Archive:2009 BWH renos 1

Synopsis

Round 1 of Brian Waddington Hut renovations this summer. Drive up Friday evening or Saturday morning early, haul in some stuff, do some work, spend night at Hut, do some more work, hike out, drive home.

Date

May 23^rd - 24^th, 2009

To Do List (this round)

1. Clear boulders from the road so it's passable by high clearance 4x4s. If we drove up Friday evening and camped, we could spend early Saturday morning trundling boulders off the road. The slide is already barely passable; another hour of work should make it good.
2. Vanquish the mildew. This involves Behr #62 mildew killer and Behr #63 wood preparation concentrate, a scrubbing brush with a long handle, plus maybe rubber gloves. I think we apply #62 sparingly, then wash it off with clear water from the stream, then apply #63. Anybody have experience with this? We have already hauled up the #62, #63, two brushes, and a long handle.
3. Double glaze the windows. We need to haul up some screws and clips for attaching the windows. We have already hauled in the 40 lbs of Lexan.
4. Fix the roof. I don't know who the Roof Committee is, what they have in mind, or what supplies or tools they need to haul up. Involves detaching the ladder from upstairs and taking it outside, then climbing up on the roof and messing with sheet metal and maybe foam insulation. (Ben is happy to have a go at this but not this weekend)
5. (possibly) install Roland's Solar Device (TM). If we don't have enough spare people to install the solar air heater component, we can at least install the fan component, so that it will be sucking air through the Hut and drying it in preparation for Round 2: painting. Roland is the Solar Device Committee.

Already Hauled In

• #62 & #63 Behr Premium Mildew Stain Remover
• one long-handle and two scrubbing brushes
• Lexan windows, ( about 40 lbs)
• Solar powered fan to promote hut dryness, voltmeter

Stuff to Haul In (weight)

• bleach, (1kg) Sponges and rags for applying bleach. Light plastic pail for diluting bleach or Behr (can we not use something that is in there: pot, nail bucket, 5 gallon pail).
• little metal clips, screws for the windows
• Optional solar air heater, 2' x 8', heavy and unpleasant to carry. Some wire.
• roof fixing stuff, screws, big roll of aluminium.
• paint for table

Christian's shopping list

• window clips/fasteners/drill bit (do these exist already?)
• screens
• screws/clips to install screens
• more scrubbing power
• 25' Al sheet
• caulking for roof
• expanding foam for roof
• caulking for lexan
• screws for roof
• appropriate bit for roof screws (3/8" hex for large diameter screws, 1/4" hex for small diameter)
• punch for screw holes in sheet (Roof screws can be used as a punch)
• 4x paint brushes

Tools required

• caulking gun x2 (I will supply one small and one large caulking gun in my car -- rb)
• brace 'n bit x2
• screwdriver (there's three up there -- rb)
• hammer x2 (I will supply a clawhammer with a broken claw, in my car -- rb)
• little prybar x2
• cutters for Al sheet (they are in my car -- rb)
• wrench to remove ladders ( vise grips are in my car -- rb)
• saw (drywall saw and remains of Japanese "pull" saw are up there, keyhole saw in my car -- rb)

Roof gear

• harness
• rope(s)
• aider
• knee pads
• foamy
• biners
• prussiks

Participants

1. Veenstra
2. Roland
3. Ignacio
4. Pascale
5. Line 'someone needs to carry Veenstra's food' Veenstra
6. Tomas H-up
7. Jirina H-up
8. Scott W (probably)
9. Conrad Koziol (tentatively)
10. Sophia-if-I-get-the-weekend-off-work
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Cars, drivers

• Roland, Isuzu Trooper, leaving from near UBC, preferably Friday Afternoon. I need somebody to drive back because exercise makes me sleepy.

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