What we need now is 15 panels. The existing ones have been ripped up a bit because of the amount of screws that were in them from various patch ups, and weather and water damage. There are some extra 2x4 pieces at the court corner and Jimmy has some too. Some of the supports will need work, maybe turning upside down or flipping around etc so we can re-use them. But most of the panels, the corners and tops especially, are like Cadbury flakes, crumbling into dust.
Charlie said it is really bad timing with the collapse, and that regardless of whether or not we collectively decide to invest all or most of our savings in HH (which will take time to decide amongst ourselves, and if agreed, would then take time to agree a solution with HH), we should spend some money now and rebuild a similar temporary structure there now, which would facilitate Tim's school programme efforts which are starting next week, and would also mean we'd at least have one court for the summer. I wasnt keen on spending money on this, if there's a more sturdy permanent solution down the road, but on reflection I think Charlie is right, we should try to have something there within the next week, rather than nothing.
There is a second hand dealer in Peckham that does 18mm 8x4 panels for around 12 quid each. Some are painted on one side. Peter said he has some old pvc banners (like the advertising ones on the track fence) that we could fold over the top lip of the boards and screw them in, so they'd be less prone to water damage.
Personally I am ok with buying the replacement panels but do not think we should treat them. Why? Because that will take a lot of time to treat them with two or three coats and dry them, and we would also be spending more money on a still temporary solution. I think we could just rebuild and hope that the summer is relatively dry, and the boards will last until Sept or Oct.
I'll do up a proposal for us when I'm not on my phone and maybe we can have an online vote to decide, so we can get moving on it this week. I'll also do up the long term investment proposal too, but I see them as separate from each other.
What we need now is 15 panels. The existing ones have been ripped up a bit because of the amount of screws that were in them from various patch ups, and weather and water damage. There are some extra 2x4 pieces at the court corner and Jimmy has some too. Some of the supports will need work, maybe turning upside down or flipping around etc so we can re-use them. But most of the panels, the corners and tops especially, are like Cadbury flakes, crumbling into dust.
Charlie said it is really bad timing with the collapse, and that regardless of whether or not we collectively decide to invest all or most of our savings in HH (which will take time to decide amongst ourselves, and if agreed, would then take time to agree a solution with HH), we should spend some money now and rebuild a similar temporary structure there now, which would facilitate Tim's school programme efforts which are starting next week, and would also mean we'd at least have one court for the summer. I wasnt keen on spending money on this, if there's a more sturdy permanent solution down the road, but on reflection I think Charlie is right, we should try to have something there within the next week, rather than nothing.
There is a second hand dealer in Peckham that does 18mm 8x4 panels for around 12 quid each. Some are painted on one side. Peter said he has some old pvc banners (like the advertising ones on the track fence) that we could fold over the top lip of the boards and screw them in, so they'd be less prone to water damage.
Personally I am ok with buying the replacement panels but do not think we should treat them. Why? Because that will take a lot of time to treat them with two or three coats and dry them, and we would also be spending more money on a still temporary solution. I think we could just rebuild and hope that the summer is relatively dry, and the boards will last until Sept or Oct.
I'll do up a proposal for us when I'm not on my phone and maybe we can have an online vote to decide, so we can get moving on it this week. I'll also do up the long term investment proposal too, but I see them as separate from each other.