Sheepscot Passenger Platform Reconstruction - Official Work Thread

[Brendan Barry]

Today we cut the front piles to height and cut notches in the piles for the new supports beams to sit on.



We jacked the end of the freighthouse off the old utility pole supports and put the first new beam in place. The freighthouse will be lowered down onto the new beams when we're finished.

[Cindy Sanger Rhine]

One problem I can think of is possible shrinkage as it's called in the industry. As it is right now all giftshop customers have to pass by the counter on their way out, making it easier for the gift shop crew to see any activity going on. If an alternate exit was put in then people could pick something up and wander out without second thought, and the gift shop volunteers might not catch it as easily, since a customer can completely avoid the counter. One remedy to this would be to have an entrance *only* on the north side of the building and essentially make the gift shop traffic one way, so everyone exits by moving past the counter.

Dante brings up a valid point and it has happened in the past with the West doors and South door open when it's really busy. There were at least a couple of times that merchandise "walked" because we were really busy in the gift shop and were unable to catch the person before they left the store.

[Cindy Sanger Rhine]

More than one entrance and exit to the gift shop could open up other potential problems. It may seem like a choke point, but it works well.

Mike has a valid point. One big potential problem that I see/have with adding a door on the North end is that it would be taking away valuable space that I can't afford to lose. I don't have enough room as it is for displaying sample merchandise or storing inventory. Adding a door would take away both from the gift shop plus make it easier for someone to potentially sneak something out without our knowledge.

[Brendan Barry]

Saturday afternoon three more beams were put in place.





The freight house will be lowered down approximately six and half inches to rest on the new beams.

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[Dave Crow]

Nice job, Brendan, and to all the SWW warriors!

[Jeff Schumaker]

It looks great.

Jeff

[Bill Reidy]

Wow!  A lot more got done after I left Sheepscot 1 p.m. yesterday.  Nice!

[James Patten]

It's our new dance floor.  A little bouncy, however.

[Brian Whitney]

How can it be bouncy the way it was built??

[James Patten]

Maybe it won't be bouncy after getting all of the flooring put in, but Saturday as I was moving over some of the floored areas it seemed like it would flex some, especially between the large beams.

[Benjamin Richards]

Newly-built decks and floors with no live loads on them can have some resonance, which can be mistaken for deflection.