As president of the Hopewell Depot Restoration Corp. I want to take this opportunity to thank all who have supported the saving and restoration of the Depot by volunteering, sponsoring materials, sponsoring benches & windows, and your generous monetary donations. With the help of many dedicated volunteers, we have come a long way since Dec. 2010 when the County wanted to tear the Depot down. My anticipation is to open the Visitor’s Center portion of the Depot by April 1st 2012. With your continued support I fully believe this can happen.
Attached, are our next three months work schedule and material needs to help make this happen.
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy and prosperous New Year.
Rich Taylor, President of Hopewell Depot Restoration Corp.
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Work schedule for next 3 months to opening of the Visitor’s Center for the Depot
1. Relocate coffee table & etc. to south west corner of museum room.
2. Finish planking and scraping interior wall and hang interior door.
3. Clean out room completely and remove most of the sub flooring.
4. Level out and rake dirt in crawl space as best can.
5. Jack up rim joist a ¼ “ by one post on west wall and install wood wedge.
6. Install 2” foam board to rim joist to 3 outside walls and cover dirt with 6 mil plastic vapor barrier.
7. Re-install all plywood sub flooring using construction adhesive and gal. nails.
8. Install 1x4 flooring over red resin paper- biscuit joint all butt ends.
9. Sand floor with drum sander and seal with 3 coats of gym seal satin finish.
10. Cover flooring with resin paper and tape all joints and edges.
11. Blow in foam insulation 3 outside walls by others.
12. Install 1x6 bead board to 3 outside walls.
13. Install all ceiling, window & door and base trim.
14. Paint all ceiling, walls and trim 2 coats.
15. Install all lighting, switches outlets and heating & cooling system.
16. Set up Visitor’s Center and open to public with grand opening ceremony.
Items we need sponsored to opening the Visitor’s Center
1. Foam insulation for outside walls $2,100
2. Ductless wall mounted heating/cooling system $2,800
3. One 3’x7’ interior door unit 250
4. Rental of drum sander 230
5. Large moldings for ceiling, base and window & wall trim $1,350
6. Display cases, benches and folding chairs