Welcome to our Rebuilding Together 2011 Project:
revised: 04/7/2011
Sponsor: Bohannan
Foundation;
Volunteers: Junior League of
Mid Peninsula; Master Gardeners of San Mateo County
Construction Captains: Jay
Chesavage (650-619-5270) ; Master Gardener Pamela Chesavage (650-504-1811)
Volunteer
Captains: Alyssa Filter & Morvarid Ciccolella (Junior League); Betsy Kehoe (Master Gardeners of San
Mateo Co)
Where: Peinsula Volunteers Little House (Executive Director Bart
Charlow; Program Director Peter Olson)
800
Middle Ave.
Menlo Park, Ca
map
link
(enter
driveway from Middle Ave, continue pass baseball field on right, park
near entrance to Little
House)
When:
A) Prep
Work Day: Saturday April 23, 2011 9AM-4PM: Prep Day Photos are here
B) National Rebuilding
Together Day:
Saturday
April 30, 2011 8:30AM - 5PM
Complete the activities
described here (see Prep Day Photos to see what got started!)
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Front
view of Little House site from Driveway click here for overall site plan with project locations below using (C1,C2...) to indicate matching below references |
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C1) Build and Install Patio
Planterboxs at side entry: see PDF plan for Front Patio
planterboxes (see PDF plan above for reference): 1x 7'4"L x 16W" x 24"H planterbox "A" (wall to post) (approx 10 2x6x10'/pbox + pt ply bot)(0.8CY) 4x 11'L x 16"W x 24"H planterbox "B" (post to post) (approx 10 2x6x14'/pbox + pt ply bot)(1.2CY) labor: 2 carpenters to cut/build build proto planterbox + 2-4 general volunteer carpenters Pbox matls: qty 10 2x6 x 10' Redwood const heart (1x A) qty 40 2x6 x 14' Redwood const heart (4x B) qty 3 .75x4x8 PT plywood (bottoms) (pre-cut to ensure correct box sizes during build) 4 2x4 x 8' (inside corner struct posts - 6 2' per "A" box, 8 2' per "B" box) 500 4" lg deck screws (~50/pbox) 6 cubic yards Lyngso potting mix (@$62/yd) Plant list - Betsy to supervise plant locations Irrigation materials: 80' 3/4" PVC sch 40 grey direct sun grade PVC (rough-in) 80' 1/2" PVC sch 40 grey direct sun grade PVC (boxes) 3/4 - 1/2 tee + 3/4-1/2 elbow 8 1/2" 90s 10 1/2" couplers 10 3/4 couplers 6 1/2" to 1/4" drip adapters pressure regulator (?) 3/4" valve controller + adapters + timer 6 15' in-line 1/4" drip irrigation line tools: lotta cordless screwdrivers + batt packs + pwr for chargers skilsaws |
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C2) Build Ceramic Drying
Shed: see PDF plan for
Ceramic Drying Shed Install ledgers & plates, start to frame shelving for ceramic drying shed labor: 1-2 lead carpenters + 2 general volunteer carpenters to install plates, ledgers, frame cabinet to plan matls: 2 2x4 x 16' press treated fir 8 2x4 x 16' douglas fir (ledgers) 14 2x4x8' douglas fir (vertical front supports & blocking) 6 sheets 3/4" x 4'x8' shop plywood (shelves, cut @ 14"x 6') 8 sheets 4'x8' T111 siding |
C3) Build Table Storage Shed
(in courtyard): Frame 2 table storage sheds (table cart is 36"Hx24"Dx8'8"W; make shed inside dim 3'4"H x 27"D x 9'6"W) labor: 1 lead carpenter + 2 general volunteer carpenters to install plates, ledgers, frame cabinet to plan matls: TBD 2x4 x 16' press treated fir TBD 2x4 x 16' douglas fir framing TBD 4x8 sheets T111 siding |
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C4) Haul and Rototill
compost into vegetable beds, build new garden bed by back fence; remove buddlejas (trees planted in right side planterbeds) labor: 1 general volunteer to lead + 2-4 general volunteer carpenters to cut&install 2x12 for new planterbed matls: existing beds: Lyngso "Diestel structured compost": 3 cubic yards @ $76/ (0.5 CY/box * 6) new 3'x12' bed: 2-2x12x12', 1 2x12x6'; 1.5 cubic yard structured compost @ $76 tools: Wheelbarrows, mantis tillers |
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C5) Wheelchair-accessible
planterbox: See
PDF Plan for planterbox here labor: 1 carpenter to lead + 2-4 general volunteer carpenters matls: 5 4x4x10' RW posts 6 2x6x10' RW lumber 15 2x6x12' RW lumber 5 2x4x6' RW 6 sacks fence post concrete 3 pieces 1x6x12' Trex 3 cubic yards planter mix |
C9) Interior Courtyard Planting matls: plant list - Betsy to supervise plant locations 5 rolls rosin paper & tape for breezeway walls brick planter boxes (2 cubic yards of Lyngso Potting mix) |
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