[Build] floors

[jim]

like mercury? 

   i think the pickup labor is vital: if we start, we 
have to finish. if we depend on volunteers from the 
membership, we have the problem of unpredictable show 
ups, which not only presents delays, it potentially 
wastes the use of a machine that we're renting, on the 
order of $50 to $80 down the drain for nothing. pickup 
labor lets us keep the "sanding machine" going 
regardless of flake-outs. 
   i've worked with pickup labor with generally good 
results. what are your reservations? 


On Tue, 2009-08-11 at 01:54 -0700, Christie Dudley wrote:
> Agreed on all counts, with reservations on the pick up labor.  Can we
> spread it over a few more days to avoid that?
> I can only imagine the truly scary crud those floors will pick up if
> we don't seal them.
> 
> Christie
> ---
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> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 11:37 PM, jim<jim at well.com> wrote:
> >
> >   i understand what we do with the floors is not
> > certain and may depend on what's what at tomorrow
> > night's meeting, or if not that meeting, some
> > other meeting where consensus yays or nays.
> >   briefly, i think it will take from five to eight
> > days with several people working together all those
> > days. it'll take rental equipment, sandable fillers,
> > shellac, and floor finish, which'll cost something
> > like $2K.
> >   if we do the floors, we'll have to bite the do-it
> > bullet. seems to me we should have a budget for
> > pickup labor in the amount of $3K.
> >   total estimated maximum cost looks like $6K and
> > a fair amount of sweat.
> >
> >   the benefit of doing the floors is good cleanup:
> > food and drink spills will either soak into the grain
> > and cracks to attract rats and insects for weeks
> > hence or they'll be easy to clean up. wet spills will
> > either seep down to the neighbors below or they'll be
> > easy to clean up. small bits of broken glass and metal
> > filings will either hide in the grain and cracks for
> > oncoming bare feet and animal paws and shoe soles or
> > they'll be easy to clean up.
> >   i think doing the floors will be worth it.
> >   note: doing the floors is not about making them look
> > pretty, tho' that may be a mild side effect.
> >
> > tho'ts?
> >
> >
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