We will be holding our first in a series of Alumni/Active work weekends on Saturday November 21st, 2020. The committee for the Chapter Room Restoration Project met this past Saturday at the House and conducted a thorough walkthrough of the entire basement. To restore the chapter room correctly we will need to completely gut and rebuild it. Most of the interior fixtures can be saved, refurbished, and reinstalled. We would like to complete deconstruction in one day so we can quickly move on to phase 2, upgrades to critical infrastructure.

We’re asking for 10 to 15 volunteers to meet at the house on Saturday November 21st. We will not be holding the alumni football game or thanksgiving dinner this year mostly because of covid but we also felt this would be a good use of everyone’s time.

Phase 1 – Deconstruction (November 2020)
1. Remove benches & ceremonial
infrastructure. Store in the
basement.
2. Remove and discard the bench
platforms.
3. Remove light fixtures and set aside
for refurbishing.
4. Decommission electrical wiring.
5. Remove drop ceiling tiles. Store tiles
that can be salvaged and discard the
rest.
6. Inspect drop ceiling frame.
7. Inspect Foyer sub flooring.
8. Deep clean the room as best we can.

Tools/Supplies we may need; (not sure what the house does or does not have)

-Crowbars, prybars, hammers, wrenches
-Drill, stripped head removal tool, reciprocating saw, circular saw
-Shop Vac, Garbage Bags, Cleaning rags or Sponges, Ammonia/Bleach

-Tools and materials to decommission the electric wiring

-Flood lights or Battery Powered Area Light