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Low-traffic areas
Some photos of the less glamourous sections of the new clubhouse.
The back stairs have been widened and extended upwards for rear access to the flats. The flats are in fitting stages and the crew room storage area is open and light.
In the kitchen, a new hood has been installed for better extraction.
Intelligent design...
...or decorating! Week 23 showed more finishing on the internal structures and the decorators began their work.
The bar frame has been installed and the wall panelling will be going up shortly. From the crew room, the large window leading to the bar will be installed with a roller shutter to close off the bar when not in use. The red cupboards hold a sink for drinking water (and for the morning kettle!) for morning trainings.
The timber in the clubhouse is being tidied and painted in preparation for November, when the club hopes to open for the Fours Head. Decorative beams have been installed in the hallway between the hall and the crew room.
And almost all new windows are now fully installed - the last batch being in the Boat Race office.
Windows, windows everywhere...
Windows across the site are being installed. The window emerging from the side of the building is for the flat upstairs, giving a better view of the river.
The crew room is getting new windows as are the facias surrounding the veranda.
Stripping the scaffolding
The flat windows on the front of the veranda have been fixed with their cills and surroundings and are ready for the cladding to be fixed.
Inside the veranda, the Victorian columns exposed in the initial stages of the rebuild are framed and will be painted in Thames colours. The oak floor is also being laid in the veranda and the bar.
The scaffolding is starting to be removed to reveal the new facade and the boat bays are now back in full use (and are brighter to boot!)
More windows!
The flat windows are now fully in, with cills and surrounds fixed as well. The oak cladding will be added next. The fresh colour of the oak will bring a very new feel to the building, but fear not, with time and weather, the upper section of clubhouse will certainly regain its classic charms.
Week 20
It's all about the glazing!
The glass doors that once separated the hall from the veranda have been removed and the result is a much more cohesive space. The veranda now acts as an extension of the halll, rather than an area on its own.
Windows are going in across the site and the latest ones to be installed were the crew room windows as shown in the roof-level shots above.
More work progresses in week 21, the posts of which will follow this week!
From Bishop's Park
A few photos of the new facade in progress.
Make mine a double.
Drinks will have to be bigger to hold their own in the larger bar. The frame for the new bar is in place and the increase in size of the room itself is clear even in photos.
Also shown is the access to the new flats from within the clubhouse.
Out on the veranda, the tongue-and-groove boarding has been going up to line the ceilings and the metal flashing is being added to the dormer windows. Some old roof slates were salvaged during removal and have been placed back on to finish the roof.
Our architect also advises that the doors on the veranda, which will match the original TRC doors, are being hung and the rest of the windows have arrived this week.
Oops - skipped a week! Week 18 - Windows to the World
(or the Thames). Some photos of the dormers being framed.
The season has begun and the building is taking shape. The photos in this post are from the middle of September (weeks 18 & 19) as James, who supplies the photos for your author, was on a much-deserved holiday.
Dormer windows are going in and the sliding windows at the end of the balcony (in the corners) have also been fitted.
Not shown above, the new flats above have been fully plastered and the plasterers will now begin on the first floor.
Week 16 - Boarding the gaps
The roof over the flat is finished; the small bumps visible in the first picture are the extract ducts for the bathrooms and kitchens below.
Inside, the internal walls in the flat are going up.
On a slightly lower level, the bar ceiling is now fully plasterboarded and work is beginning in the crew room (photos taken from where the old storage cupboard was).
Running to time
Your author apologises for the delay, but all building works are now up to date to week 15, the week before August bank holiday weekend.
If you don't feel like scrolling through the last 8-or-so posts, here are the highlights:
Moving the war memorial uncovered original Victorian wallpaper (see it here)
Brickwork has been finished (see it here)
The flat is being fitted for electrics (see it here)
The balcony is being installed! (see it here)
Also new is a summary page of the posts so you can view by week whenever you like. Click on the 'Through the Weeks' page to the right and it will take you to the full list of active construction.
Posts will now resume at a fairly regular rate, hopefully 2 each week as the works carry on.
Week 15: Bringing everyone up to date
It's been another productive and exciting week at Thames - the new extended balcony is on! The curved beams are visible in the first photo, but decking will need to be put in before the balustrade can be raised.
The second layer of the roof is now on, but with a few layers still be laid around the edge.
Plasterboard will soon be put in the flat, which is now lined and ready. The section of roof between the crewroom and the flat is now waterproof (photo shows with one of the bar's Velux windows).
The windows from the corridor to the crewroom are underway as is plasterwork around the new double doors to the hall. To round things out, the new bar ceiling is also being prepared.
Down below, bay 4 is nearly complete. The ceiling is being boarded to protect against fire and just above, insulation is being installed in the floor to bring the club up to current regulations.
It's been a big week at Thames!
The flats are in the midst of being fitted for electrics and the first layer of the roof is on! To even any low spots, a second layer will be laid shortly.
Relating to the last post about enclosure, the second roof light in the bar has been waterproofed.
Painting continues in the boat bays, each column is receiving fire-resistant paint.
If you've passed by the facade, you'll also see the large steel frames for the new veranda windows standing tall amongst the scaffolds and the new balcony is starting to emerge!
Enclosures: an update from early August
The boarding on the roof is finished and awaits layers of felt from the roofers. Velux windows have been installed in the rooflights in the bar. The clubhouse is on its way to full enclosure (barring, of course, the unfinished veranda and balcony!).
Columns in the boat bays have received a Thames-friendly lick of fire resistant paint.
First week of August (Week 12)
The photos can speak for themselves! The roof to the flat is well under way; enjoy the view.
Week 11: End of July
Brickwork is complete, including bar windows and doors, as well as the new kitchen door.
Also finished is the opening between the bar and the hall. Two cupboards will be installed beside the double doors. These will house the AV system and will provide flexibility for additional beer bars for large events.
The war memorial will be assembled above the double doors to protect against damage.