Conservation and Improvement Project - Week Ending 22nd January 2016

Monday, and with scaffolding in place, Richard Slee's team was able to start work on the roof timbers. The first job is to add battens to the existing rafters to add sufficient depth for insulation to be added between the thatch and the plaster board ceiling. Work carried on with this task throughout the week. By Friday it was possible to start cleaning the old timbers.

On Thursday the insulation materials were delivered to the Hall in readiness to install in the roof.

A Project Team meeting involving Richard Boxall (Project Manager), Richard Slee (Main Contractor), Richard Boyles (DART Electrics and project electrician) and Steve Baber (Project Lead) was held on Friday to finalise the locations of electrical fittings and cable routes. This enable Richard to start work on first fixing electrical cabling.

Friday and Richard Frost was at the Hall starting work on the thatched roof.

 

Conservation and Improvement Project - Week Ending 15th January 2016

This week has seen the scaffolding erected both inside the Hall and outside the Hall.

Inside the Hall Richard Slee's team are starting to work on the roof. The old rafters that supported the ceiling have been removed. The A-frames and purlins can now be clearly seen and their condition examined. The only unknown issue was to find one of the A-frames did not have a wall plate block set in the top of the cob at one side and therefore nothing was supporting it. This is easily remedied with the insertion of a new wall plate block.

Outside the scaffolding erection was completed and this now enables Richard Frost the Master Thatcher, to start work on the thatch next week.

On Wednesday Dart Electric were at the Hall and disconnected old circuits and removed obsolete cabling.

On Thursday there was a project meeting involving Richard Boxall (Project Manager), Richard Slee (Main Contractor), Steve Baber (Project Lead) and the joiner to assess the work on the roof and agree a plan of action.

On Thursday evening the Trustees met and had an update from Richard Boxall on the progress with the project.

Trustees Meeting

The Parish Hall Trustees / Management Committee held their bi-monthly meeting on Thursday. Richard Boxall, the Conservation and Improvement Project Manager, was in attendance and provided the Trustees with an update on progress with the project. Work is moving forward as planned. Richard Slee, Main  Contractor, and Richard Frost, Master Thatcher, are now at the Hall and starting the next phase of work. It was also possible to discuss the issues associated with decoration, Hall use after the completion of the work, the refurbishment of the kitchen and the 2016 list of activities and events run by the Committee.

Conservation and Improvement Project - Week Ending 08 January 2016

Monday morning and Richard Slee's team were back on site preparing the Hall for the asbestos removal contractor to start removing the old asbestos based ceiling. The specialist company removing the ceiling were Shield Environmental Services  They worked from Monday until Thursday removing the ceiling product and cleaning the Hall. During the work access to the Hall was prohibited. A large container was delivered and left in the car park. This was used to dispose of the asbestos material.
On Friday it was possible to go into the Hall and see the roof timbers which are now exposed.
On Friday there was  site meeting of Richard Boxall (Project Manager), Richard Slee (Main Contractor), Richard Frost (Master Thatcher) and Steve Baber (Project Lead). The meeting was to plan the next stage of the works. Richard Slee and his team will be working inside the Hall continuing with the conservation work. Richard Frost will be starting to re-thatch the roof. The first task is to erect scaffolding both inside and outside the Hall and this should start next week.

 

Project Business Meeting

Miya Bond, Honorary Treasurer, Richard Boxall, Project Manager, and Steve Baber, Chair of Trustees and Project Lead, met on Monday 21 December for a project finance and planning meeting. The meeting reviewed progress to-date, compared project budget to project estimates, considered fund-raising strategies and clarified the elements of the project that will be undertaken in the next phase of works starting in January 2016. During the first phase of the project there have been extra costs that have had an impact on the contingency. Further additional costs have been calculated for the next phase of the work to meet building regulations requirements, fire protection requirements and guidance from  OFTEC. Also the repair to the crack in the south wall and the repair to the wooden window sills will be included.

Christmas at the Hall

Richard Slee completed his work on the floor in late November. His last job was to screed over the underfloor heating pipes. It was then necessary to leave the floor for some weeks for the screed to dry. Richard will return in January 2016. This provided an opportunity for the Hall to be used for community events during the Christmas period. The different events included Turning on the Christmas Tree Lights, the December Brunch with a Christmas Theme, a Community Party Evening as the Hall turned into the Laughing Cockerel, and East Worlington Primary School using the Hall for their Christmas Nativity play, a Christmas party and a Christmas prize draw event.

Heritage Project Meeting Minutes

Heritage Project Minutes Meeting 09.11.15

November Minutes now on line.

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