Before the roof could be plastered the final fixing of electrical cabling had to be undertaken. The cables for the fire sensors have been installed and this has enabled the roof to be finally covered with plaster board and the skimming started. Skimming the roof and the gable end walls took all week. To achieve maximum strength of the plaster a slow drying time is desirable.
The weekly Project Team Meeting involving Richard Boxall (Project Manager), Richard Slee ( Main Contractor) and Steve Baber (Parish Hall Project Lead) was held on Thursday. This meeting reviewed progress including discussing any issues that have arisen during the week and focussed on the planning of the sequence of work for the following week. One issue discussed was the time-line of installing the new stage. It cannot be fitted in situ until the scaffolding has been removed in that space and the scaffolding can't be removed until the roof is finished and decorated. Richard Slee is working with the scaffolding company to find a solution so that work can continue without a break.
The weather has played a key role in affecting progress of thatching the roof this week. Storm Jake hit East Worlington which made it impossible to continue thatching during very high winds and driving rain. The tarpaulins protected the roof. During the fine weather days it was very impressive to see Richard Frost work along and up the roof fixing new thatch.
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