May 18 Update

Workers paint the west side of the coffeehouse.

We wanted to share a quick list of some of the work that has recently been completed on the coffeehouse, as well as work that will be done in the coming weeks.

Last two weeks of work

• Completed flooring and paper protection on second floor
• Began framing for partitions and knee walls on second floor
• Completed archaeology for outbuilding and installed sand over excavation
• Obtained critical materials to begin plastering
• Continued mechanical/electrical/plumbing rough-ins and hookup of three water source heat pumps
• Installed quarry tile at cellar footprint of dumbwaiter
• Installed dumbwaiter
• Continued cleaning and re-pointing of masonry walls
• Continued building mantels offsite
• Removed white fence southeast of building and replaced with post and double rail fence
• Completed flooring in southeast room on first floor
• Continued making hardware offsite
• Made lime offsite from shells for mortar and plaster

Next two weeks of scheduled work

• Complete flooring on first floor
• Install remaining partitions on first floor
• Install trim in southeast and north rooms on first floor
• Install metal lathe for plaster in southeast and north rooms on first floor
• Begin framing for west stairs
• Complete framing for partitions and knee walls on second floor
• Finish installing sheetrock in cellar
• Install post and rail fence south of ravine and remove white picket fence
• Continue cleaning and re-pointing of masonry walls
• Begin installing brick pavers in kitchen
• Continue building mantels offsite
• Continue making hardware offsite

Photo by Joshua Muse