[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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