Friday, September 9, 2011

Kamp Kipa Work Week 2011

Thank you to all who worked at Kamp Kipa over the last couple weeks, we had an excellent turnout!

Saturday, August 27, 2011 81 people including cooks and kitchen helpers
Thursday, September 1, 2011 16 people including cooks and kitchen helpers
Friday, September 2, 2011 20 people including cooks and kitchen helpers
Saturday, September 3, 2011 76 people including cooks and kitchen helpers
As well as additional workers throughout the week prior to Labor Day

Worked on and completed:
  • Repaired or replaced all damaged piers under the sleeping cabins and staff cabin
  • All preliminary cleaning has been completed in preparation for the crew who will work on the final finish on the lodge floor
  • Installed steel doors for the lodge
  • Installed gas line
  • Worked on rip rap roadside by lodge to staff cabin steps- 70% complete 9/3/11
  • Prepared AB pad for propane tank and dug trench for propane line
  • Finished AB patio and steps on west side of lodge
  • Installed fascia on boys side ramada
  • Installed screws on all septic covers and built a design feature, ready for inspection
  • Added AB around the camp where needed
  • Dug out septic pipe from girls bathhouse to septic tank and added cleanouts
  • Rip rap drainage area behind cabin #2
  • Finished exterior painting by freezer and electrical panel
  • Spray painted interior duct work in main lodge
  • Touched up paint in kitchen
  • Finished stain on railings of staff cabin
  • Painted exterior of girls and boys saunas
  • Installed patio and step railings at the lodge
  • Stucco patio face at the lodge
  • Installed and wired controllers in the girls and boys bathhouse saunas
  • Finished wiring in the water treatment equipment room
  • Installed cedar siding and benches in the interior of both the girls and the boys saunas
There are various punch list items that will be worked on throughout the month of September which includes grounds work, painting, carpentry and installing the boys and girls sauna stoves.


A sample of stone work to be installed on Lodge



Installing light fixtures



Inside a sauna



Inside a bathhouse


Inside a bathhouse, featuring new polyurea coating



Tori M working in kitchen



Ovens in kitchen



Lattice under staff cabin



Steps from east side of lodge



Adding AB on east side of lodge




Packing AB on west side of lodge



Under-cabin work



Jaque C cleaning



Break time