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CHAPTER HOUSE RENOVATIONS
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Theta Xi Makeover
We had 15 alumni join the actives each of the two work weekends (Aug 18-19 and 25-26) and spent nearly $6,000 of your donations in the best organized and attended work week(ends) in recent memory. We painted the entire first floor and basement bar area, removed 25+ windows from the frames to repair and replaced all first floor outlets, numerous broken switches and lights and repaired the lighted exterior sign. We installed siding in the back airlock, repaired and painted the shed and removed 4 dead and dying trees (all wood split and neatly stacked near the refurbished volleyball court, all brush burned). We spent countless hours landscaping. We rented a 50 foot lift both weekends (1 day each) to paint the gables and fix wood siding and gutters. We went through close to 25 gallons of paint and stain, 2.5 gallons of window glaze, over 50 panes of newly cut glass and 6 yards of mulch. Thank you to all that donated and attended.
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Thank you to the following alumni who attended:
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- 1192 Dane LeBlanc
- 1270 Ralph Buoniconti
- 1272 Dave Schuettner
- 1275 Dave Fowkes
- 1289 Dale Winkler
- 1356 Chris Riismandel
- 1391 Mickey Mossaidis
- 1404 Chris Blanc
- 1427 Ben Rosenthal
- 1448 Tom Doherty
- 1487 Chris Baldauf
- 1488 John Viggiano
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- 1492 Jamie Smith
- 1506 Alex Pelli
- 1507 Jay McGlothlin
- 1512 Paul Dalton
- 1514 Mike Champagne
- 1515 Rohun Gholkar
- 1517 Brad Spencer
- 1519 Bobby King
- 1537 Justin Scaduto
- 1555 Mike Baron
- 1561 Tim Wise
- 1562 Jake Woudenberg
- 1563 Mark Black
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Back Door Airlock
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1: Jake Woudenberg and Mike Baron sizing up the problem
2: Jake demonstrating proper use of a nail gun
3: Jake putting the finishing touches on his masterpiece
4: Inside the new and improved airlock
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Front Door
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1: Sun damaged and neglected
2: Front door after being sanded, stained and polyurethaned by Tim Wise and Zhoe (Joe) Zheng
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Gable Dormer East
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1: A view of the east side in April
2: The boom lift crew goes to work
3: Gables, dormers and window tops painted; gutter repairs completed
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Gable Dormer North
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1: A view of the north side in April
2: Brothers on a stick?
3: Gables, dormers, windows tops painted; backdoor airlock trim painted and interior refinished
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Gable Dormer West
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1: A view of the south side in April
2: Carl Busta practicing his acrobatics
3: Paint crew goes to work on a dormer
4: Gables, dormers, window tops painted; front door refinished; weeding, tree removal and landscaping completed
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Gutter Work East
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1: A view of the missing gutter and downspout on the east side
2: Alex Pelli and Jay McGlothlin repair the damaged gutter
3: Close-up of completed repairs and painting
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Landscaping
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1: Front side needs a trim
2: Mark Black, Jin Yiang and a friend of Mark’s weed and mulch down by the street
3: Dan, Josh, and Joe clear out the garden while Rob supervises
4-6: Weeding, mulching, trimming, and tree removal completed
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Stairs
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1: Stairs in need of repair
2: Replacement cap is glued and nailed in place
3: Ralph and his saw.
4: Close-up of cap and trimwork
5-7: New caps, ballisters and trimwork in place.
Note:
Dave Fowkes had oak ripped to match the ballisters, had the caps made in oak and bought oak trim that was a close enough match to the original to use to replace missing pieces. He then stained and finished to match. Ralph Buoniconti did all of the carpentry work installing the replacement ballisters, caps and trim molding. Ralph and Dale Winkler worked together to stabilize the posts and bannisters by drilling and countersinking 6 and 8 inch steel bolts both re-attaching loose bannisters and re-attaching loose posts.
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Trees Removed South
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1: Dead or dying trees ready to come down
2-3: Mike Champagne and Paul Dalton lumberjacking
4: New southside look
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Volleyball Court
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1: Zhou (Joe) Zheng and Dan Jahne get dirty
2: Court is ready for action
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Shed
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1: Shed needs some work
2-3: Alex Pelli and Jay McGlothlin on repair with Rob Robles and Zach Purcell painting
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Front Sign
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1-4: Tom Doherty and Joe repair the front sign
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Basement
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1: Chris Min, Clay and Rich Dearstyne doing the final cleaning of the floor before painting
2: Rich and Chris show off their scrubbing skills
3-5: Paint is down
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First Floor Bathroom
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1-2: Preparing the walls for some tile (2006)
3-5: New toilet, urinal and sink
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Kitchen
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1: Chris Blanc demonstrating his skills at wall repair
2: Justin Scaduto and Mike Martin doing their best to imitate the Sistine Chapel
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Interior Repairs
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1: Norm getting his nutrition.
2: Jay McGlothlin sanding some of the rough spots
4: Joe Zheng replacing broken outlets
5: Spencer Anunsen learning to spackle
7: Joe Zheng and Spencer doing some wall repair
8: Kevin Guldner arranging the new window coverings that he donated to the Chapter
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Window Frames
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1: Chris Min and Chris Blanc replace broken panes from a window frame
2: Rob Robles as the window repairman
3: Doug Totten pitches in to get the windows fixed
4: Jay McGlothlin and Chris Blanc
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Windows
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1: Dane LeBlanc shows off his skills
2: Chris Riismandel
3: Dave Fowkes
4: Brandon Devers, Mak Mendelson and John Blunnie
5: Justin Scaduto
6: Mickey Mossaidis
7: Javier Perez, Chris Riismandel (left) and Rob Robles
8: Brad Spencer and Dave Scheuttner
9: Dave Fowkes starting the job back in 1987...
10: ...and Dave finishing the job 20 years later!
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