[Build] floor plan draft
jim
jim at well.com
Wed Aug 19 21:53:38 UTC 2009
edgers will do more work faster than hand sanders
such as hand-held belt sanders or orbital sanders.
they're worth it.
On Wed, 2009-08-19 at 14:33 -0700, Zedd Epstein wrote:
> I think as opposed to the hacksaw blades, we should get folding razor
> blades (like the one I have there). Folding blades are safer, and
> cheap.
> 2 shop vacs would be good.
> I can go to home depot with someone to look at hand held sanders
> kneepads would be awesome, but aren't necessary.
> A couple of big garbage cans for sawdust / construction debris
>
> If there are people in the space, get them to start moving the stuff
> that isn't garbage to the tiled area.
> If we can swing it, we should pick up spackle, and start filling holes
> and getting those sanded while we're already making a mess.
>
> Everything else looks good.
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 12:13 PM, Lamont Lucas <lamont at cluepon.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hey Zedd, here's the draft I worked on last night for this
> weekend's flooring activities. I'd like you to look at it and
> tell me if I'm crazy, or if this seems like a workable set of
> 3 day goals and division of labor:
>
> needed:
> mop handles ( x5 )
> mild abrasive head for mop handles ( x5 )
> many lambswool heads for sealant and finish ( x10 )
> mop head attachment for lambswool applicator ( x5 )
> drum sander ( x2 ?)
> many belts, 40 grit, 60 grit, 80 grit. Plus a line on where
> we can
> get more over the weekend
> shopvac ( x2 ?)
> handheld belt sanders for edges ( x5 )
> taped hacksaw blades for cleaning out between boards
> a place to dispose of sawdust before it catches fire
> make sure we've got enough extension cords to reach everywhere
> kneepads
> respirators, possibly for the sanding up putty phase
> more trowels, ideally board width.
> fans to promote drying phases
> mats to wipe feet
>
> I should rent a hand sander tomorrow when I return the
> orbital, just
> in case I can't get the drum sander for a test on wed.
>
> friday:
> (acquire all the crap from above)
> * move every single thing in the building to the linoleam area
> * leave a space and tools for minor woodworking in case we
> have to make a wooden
> plug
> * leave space near the sink for cleaning
> * hand sander team starts working the edges of the space and
> around
> the columns with hand sanders, 40 grit. Also need boards
> cleaned and
> vacuumed in that edge area, how to time?
> * start stripping floor with 40 grit, diagonal pattern, then
> with the
> boards
> * scraper team of people scrapes out between boards. Someone
> behind them
> vacuums
> * putty team starts puttying. Puttying most time intensive.
> Mark
> time on grid when putty is applied so we know roughly when to
> expect
> it to be dry. Use a light touch, work it into the cracks, and
> try and
> keep the boards themselves free of putty.
> GOALS: have entire floor clean and work crews started.
>
>
> saturday:
> * dump run to drop off sawdust + crap?
> * hand sander, cleaning and putty crews continue. Mark time
> when
> sections are putty'd so we know roughly when we can sand it
> * once hand sander team finishes, they need to re-sand the
> same areas
> from the dry putty using 60, then maybe 80 grit. * GOALS:
> have entire area sanded, cleaned and puttied, fans going
> overnight to dry out area.
> sunday:
> * drum sand any dry putty area with 60 grit, then 80 grit.
> Only need
> to go with the boards
> * hand sander team does same thing
> * vacuum/sweep area pre-sealing?
> * teams of two lay down and mop out sealant. Hopefully
> finishedbefore
> lunch. Mark place on map to allow for drying time staggering.
> * 2-3 hours needed for drying
> * teams of two lay down bottom finishing coat
> * 2-3 hours drying
> * teams abraid surface
> * teams of 2 lay down bottom finishing coat
> * we keep out of space for 24 hours to let the floor cure/set
>
> monday: nobody goes in the space all fucking monday
>
>
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