front of house day: spring cleaning in the autumn

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front of house day: spring cleaning in the autumn

Post by ravanwin » Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:42 pm

a beautification of our old Forest. Cleaning, sorting furniture, hauling rubbish away. Making the place nice so we can fuck it up again, Wah-heeey!


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Sept. 30th. 1pm - 7pm!

come and make us good.
forest will be closed that day.

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Post by chombee » Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:13 pm

That's a Sunday. Perfect. Not strictly cleaning but it would be nice to decide before-hand whether we want to sort out the office computers where they are, or knock the whole thing down and build a new one elsewhere.

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Post by ravanwin » Thu Sep 20, 2007 5:21 pm

hey: i'd like to get the floors of the loos and the stairwell painted with good strong / dark paint....


need to know: WHat color / What type to buy?

Thoughts?

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Yup

Post by danny » Fri Sep 21, 2007 1:33 am

Yes. I'd like to paint the floor down the stairs recreating the design that's already there, but just using black and white so it covers up all the shit. So it would be mostly black. I always liked the piano key stairs we had before, so I thought it might be an idea to do that again but with black keys, white sharp notes and some letterings on the keys.

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Post by nix » Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:50 pm

nice, danny, nice..

like it.

I'll help.

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Post by Jimmy Bastard » Fri Sep 21, 2007 10:57 pm

No No No
Number one.
The piano staircase carries the artistic nouse of a novelty tie.
It's OF AN ill-inducing naff.
'Mostly black' has a scale along same lines of a little bit bit pregnant.
These are just steps that meet with dirty feet let go of the wish to conceptualise.
PAINT IT BLACK
PAINT IT BLACK
PAINT IT BLACK
Pep Up The Turmoil

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Post by Gaz » Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:28 pm

In fact. Yes.
Just paint it all black.
The colour that hides all secrets (and dirt)
Also...this is a last thing at night job.
Best not to do it during the day on that Sunday I reckon...
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Post by Martin » Sat Sep 22, 2007 1:15 pm

It has been pointed out to me that all-black stairs can be considered a safety hazard - they should have some lighter shade on the edge of the step at least so you can see them easily.

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Post by Gaz » Sat Sep 22, 2007 1:24 pm

good point.

like some sort of runway.
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Post by beev » Sat Sep 22, 2007 6:02 pm

The piano was good. A lot of people said painting them brown would be better, that it would hide all dirt etc. That turned out to be rubbish. The piano always looked better, even when it was dirty.

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Post by stephengoodall » Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:49 pm

this would be a good chance to re-address the mural space if that is to happen
http://theforest.org.uk/bb/viewtopic.php?t=3371

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Post by ravanwin » Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:09 pm

the piano:

1) it's been done/
2) it's naff.

dark colors only.

any idea WHAT type of paint? I will go get it this week but need to know what to buy. let's get some decisions on.

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Post by Martin » Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:25 pm

How about painting it to look like it's covered in shit?

Like trampled soil with dead plants and mud running down it and the odd stray twig or bit of garbage or used condom.

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Post by ravanwin » Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:52 pm

ok:

called caldonian paints. they have some interesting facts.


You can buy floor paint or 2 part floor paint. the 2 part paint is more durable but also more expensive (would cost about £60 for downstairs). They only have black.

Now, here's the catch. They say it takes 2 - 3 days to "cure" which means that while the floor may appear dry in one day, IT is Not and should not be walked on.
The standard floor paint takes longer to dry, apparently.

so, what to do?

shall we paint last thing on sunday and then .... try our luck?

looks like we're looking about about £50 - £60 in costs. I need to know if we want the super durable stuff now though if you want me to order it.

thoughts concerns questions advice?

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Post by ravanwin » Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:56 pm

or we have this from screw fix in RED
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?id=11692#

or


this from toolstation in red / green:
http://www.toolstation.com/?r=s&feature=26253

someone who knows more about things should comment now.

i will buy whatever tomorrow....

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Post by stephengoodall » Mon Sep 24, 2007 9:58 pm

well, the 2-3 days curing time is out right?

if the other stuff dries in a more acceptable time period i say go for that.

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Post by graeme » Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:06 pm

Buy quickest curing floor paint and paint floor last thing Saturday or first thing Sunday. Maybe even keep folk out of downstairs toilet for most/all of Monday and use upstairs toilet.

