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Past Blogs - Weeks 21 - 22

Week 22

This week sees the near completion of the new Lifestyles gym. 99% of the carpet is now laid, and it's really starting to look like a gym!
Only a few minor touches left to do to the new gym carpet Carpeted free weights area

In the dance studio mirrors have been installed. Ballet anyone?!
New mirrors in the dance studio

Works on the new cafe area have continued, with the initial framework for the wall and windows going in and also works to the new gas main being carried out:
Gas main for the new cafe

Next we have new drainage going in the dryside area and rails for the new pool ceiling now up:
New drainage for the dryside area Rails for new pool hall ceiling now up

The electricians have been in the office this week trying to sort what can only be described as spaghetti junction above the ceiling tiles, removing old wiring and installed new. Here's a before (oh dear) and after (nice and neat) view:
Old wiring above the ceiling tiles New, neat wiring installed

Finally we have the spa extension, showing some of the details of the spa pool itself and surrounding areas.

Here you can see the new step at the shallow end of the spa pool and the jets going in:
New step at shallow end of spa pool Jets going in to the spa pool

and here is a new natural light feature and floor tiles laid in the new steam room:
Floor tiles laid in new steamroom

Week 21

This week progress has been steady, and things are really taking shape up in the new gym.

Here you can see the carpet going down, the new free weights area and the internal windows installed:
Carpet going down in new gym Internal windows in the new gym

Works have also continued up in the new spa/gym changing rooms, with the under floor heating going in everywhere:
Underfloor heating in the new spa/gym changing rooms

Works are also going really well downstairs in the dryside area.

Here you can see drainage being dug out and new walls going up:
Drainage being dug out in the dryside area New walls going up in the dryside area

Next we have the pool hall, with works on the new ceiling coming along nicely - although it does look a bit of a mess! The electricians have been fitting new cabling:
New ceiling works in the pool hall Electricians fitting new cabling in the pool hall

More walls and rooms have gone up in the spa area and with further works to the spa pool itself, its really getting there.

Here you can see saunas and steam rooms etc going up and more pipe work and walls in the spa pool:
Sauna and steam rooms being built Pipework and walls in the spa pool