DIY project Week #3

DIY Project 

Week #3

This Week:

       This week my group and I have actually made a lot of progress on our project. I know that Sarah and Conner have both spoken to the activities director, the girls, and boys water polo coach to get the "Okay" to work on the room. They have all given suggestions as to what we should do to improve the room. The girls head water polo coach said that she would like all gaming systems enclosed to prevent any distractions, curtains on the windows, and to hang the pictures. Mrs. Lawler, the activities director said that it sounds like an awesome project and the only thing that we need to check with her on is to make sure the paint is "safe" for all students. (we just have to run it by her first) Also, I spoke with one of the "deck dads" on the swim team Mr. Farrow who will be our "contractor" to help with any installations we can't do on our own, such as flooring. 

 We also have begun to prepare the space for the remodel. We measured the room to get the dimensions of the walls and to get an idea of what we can fit in the space. I measured the windows which were 4'6.5" wide and 4'7" tall. I purchased curtain rods to hang the curtains on and also curtains for the windows. They weren't very expensive so I dipped into my piggy bank and didn't ask the boosters for any money. I have also been researching flooring to replace the carpet. We aren't sure what will be the best choice. Laminate is cheap, but it can't get wet. We are leaning towards either rubber mats or carpet. Lastly, we took pictures of the room to further show how bad it is in need of a remodel. 

Next Week:

       Next week I know our plans are to finalize the flooring dilemma. We just need to make sure whatever we get is cost effective, will be able to get wet, and can be installed easily. We will also need to prepare to pitch our project. Since all three group members will be absent, we may have to do it over skype on the bus ride to our Santa Barbara travel meet.