10/22/07

FINAL CLEAN UP Oct 20 -21st - The shop is now ready for demo.
Saturday was an amazing north Georgia day - crystal clear and about 75º. We got off to a late start out of Atlanta, stopped by the bank and dropped off the builders application. Got to the shop at about 11 or so - My crew was already busy. We accomplished everything we set out to. Most onerously moving a 600 lb. air compressor that I had forgotten to include on the list when we had all the other heavy equipment loaded into the container . After a cook-out lunch we packed all the unfinished furniture repair projects and useful lumber in and closed it up.

While we were there my builder stopped by. He said he was going to be able to start bringing down the roof around the Dec. 1st and has some concerns that when the trusses come down it will put excessive pressure on the walls collapsing them. Since our design utilizes them, we may have to brace them all around. He’s considering having an engineer look at it. This all could cost more money -and this is before we start to build. I said that we should consult the architect - so I will e-mail him.
Even this news put no damper on my spirits - three years of cleaning out this building are finally over. It was a huge undertaking and we did it at a minimum of cost. There was ten years of collected junk in the building. We preserved all the equipment and kept as much as we could in the way of wood - much of it mahogany. All in all, I had five full dumpsters taken out plus a my 40 ft. container filled with an entire professional wood shops tools and equipment. I only wonder how and when I will unpack and set it back up.
After a quick stop at the Wurls to clean up we made our way down to the fest hall in Helen. Had a great time sampling all the food we could find and drinking big steins of beer - then working it off with polkas and chicken dances. From there we piled into the cars and back up to the Wurls to spend the night. May bee next year we will be far enough along to spend the night at the shop.