New roof is being installed this weekend. Last weekend they craned the new HVAC units up there along with lots of fresh air fans and cooling compressors for the walk-in coolers. I'd love to get a green roof going up there eventually, but for the time being, priority #1 is keeping that rain out of the building. What used to be a few drops that were catchable with a few buckets has gotten a lot worse during construction. And now that we are starting to drywall it was time to put the fix on for good. With all the masonry costs of rebuilding three hundred feet of coping walls, we're spending $50K to make this problem go away. An investment in the future I keep telling myself.
Inside the tin ceiling went back up at the hands of Stanley the carpenter with a big belly laugh. Should be finished and painted by the end of this week. Wednesday will be our last rough inspection (HVAC) with the city, which has been holding back our finish work. I've been busy plundering Craigslist for gently used kitchen equipment, which seems abundant in these times of uncertain economies. Compared to what everything costs new, we've saved quite a bundle, though not as much as that roof costs.
The steam piping from the boiler to the brewhouse is complete and Peoples Gas delivered our new four inch gas line last week. We're still waiting on the meter, but this week I expect to be "cooking wih gas". There's a good chance that we might hit the trifecta of gas, water and electricity in the brewery this week, although we are still waiting for some tile work to really get down to business.
The bar is being built up in Wilmette and is scheduled to start showing up in pieces in two weeks. The beer taps have been ordered and we are starting to pick out glassware. Thinking about imperial pints for mug club members. Todd thinks we should go metric, since the English standard system is just so....imperial. Brad wants dimpled mugs. Any suggestions from the peanut gallery?
The current Vegas over/under date for opening:
Brew on Halloween, open after Thanksgiving