Ten weeks for renovation

                                                             

 

On the 15th of August our temple in Zoetermeer closed  for 10 weeks for some much needed major renovations and the contractors started the work immediately. 

 

They started by removing marble wall panels from the driveway walls that lead down to the parking garage under the temple. 

 

 

 The whole driveway needs to be redone because it is cracking so they are removing the layers bit by bit fom the anti-slip layer, through cement and heated tubing and insulating layers down to the gravel.  

They covered the driveway with a tent because

we get rainstorms passing through so

very often.

Then everything that was removed is

replaced with new materials.

  The raised flower beds that line all the wallsof the temple also need to be completely emptied.

 

 The dirt and insulation and lining  also has to be removed completely so that the flowerbeds can be  waterproofed again to stop the leaking that has  been such a problem.  

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These two parts of the renovation are more extensive than Henk  or I had imagined.

The last part of the renovation project will be replacing most of the carpet inside the temple.  The original carpet from 18 years ago will finally be replaced. All chairs and furniture have to be removed and many of them will be recovered with new fabric.  Some of the wooden items will be refinished or replaced.  

We look forward to the end result when the temple reopens at  the end of October.