.: Personalist Center Construction Pics

	Andy helps Lauren move our Debra Beers sculpture from the front window of the Personalist Center - the sculpture is now in the cafe. I think he likes you, big guy! Bobby shows the sheetrock who’s the boss April: the SJM crew readies the new Loft for action! Johnny and James don’t take no guff when they strut their stuff. Boss-man Michael surveys the happy wreckage. Dan livens up the construction zone with found objects. Disco ball, anyone? The crew must tear down some seriously ancient lath and plaster in order to build the new doorways and wall. Here’s what the door looked like on the PC side before cutting. After cafe closing-time, small crowd of excited staff and customers watch Customers and staff get ready to push the hole down Bobby triumphant Patrick, Kate and Steve pose in our new doorway! Andy spokes-models the new HVAC heating/cooling system - ooh la la! We are just so happy to see it installed, considering the old heater sounded like a B-2 bomber taking off, and air conditioning was naught The beginning of the wall of recycled windows, upper left. Michael chisels the recycled window-frames to make them fit; that’s a lot of custom work, boy howdee! All that and he does windows too! Stewart muds the ceiling in the PC loft .. . . . . while James muds the newly remodeled cafe loft. That is, when this country boy’s not busy catching baby birds that wander into the PC and try to hide in the cabinets! The next Village People member, James. The cafe loft floor gets a makeover, seen here in the pre-sanding stage. Hard to believe it’s recycled gymnasium flooring! We counted at least 11 layers of paint on the front door of the PC - what history! Kate and PC architect Christine check out the new cafe loft Too cute . . . Michael carefully replicates the existing trim in the PC to go all around the room. It’s this kind of detailed, custom work that sets the PC apart from many other remodels. The new PC loft floor, isn’t it lovely!	search: Personalist Center Construction Pics Pictures are in chronological order. Renovation began in February with the demolition of interior walls: Andy and Bobby take time out from demolition to mug for the camera After demolition, Dan readies for the next phase - building the loft above the back door In March, electrician John Kelso (below) donates his time diving into the wire-morass in the loft ceiling. The cafe loft and the new Personalist Center loft will connect when the renovation is complete: By April 4, the crew has framed the new loft that will connect to the cafe loft and provide office space for the Systemic Change staff and the Civic Action Group! Under the loft will be a nice meeting room for Sisters. Patrick, former community organizer, waves from below the new loft, Dan above. Our lovely new loft stairs James, Dan and Bobby take a break to mug for the camera. Industrious Johnny attacks the old lath and plaster wall with a vengeance, making way for a new door to the cafe loft. Bobby, never one to fear life’s precipices, gets the loft-ledge ready for the new heating system. April 16, the crew punches a giant hole in the wall between the PC and the cafe where the future doorway will be! The cafe wall before the work begins; it housed our info and referral board. Bobby readies his Big Ole Saw! Let the Cutting Begin! Customers and staff ham it up while they watch the proceedings - Myoko, Catharine and Genny Thar she blows! Man, that was fun! On to other advances, framing continues with a lot of custom building to work around all the PC’s tight corners and unique spaces. The crew is undaunted, or at least in high spirits The boys practice their YMCA moves in the loft HVAC-o-rama! In late April, the drywall begins to go up. Ah, drywall wrangling. Everybody shake your gypsum! Watch those bright eyes, Bobby James TCB. Thankyouverymuch. The wall of recycled windows from the Rebuilding Center begins to go in . . . how exciting! April 25, and the window wall is finished, yeah! Kate at the new door between the cafe and PC lofts. May Day (May 1), testing paint colors Paint test around the new window between the PC and the cafe May 5, spraying paint and re-doing floors James gets ready to rumba, I mean paint Cool! May 10, and the cafe loft floors are now polished to a beautiful luster. Big thanks to historic building conservator Ron Powell, and Rusty and crew for really making it something special. Mmmmmm, shiny! May 14, and the paint is rollin’ and rockin’ The adorable and all-powerful Rusty rolls it out! May 23, and doesn’t the paint and trim look great! Michael starts the big job of building the custom cabinets that will be tailored to our mail, hygiene, phone service etc. What a labor of love. Last updated on Jul 28, 2009 at 06:31 PM Printer Friendly


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