Thursday, January 8, 2009

Moving along



The pace is picking up as the deadline for completion is looming. There is a lot of finish work to take place yet, but the work around the courts is progressing very well. HVAC stuff is nearly finished. The duct work mostly done over the courts save for cutting in a couple of vents. They also have some work left in the restroom and office area but other than that, HVAC is finished.

Anderson Courts sent their construction manager out today to take a look around before their crew arrives on the 19th. Everything looks good. He cleared up some questions in the shop drawings for the GC, took a bunch of measurements and checked for tolerances. This job site is a lot better than most. Thanks again to Wyldewood Construction, Feuling Concrete, and County Masonry for their good work.

If things continue to progress we'll likely be open by mid-February. More on that as we get closer.

Speaking of opening, we have a Grand Opening scheduled for the weekend of March 27. We've got a couple of teaching professionals, Brian O'Hora and Mark Heather, coming for clinics and an exhibition match. Brian, a strapping young man from Ireland, teaches squash at one of the premier junior programs in the United States at Results Gym in Washington D.C.. Mark Heather, of England, teaches squash at the University Club of Chicago and continues to play professionally on the PSA tour where he reached a high of no. 39 in the world as recently as 2006.

Both are great guys and good teachers. Mark your calendars. Come to the clinic. Watch the exhibition match. More details as we know them.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Now THAT is looking like a real squash club; very cool...

Madison Squash Workshop said...

Yes sir it is! Let me know if you'd like a tour. I'd be happy to meet anyone over at the building if they'd like to see the place. I get over there at least once a day.

Unknown said...

Hey Damon,
Your courts look fantastic! Good luck with the final construction...I can't wait to see'em when they're finished!
Sarah

Anonymous said...

I recently moved to Madison and was sad to find out there wasn't a squash club!! I've been playing squash since I was 10 years old, and I can't wait for you guys to open so that I could get back to it!!

Madison Squash Workshop said...

Ken, Welcome to Madison! Send me an email and I'll get you in the squash loop. damonbourne@gmail.com