This was the biggest job we had done for Kanyana Wildlife and thankfully they had done a lot of preparation to help.
Five Track Care members were able to fit new Gyprock ceiling sheets to the old kitchen and adjoining new kitchen.
We were able to call on Kevin’s experience and use his panel lifter which made it much easier.
The ceiling had been removed from the old kitchen, which is going to be reused as a storeroom, and we started off by fitting Rondo clips to the ceiling joists and removing battens where necessary. Once they were all installed we cut and fitted furring channels.
Rondo clips being installed
Furring channel being fitted
On day 2 the fun started trying to get a 5.5m sheet of Gyprock into the room, onto the panel lifter and into position. Blobs of adhesive was placed on the furring channels and plasterboard screws were used to hold the sheet in place. It took us the rest of the day to cut and fit the other ceiling sheets in the old kitchen.
First sheet of Gyprock ceiling
Lifting 5.5m sheet of Gyprock
Cutting Gyprock
Last sheet in old kitchen
Wooden joists under old ceiling in new kitchen
Positioning sheet
Last ceiling sheet being installed
On day 3 we started on the room which is to be the new kitchen, and as this was still in use the original ceiling was retained, to reduce the mess, and Danny at Kanyana had fitted some new wooden joists below the ceiling. Getting the Gyprock sheets in here was an even greater challenge due to access and the layout of the room which had cupboards on the walls. By now we had a system sorted out and this room was finished after lunch and then we all learnt about how to fit the cornices. Again Kevin’s experience and tools were invaluable as the rooms were not plain rectangles, but had fiddly alcoves around the Metters No.6 oven and the stub walls between the rooms.
Instruction on fitting cornice
Completed old kitchen
Unfortunately we didn’t manage to finish and most were able to return the following day and complete fitting the cornices by midday.
Last bit of cornice going on in old kitchen