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  1. #16
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    Rosie then updated us on how the upgrades were going with the DTSGB membership

    " Where does the hot water come out of?
    Hi Everyone
    The question above may seem obvious to most people but it was the question most asked this weekend when we proudly showed them the water heater in the kitchen. They could not believe it when we told them it came out of the tap!! and then when we showed them the sink in the ladies loo also had hot water there was a queue to use it. Even more amazing there is NO water coming under the side wall, even after the heavy downpour last weekend. We also had lots of 'that looks good' as people came in through the front door and saw the newly painted lobby. We got everyone together on the Saturday morning and went through all the things you had done at the refurb weekend and the extra money being raised by Steve, I nearly got to the end of the list without blubbing but talking about having hand dryers in the loos started me off. So before I start again this message comes with a big THANK YOU from every member of the DTSGB.
    Rosie "
    "Improvise, adapt and overcome."

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    04.08.08 The order for the building materials went in, it gives an idea of the scale of the next bit of the job.

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    420 linear metres of sawn&treated 4x2.
    28 sheets of 2400x1200x18mm exterior grade ply.
    28 sheets of 2400x1200x70mm celotex board.
    5 ton of 20mm stone.
    2000 1.5" No.8s pozidrive screws.

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    "Improvise, adapt and overcome."

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    Terry prepared for the Big Working Weekend.....

    "And I've had the Audi polished and my BlackBerry is fully-charged!

    Huzzah!"
    "Improvise, adapt and overcome."

    I can count to potato.

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    That's a rough precis of the first 43 pages of the thread, hope its not too dull.

    I'll update this as time allows, and will get it up to date next week.

    If anyone does feel like pitching in, or if anyone has a lottery win they are struggling to know what to do with, please reply on the other thread, and someone will get back to you.

    Thanks for reading this far.

    Richard.
    "Improvise, adapt and overcome."

    I can count to potato.

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    The work began back in 2007, I think it was. In fact, it was 2 years and 1 week ago when Terry first bought the plight of the DTSGB to our attention.

    To understand what kind of context all this work is in, it must be understood that the timber-built ranges date back from circa 1942 when they were used as wards for burns victim soldiers that couldn't be treated in the field. The building had suffered from decomposition of some timbers; leaked like a sieve; was draughty; had vegetation growing in from outside, and has basic WC equipment. It also smelled very musty.

    This is where the Great British National Paralympic squad train, remember.

    The back walls were larch lap and asbestos-clad over stud framed construction. Both desperately needed replacing because they were rotting away, allowing vegetation to grow in.

    We ripped out all the larch lap and asbestos* (*under contractor) cladding as well as all the stud work on both walls. These have been completely replaced with new materials, insulated, and re-clad with exterior graded, preserved ply. This has been, by far, the largest job that we've undertaken, taking about 12 people an entire weekend working from ~08:00 to well after dark on both days.

    Then we have painted the walls, fitted hot air hand dryers, ripped out rooms and made them fit for re-use for different purposes.

    The roof used to leak like a tennis racquet. There was a build up of 60+ years of gunge, silt and vegetation trapped in the roof's gulley system. We've cleared all this and treated it with a resin-based sealant. The roof has been okay since, but before it was leaking so bad that there were upto 5 buckets placed underneath the leaks to collect it all. These buckets also doubled as collection buckets.

    There has been all kind of works undertaken, but there's still a long way to go.
    Anyone wishing to donate their time or money will experience the very satisfying feeling that we have all had from this project.

    It's for shooters by shooters!!

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