foundation is a
501(c)3 non-profit organization #38-3753543
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