Yes, they'll be painted white! Lots of progress was made this past week throughout the building. The basement green room was cleared and painted, doors were hung throughout the building, holes were patched and painted. We're so close to being done.. I can almost taste it. Hopefully you've looked at the photos on the gallery page to see the many people who have been gracious to help out over the past few weeks. It's been great!
This week we finally got to the point of installing panels on the concrete wall. After consulting with several people whose opinion I trust (Renee, Todd, Mark, Tim, Tom...others), I decided the best course of action was to install panels on the concrete walls. They will be painted white (which is always changeable for a specific show) and provide a bit of architectural detail throughout the gallery space. Hopefully they'll function as well as I anticipate. They were NOT an easy installation. In fact, we've only got about half of them installed.
This week we finally got to the point of installing panels on the concrete wall. After consulting with several people whose opinion I trust (Renee, Todd, Mark, Tim, Tom...others), I decided the best course of action was to install panels on the concrete walls. They will be painted white (which is always changeable for a specific show) and provide a bit of architectural detail throughout the gallery space. Hopefully they'll function as well as I anticipate. They were NOT an easy installation. In fact, we've only got about half of them installed.
On a VERY positive note............I've known from the start that West Allis officials were on my side, that they want this to happen as much as I do. My belief was confirmed on Thursday when I received a call from my architect explaining the great conversation that was had with the building inspectors who made several concessions regarding what will and what will not be allowed as far as any remodel of the building. A bit less cost will be involved because the buildling is being transitioned (level 3 classification) from business to business. This means there is no major structural change being made to the building (no walls coming down, no additions, etc.). As such, the code requirements that were in place with the last remodel remain intact, requiring no upgrade to meet new standards that would kick in if I were to make any structural changes to the building. This is good news, but also brings some bad news: I can't remove the plaster ceiling in order to tuck theatre lights into the joists----THAT would be considered a different type of remodel and would kick in all sorts of other regulations and required upgrades! So...next step...purchase the theatre lights and gallery lighting and get an electrician to install appropriate electrical wiring before we patch up all the holes that were cased by the dropped ceiling I removed. This is the major step I've been waiting for. Finally, I can see the light at the end of the tunel. Whew! -Erico
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