Isle of White!

    
I've finally taken a break to make a new post. As you can see, the room is a bit brighter after a couple coats of white primer base coat. Two weeks may seem like a long stretch for a couple coats of primer, but it's the prep work you don't see that takes time. With the help of my new Makita cordless tools, including a 4-1/2" angle grinder (thanks guys!), I removed a number metal anchor bolts, conduit supports, etc. from the ceiling and did what seemed like endless patching on the ceiling, walls and support columns. One big obstacle was sealing the back wall (not shown) that had separated from the concrete pillars, floor and ceiling. There were gaps as big as 1" wide, some exposing daylight! I used strips of pink insulation as a barrier and then sealed off the gaps with Great Stuff expandable spray foam. There were also a number of gaps and cracks from the outside, in the hallway, that needed patching and sealing. It's a bloody old building that just simply hasn't been very well kept. I'm currently onto preparing the floor for a cleaning with a rotary scrubber and TSP (trisodium phosphate). The floor has a number of holes, presumably for anchoring heavy machinery from the room's past life. I've just begun filling these with a rapid set concrete mix. Once the the floor is prepped, I'll be diving into coating it with a high-gloss sealer or clear two part epoxy coat.