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Blog to follow the renovations of the Anna Curtis Youth Center of Powell House, the retreat and conference center of New York Yearly Meeting. The renovation will make the ACC healthier, green and ACCessible!
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- Concrete pad laid for sprinkler tankDecember 29 2008
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One of the tasks that Mike, Chris, Buffy and Liseli did when WinterSong was cancelled was to clean out half of the tractor shed. We're having to use half of it for the water storage tank of the sprinkler system to the ACC. You may recall that the riding mower, snow blowers, and camping equipment was stored here.
The concrete was poured on December 16th. That's mostly ice on the ground!
CNS had prepared the area for the concrete.
- Red Oak Flooring Finished after WinterSong weekendDecember 28 2008
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The floor was sanded by staff: Here's Mike Clark with the sander. And no, my camera isn't dirty, it's the dust in the air!
Margaret Lew with a hand sander.
Chris DeRoller checking for rough spots .
Liseli Haines sanding in the hall for the last time.
- week 28 - snow and ice slow us downDecember 17 2008
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The beginning of the week saw soft snow. The sprinkler installation continued as did the trim work.
The ACC with a dusting. But then on Thursday, the ice storm hit and all work on the ACC renovations stopped. The following pictures were taken by Buffy Curtis.
Ice clung to everything.
Yet, there was beauty. - wk 26 & 27 -- the deck continuesDecember 6 2008
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Whenever the weather cooperates (no rain or snow), Chris DeRoller is out there, working on the deck. When the 4th & 5th graders were here, Margaret Lew came up and they worked on the benches. This photo shows the creativity of these 2 women in getting electricity to their power tools!
More of the benches are getting their backs on.
Fine craftsmanship in the corners.
- wk 27 - wood trim insideDecember 5 2008
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A few years ago at one of our annual work weekends, several Friends rolled huge logs from downed trees up to the central lawn to await a sawyer. These trees died when the new septic tank was put in north of the Pitt Hall library. The sawyer came and made lumber out of the trees. We stored the lumber in the garage to "season." It's now ready for use -- you can see the beautiful butternut and cherry boards above. It is being used for the trim around the doors and windows.
in the sun room
in the bedrooms
