IT'S IN THE DETAILS

As the bigger parts of the restoration falls into place on the facade, the finer details are worked on. The belly of the new seam roof gets a coat of paint and cleaning work is being done to the facade frames.

ABOUT FACE

With the FibreC almost fully installed on the east end of the facade, we are beginning to get a good sense of what the finished (refinished) product will look like. The corner screws will be supplemented with more screws lining the seams- as on the original facade.

CONCRETE FACE

The old/new look is coming back! The installation of the rest of the FibreC board on the facade has begun. Soon Storefront will be looking like it was once again!


Prepping the FibreC board for installation.

STANDING TALL

Our facade is now properly protected by a new metal standing seam roof. The new overhang should ensure that water doesn't invade the building's south side. Downstairs, we are happily removing the waterproof tarps from our bookshelves on the south wall.

The new standing seam roof is just at Brian's eye level.

COOLING PROGRESS

Our humid, little basement office is getting a blast of cool air- or at least it will soon. At 5am this morning PJ Mechanical installed our new air conditioning unit on the roof of 97 Kenmare. The unit should be up an running as soon as Friday. Now we are doubly upset that summer is ending.

HOLE IN THE FLOOR

The new office view.



To make way for a safety hatch, there is now a good size hole in the middle of the gallery floor. Now you can peek into the the inner workings of the Storefront office!

PLASTERED

The soffit has been completely plastered and finished.. bringing the amount of remaining interior work down to an almost finished list.


Also, more for the interior, Storefront is now back up and running with a brand new toilet and sink. We no longer have to sneak across the street and use someone else's restroom to continue with business here..