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February 10, 2020 and on–new ceiling tiles!

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Volunteers moved all the movable tables, the Kids Trade & Play shelves, all the folding chairs, and everything else into the alcove area, to clear the way for ceiling and carpet-tile work. We got the ceiling tiles for the entire basement delivered by Sticks & Stuff in early February; another good crew of volunteers unloaded them and brought them downstairs. Kurt Giavara and Tim Swartz installed them all in the next couple of weeks, while Stan installed railings.

Here’s the stack of panels in the center of the cafeteria.
Stan had re-installed the wall angle supports for the ceiling tiles, and we began dropping new tiles into the open spaces in the ceiling support grid. The new tiles in the cafeteria area are divided into 8 squares per 2′ x 4′ panel, to make the ceiling look less like a typical grid.
Kurt is laying out cuts on tiles–the narrow ones needed around the edges, and the ones that had to fit around the lolly-columns.
All the tiles are installed in the cafeteria! Note the new paint on the sheetrock above the FRPs on the wall; more volunteers did all of that painting before the window trim and the ceiling grid and tiles were installed.
Next, Kurt and Tim installed new, fire-resistant ceiling tiles in the kitchen. You can see the difference between the old, gray-looking ones and the new, white ones! This change made a big difference in the feeling of light in the kitchen, as it did also in the cafeteria.
While we worked on the ceiling tiles, Stan installed new wood railings in the stairwell. The wood railing stock was pre-finished by Liz Benjamin and Tim. The old pipe railings (still in place on the right side) never looked as good as the new ones! Changing wall levels created challenges for Stan, but he came up with creative and attractive solutions.

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802-225-8921 (cell)
grangepresident@capitalcitygrange.org

 

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