October 31, 2022
The masons have finished, having opened holes where there were none, and closed some up. Also, there is no longer the risk to pedestrians of getting beaned by a brick from our formerly bulging parapets. Our new steel doors on… Continue Reading…
October 4, 2022
The masons have shifted all of their scaffolding to the east wall (alley side,) where the brickwork needs some serious remediation, and where two doorways are being opened, one for the kitchen, and an emergency exit. Our contributions yesterday involved… Continue Reading…
October 4, 2022
Exterior construction is proceeding apace. Much of the masonry work is done on the south (Division St) side. There’s a little bit more brick to go around the opening for the new rollup door, and a flashing needs to be… Continue Reading…
October 4, 2022
The masonry work on the west wall facing Orleans (Native child mural) is done. Rough openings are complete, and all the brick is stable and plumb. As a bonus, the central figure in the mural is in relatively good shape.
September 10, 2022
These are our exterior plans. As of now, there is only one pedestrian door, and one rollup door, on the south wall (Division St.) We’re adding back a lot of windows, where windows there once were. The taproom entrance will… Continue Reading…
July 18, 2022
We received our permit from the building department to start exterior work. DTE is making a plan to protect the utility lines to and around the building. A flow test has confirmed we have sufficient water available for fire suppression.… Continue Reading…
June 18, 2022
Skip saw an ad pop up on line on Thursday evening past. “Bar & equipment for 2K,” it said. “Uhhh, fridges, too? Glasswasher? Sinks? Server station?” I asked. “Each of those fridges is worth 2K used!” He contacted the seller,… Continue Reading…
March 19, 2022
We had a meeting Friday to hopefully finalize our Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing system design. Here’s a summary of how it went.