As i had promised before , i would be making a thread for two purposes . To let u know how the restoration work is going in the fire destroyed lab , and also to notify everyone that his gift pack has arrived here safe .

So ..after i week of hard work , i ve finally brought down all the destroyed roof and cleaned all the insulation from concrete and plaster (took me over 2 days !!!! working upside ).

Then all burned stuff and ceiling debris , were packed in several special bags and thrown away to clear the space.

one more day of hard work to get the smoke cover of the walls and windows and doors, so they can be primed before painting .

Electrical checked and they ll need two days of work but in the final stage to be ok for work again .

Then i ve ordered the wood supplies for the new ceiling, and they ll be here in 3-4 days (i hope before weekend)

I ve also ordered some new fluorescent lights (cheap enough) that are simulating natural light and do not tire u when under them , THANKS TO SEALHEAD THAT SHOWED ME THE WAY TO THAT.
They ll also be here in 4 days .

i ve choosed the primer ( a special one that neutralizes smoked and affected walls before paitning) and also the paint and ordered them
they ll be here in 2 days .

So most of materials here within weekend .

The ceiling restoration will start (me and a carpenter friend) and once is finished priming and painting wall will follow.

I ll keep u all the time updated with how it goes , and i ll shoot some pics for u also , when possible.

Thanks to your encouragement and inspiration everything will be ok and probably faster than i expected . i believe that is possible within a month from the fire , till 11th of October to have the basics made and get back in for starters.

Thanks a lot guys for beeing here

Costas

OOPs male came
First one to come

BRANDYDOGUK.
Thanks for this fine pack

Costas

Costas, good to see you're back on track!

Hopefully my package should also arrive soon


cheers
Mirko

Another one

TWENTECABLE 's pack is here safe

tHANks LARS

COSTAS

hi Bro,
I am very glad to see you working hard to bring the lab back in life as soon as possible. I believe packs will arrive non-stop this week and will bring your inspiration and motivation back.
early happy birthday Costas.

This is good news my friend both with the building work and also the aid packages coming in as well.

well do u know the funniest ? yesterday i warned the fat lady at post office that in next 2-3 weeks its likely to have many parcels from all the world. All together
Then she looked me some how strange and a bit " hahaha u wish u had "

Today after the first 2, she cracked her smile a bit !!!! i bet next days she will loose it all !!!!!
Thanks guys for helping beating the fat lady also !!!!!
Costas

Hey Costas,

We have a saying here that it ain't over until the fat lady sings. I think it came from the opera.

I was going to suggest you prime with something like we have here call Killz, but you were on to it already.

My stuff should be there in a week and its insured so the fat lady can't take up modeling, either kind.

Sealhead

Hey Bro, good to see your making head way In no time at all you will have a bigger better lab full of goodies!!! My pack was posted yesterday and with the way mail has been going between us you should have it next monday. I hope you get a lot on monday to brighten your day after hard weekend of cleaning and building Cheers Bro, Kevin

:-) :-) :-) Now thats funny Costas! LOL,LOL!

Garry

Good news indeed Costas. It is so nice to "hear" the positive words coming out of you again. Take care Brother.

Hi Costas...
glad to see some real progress both with you getting over the shock and the work on the re-build.

I said we'd have a smile on your face soon...lol.

My package is on its way, posted the day after the post..but from Saudi they use the plane they built in "CHICKEN RUN"...so I 'll take bets my package will arrive last....but it is coming.

Cheers
Peter
:-)

Sounds like you are really coming along. I may have to rethink my contribution to the effort. I am afraid you will be done renovating before my paint kit (rollers, brushes, paint pan, etc.) shows up since I don't have it in the mail yet. Back to the drawing board, perhaps.

Shaun

Dear all friends , after all this that happened and u r unbelievable support i ve started seeing the whole thing a bit ..well ..lighter i could say .
Indeed restoring goes well, and i hope that till next Monday i ll have a new ceiling .
Off course u ll be updated .

Costas

Guess who else has a big smile on his face?

Costas...I hope you can send us a picture so we can do a good before and after image.

I am so proud of our members!

Cheers,
Jim

Well Jim u really should be proud looking at everyday;s Armorama posts in all sections .
Many people with brains and heart are in here.

MAIL CALL!!!!!!

Flitzer;s pack is here and safe
Thanks a lot Pete

Costas

Dave Cox pack is here and safe

Thanks a lot Dave

Stormbringer's pack is here and safe

Thanks Peter

Herberta's pack is here and safe
Thanks Andy

hahahh u know what , the fat lady called me from the post office , and said: "well ok tell me what is happening with u ? all these small packs arriving ? are u preparing any terrorist action? loughing but also wondering a bit "
i told her " well ...wait and see , u never know whats to come next "....till friday the smile should be off her lips i think !!!!!
just to know guys

bro..i wonder what she will think when she see the pack from Turkey but i think she knows my name for the pack traffic between you and me.
btw, fat lady in post office here probably thinks i am a spy for sending and getting so many packages from different parts of world.
..and i am glad to see the packs arrive in ARMORAMA SPEED.

Costas,
I'm pleased to hear that my package arrived ok.Anything else you need just shout.
Pete

glad to see you're getting back on your feet, hope everything comes out for the best (i'm sure it will)


mech!

Thanks a lot guys for beeing next to me.
I ll keep updating u

Costas