Late Summer Clean and Building Maintenance Working Bee Feb 2023

On Sunday, February 26th 2023, we're planning a working bee to clean up, sort some things out, do some maintenance and get organised.

Here are a list of ideas for tasks that people could do before, during or after the Late Summer Clean, whenever the motivations strikes!

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

Kitchen

• [ ] Gnat catching still going? If not remove sign.
• [ ] Reorganise glasses
• [ ] Get more glasses
• [x ] Clean top shelf
• [x ] Clean second to top shelf
• [x ] pots cull
• [ ] Clean window
• [ ] Trim / tidy plants
• [ ] Attached scrubby brush for cleaning out kitchen compost bin.
• [x] Clean top third of walls
• [ ] Clean middle third of walls
• [ ] Clean bottom third of walls
• [ ] Clean out bowls of crap
• [x] Organise teas and spices
• [ ] Get rid of coffee machine?
• [x] Is there two blenders?
• [ ] 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
• [x] Dust and clean ceiling
• [ ] Add a lower shelf for glasses
• [ ] Remove paper towel dispenser from wall

library

• [x] Strengthen / rebuild library desk to use recess surface space
• [ ] Add phone chargers to desk
• [x] Clean desk
• [ ] Remove riso drums to storage space with riso section
• [x] Scrub walls near windows
• [x] Clean windows
• [x] Clean window panes
• [ ] 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

• [ ] Tidy wires
• [ ] Label working printer
• [ ] New printed sign
• [x] What is ephemera box under desk?
• [ ] 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

• [ ] Tighten / do some maintenance on locks
• [ ] Clean window frames
• [x] Clean windows
• [ ] Clean walls
• [ ] Scrub the floor
• [ ] Replace signs
• [50%] Audit 'do das', all the bits and pieces and stationary on ledges.
• [ ] 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

• [ ] Is the a-frame usable?
• [ ] Audit all the stuff behind the ping pong table. Organise and make accessible.
• [ ] Fix missing wheel from pingpong table
• [x] Clear books from shelf
• [ ] Clean shelf and find another location
• [ ] Get rid of books - TZ
• [x] Put badge maker with other assets
• [ ] 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.