Ceiling Patching!
Good Afternoon, Happy Saturday! This week I'm listening to the guitar heavy folk punk band "walter mitty and his makeshift orchestra" while sipping some cold brew / lemonade from Brew downtown. I've been up early most days this week working on the shop, and it's been really nice to be doing work so consistently. Until now it's been every few weeks, while going back and forth with the city. Now I'm chilling there early, re-listening to some audio books and drinking good bevs.
This week has been steady!
Patching the ceiling turned out to be a real project, and I just finished that today. I had my ladder balanced on some shelves for the super high up spots and had to make tons of runs to Lowes and Harbor Freight as I purchased and installed drywall, wire patches, caulk and spackle. There was a lot of loose wire going nowhere that I pulled down, and some ceiling panels to pull and throw away. I also cleaned up some areas that had just been torn apart by the prior tenant, and primed that brown paper too.
The contractors should be doing the remaining drywall and bar framing this week, which will allow me to start top to bottom on the ceiling, wall painting, and then floors. I think I said that last week too, but there's really not much else to wait on so hopefully it gets done!
What held us up among other things was some back and forth on the counter and sink height as we thought about the grease trap, and the taller fridge dimensions; We did saw off the top of the fridge, but kept the original wheels for ease of cleaning underneath. The last real obstacle is the arrival of our countertops, which we'll find out the lead time on Monday.
This month will be stacked!
I said this last week too, but it's possible that we get open this month if I keep hammering out the little things! It's been an awesome learning experience, with every mini-project taking time and effort. There have been so many things I had no context for, and now if I do this again I'll feel equipped to make it happen. Can't wait to wrap the shop and write a lookback blog next month!
People are keeping me going!
Every time I'm in the shop, someone new comes in to check if we're open! We've had that "coming soon" sign up for 6 months now and people are still checking on us, saying hi with some serious enthusiasm. Wishing us good luck and saying we've got a great location! Thank you to everyone, we'll see you soon!
- Elias
