Ongoing Cleaning and Maintenance list

Here are a list of things you can do to care for Frontyard.

Many of these ideas will only likely make sense when you're in the space looking at it :)

We initially made this list in preparation for a working bee on February 26th 2023.

Feel free to add to this list and mark things off as you go.

Kitchen

• [x] Clean top shelf
• [x] Clean second to top shelf
• [x] pots cull
• [x] Clean top third of walls
• [x] Organise teas and spices
• [x] Is there two blenders?
• [x] Dust and clean ceiling
• [ ] Gnat catching still going? If not remove sign.
• [ ] Reorganise glasses
• [ ] Get more glasses
• [ ] Clean window
• [ ] Trim / tidy plants
• [ ] Attached scrubby brush for cleaning out kitchen compost bin.
• [ ] Clean middle third of walls
• [ ] Clean bottom third of walls
• [ ] Clean out bowls of crap
• [ ] Get rid of coffee machine?
• [ ] Label the doors
• [ ] Get "rust" bits off sink and drying counter stainless steel
• [ ] Clean/magic eraser on cabinet doors
• [ ] Look at remove kitchen carpet
• [ ] Paint doors
• [ ] Paint walls
• [ ] Add a lower shelf for glasses
• [ ] Remove paper towel dispenser from wall

library

• [x] Strengthen / rebuild library desk to use recess surface space
• [x] Clean desk
• [x] Scrub walls near windows
• [x] Clean windows
• [x] Clean window panes
• [ ] Add phone chargers to desk
• [ ] Remove riso drums to storage space with riso section
• [ ] Reprint wall signs
• [ ] Add sign to FY shelf to explain
• [ ] Wash curtain
• [ ] Print out info on cataloguing and weeding
• [ ] Wash cushions
• [ ] Clean up under shelves, move riso stuff to a labelled storage section.

front toilet

• [ ] Scrub floors
• [ ] Scrub walls
• [ ] Dust ceiling
• [ ] Clean door

hallway

• [ ] Audit pinboard
• [ ] Clean flag
• [ ] Clean walls
• [ ] Is fire extinguisher ok? Is there a fire plan?
• [ ] Redo map and board
• [ ] Clean window
• [ ] Rethink time trumped? Clean? Add instructions? Make instructions more visible?
• [ ] Repaint door?
• [ ] Make doorbell place something wonderful, e.g. birds, voice notes from residents.

getaroom B

• [ ] Wash cushions
• [ ] Add sign about window opening order
• [ ] Clean walls
• [ ] Sand and paint desk
• [ ] New cover for bean (dust) bag
• [ ] Decide if we should get rid of some journals
• [ ] Audit shelves and cupboards
• [ ] Audit assets, test, make wooden boxes for things and label
• [ ] Make amazing poetry journal collection in cupboards accessible

getaroom A

• [x] What is ephemera box under desk?
• [ ] Tidy wires
• [ ] Label working printer
• [ ] New printed sign
• [ ] Scrub desk
• [ ] Clean windows and ledge
• [ ] Clean walls and ceiling
• [ ] Audit gear, test, organise label
• [ ] Audit journals
• [ ] Bike gear moved to more accessible bike section?
• [ ] Collage library is a mess (says Tessa :) ), make it more accessible.
• [ ] Audit cupboards
• [ ] return dat tapes box to CC
• [ ] Wash and re-label door
• [ ] Test speakers and get rid of them ( too loud ). Return?
• [ ] Make better practical use of trolley

Getaroom A bathroom

• [ ] Clean floor
• [ ] Clean walls
• [ ] Get holder for toilet scrubbers
• [ ] Hook for towel
• [ ] Window clean
• [ ] Brandis is very rough. Remove?
• [ ] Should mops move to kissing booth? Replace mobs?
• [ ] Get more toilet paper?
• [ ] Clean sink
• [ ] Add a little bathroom bin

workshop room

• [x] Clean windows
• [50%] Audit 'do das', all the bits and pieces and stationary on ledges.
• [ ] Tighten / do some maintenance on locks
• [ ] Clean window frames
• [ ] Clean walls
• [ ] Scrub the floor
• [ ] Replace signs
• [ ] Get wifi extender for library
• [ ] Make box for all the internet stuff
• [ ] Clean lamp and tighten screws
• [ ] Clean fan
• [ ] Add powerboard for far wall
• [ ] Check and label air con control?

verandah

• [x] Clear books from shelf
• [x] Put badge maker with other assets
• [ ] Is the a-frame usable?
• [ ] Audit all the stuff behind the ping pong table. Organise and make accessible.
• [ ] Fix missing wheel from pingpong table
• [ ] Clean shelf and find another location
• [ ] Get rid of books - TZ
• [ ] Get rid of old nasty cushions
• [ ] Get native bees for native bee hive
• [ ] Mount fire plan
• [ ] Make umbrella hooks
• [ ] Clean cupboard / chest and but on a stand, so it can be used for things.
• [ ] Organise bike stuff
• [ ] Clean up riso folder and do something with it, or get rid of it.
• [ ] Clean ceiling and light
• [ ] Clean door frame
• [ ] Organise hard rubbish collection for chair cushions
• [ ] Do something with small wonky chair
• [ ] Put brooms on hooks and dust pan

front yard

• [ ] Cut the grass
• [ ] Trim trees?
• [ ] Once it's nice, put up hammock
• [ ] Clear asthma-weed
• [ ] Add new groundcover, e.g. native Violets.