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Post by Shannon » Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:53 pm

Is it insane to think that we could get everything we need out of the basement on Saturday and then paint the stairs Saturday night? Then we can use upstairs toilet on Sunday. If one of us really needs to go downstairs, there is the emergency exit...

I say black paint. But you know, it will chip and look weird too. Black with some runway strips sounds good.

I would like to get the workshop room cleaned and ready too. I reckon there might even be time to geekify it in the afternoon.

Do we have a working vacuum right now?

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Post by ravanwin » Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:56 am

ok: i will buy black paint today.

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Post by graeme » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:42 pm

Silly me, I was only thinking about painting the downstairs toilet floors, one of my pet flaky paint hates. For the staircase we could paint alternate steps on different days and only long-legged people would be allowed/able to use them. Actually that might not be a completely crazy idea!
I would love to help tidy the workshop.

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Post by beev » Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:56 pm

Yes. One we painted half the stairs, as in all of them on one side and then did the other half when it was dry. That worked, didn't it?

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Post by ravanwin » Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:54 pm

that will have to do. it's not great but it's the best we can do without closing for 3 days.

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Post by Shannon » Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:31 am

And we could paint the first half Saturday night? What's on Saturday night?

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Post by Gaz » Wed Sep 26, 2007 10:09 am

That's best way.

Also....

What is happening on Sunday?
Any sort of plan or list of tasks?

Will we need Mr Skip?
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Post by ravanwin » Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:00 pm

i've not ordered a skip as it wasn't supposed to be so big. if we pile things up well, I can get them hauled out by the end of the week but i reckon we cna use the forest bin.

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Post by ravanwin » Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:05 pm

tasks are looking like:

couches, tables and chairs --- sort.
new offices
old office clean
workshop tidy
hall tidy

discuss aestetics
paint loos
sort balconies
fix broke stuff

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Post by stephengoodall » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:33 pm

if poss, we should save a few choice pieces of old furniture for mike bowdidge, for use on the saturday of the blender weekend.

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Post by ravanwin » Thu Sep 27, 2007 10:46 am

we need a hoover.

i was gonna buy one yesterday but was stopped.

we need a hoover.

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Post by Gaz » Thu Sep 27, 2007 11:01 am

yep...
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Post by ravanwin » Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:22 pm

shannon and bill want to get one off freecycle or get ours repaired or somthing. i'm into buying new with arenty etc and getting it fixed as necessary. i think we should buy a heavy duty wet/dry one that can handle lots of mess much easier. something fron b&q i imagine.

anyway, today was the last day for me to sort it before sunday so i hope someone else can sort it out.

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Post by ravanwin » Thu Sep 27, 2007 3:08 pm

ok: bill has scored some paint that you can paint a fucking bridge with BUT we need to get brushes and sandpaper.

can anyone get some today / tomorrow.
unfortunately, i was tied down at the art college and am now trying to talk to the council.

lucky me.

r

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Post by Gandhi » Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:19 pm

isn't it a bit better to buy a more industrial, brand new hoover, which a) will last longer, b) be a damn good hoover and c) be covered by a warantee fo 3 years! It would probably work out cheaper than getting a half decent one with no warrenty and having to spend cash dollars on getting it repaired or replacing it.
Don't get me wrong..I'm all for freecycle, but often find that when it comes to electricals there is normally a reason people are getting rid of them...because they've been used for years and are replacing them with newer ones (wink,wink..its on the brink, who wants it).

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Post by Shannon » Sat Sep 29, 2007 12:51 am

New vacuum was ordered today. And then this evening: a friend of mine went to pick up a vacuum from someone on freecycle! Gah.

What kind of brushes do we need? Where can we go for this stuff that isn't B&Q/Homebase?

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I HAVE GONE TO MURRYS TOOLS

Post by nix » Sat Sep 29, 2007 10:54 am

Yes Peeps,

this morning I am going to murrys and getting:
rollers, brushes, sandpaper.

Fuck B&Q.

thanx.

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Post by nix » Sat Sep 29, 2007 12:30 pm

So, my attempt at ethical shopping was a bit frustraiting, Murry's did'nt have much, so.. Pound-Saver, saved(?) the day...

got:
5 rollers,
8 assorted brushes
12 sheets sandpaper,

spent £15.

.peace.

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