Ready to Sandblast!

The tin is gone from the ceiling and the walls are free of plaster. We finished removing the tin ceiling tiles on the other side of the building this week. Now it’s time to sandblast the brick. I am so excited to get the brick cleaned up and ready to seal. The tin is in pretty bad shape, but we are going to do everything we can to salvage as much of it as possible. We may try to sell the tin that we don’t use to someone who wants original antique ceiling tiles. The demolition process is getting close to conclusion, but we still have a couple hard days ahead of us.

Check out my little helper!

Better View from the Back

We spent some time this week cleaning up the back of the building. We removed gas pipes, an old satellite dish, a big white venting piece and cut down a tree.

The bidding process is still presenting challenges for us. I have made a few changes to the architectural plans, which required second bids from several of the contractors. It has been fun working with the vendors to select lighting, flooring and the other finishes that everyone will see.