5/14/2011 The Start to our remodeling of our Lodge. There were Rumors of a vault in the West, and When we began cutting carpet exposing the vault and Heart of Pine Floors under the carpet W:. M:. John Hamblett said lets go for it! and remove the carpet started . We have since increased our goals each week. We Now have hope to restore our Lodge Back to it's 1924 Glory. We now Believe our Grotto Room is the Original Lodge of Halifax #81 From 1888. If this is to be found true. Our Lodge Would be one of the oldest buildings surving in Daytona Beach.. The Pictures on 5/18/11 are of repairs to the floor in the Ante Room.  Ps. We have already used the Vault for a Master Masons Degree!!!

Heart of Pine Floor Exposed under a Carpet that was installed in 1976 and a old rubber backed carpet that was glued down. The floor have been Scraped and sanded for countless hours in these photos. Checker pavement progress to completion. Many Thanks to Brother Paul and his Wife Elisabeth for their Hundreds of Hours of sanding., and all the Other Brothers and friends we could not be doing this project.

R:.W:. Bradley After Finishing of the window frames in the Lodge Room

R:. W:. Bradley Cleaning up Grotto Room. 

Before and after pictures of ceiling Damages and repairs, In the Tyler's Room

 Demo on suspended ceiling in the Grotto Room. After Demo a Existing Arch ceiling will be exposed  Grotto Room Maybe our Original Lodge from 1888

Sr.Warden Sean Stenson Sanding as he has for the last several months

Our Kitchen Ceiling after Water damages caused from storm

Kitchen nearing completion of the repairs 

The Grotto Room with the insulation removed and the suspended ceiling grit taken down. Exposing the 1888 ceiling with Beams and Wood ribs.  Air vents in ceiling is how the members cooled the Lodge in 1888. This portion of the Lodge is all hand Framed and foundation is constructed using piers. There is a large dinning room under this Lodge Room on the first floor

Brother Paul working alone on the final sanding , Brother Paul spent 13 Hours completing the final sanding. 

First coat of Polyurethane floor Finish. W:.M:. John Hamblett, Brother Robert Moore, Senior Warden Sean Stenson, and Past Master Melvin Bonner. 

Pictures of First coat of polyurethane floor finish, Just Finished.

Todd Bush a Friend of Brother Gary's.  Todd not only helped to paint the Lodge Room. He was the one who talked to Color Wheel Paint to Donate 30 Gallons of paint to the Lodge. Many Thanks to Todd

Walls Painted in Lodge Room. Painting starting on the Tyler's Room all the walls are also completed only trim yet to be painted, Brothers Richard Gyer, Melvin Bonner, Robert Moore, Ed Sanders, Charles Tomlinson a Friend of the Lodge. and Scott Watson What a difference a couple of Brothers can make. W:.M:. John Hamblett starting the stripping and waxing of our checkered pavement.

R:. W:. Bradley working on installing new trim in the East

R:. W:. Bradley Rauch, Lucky Kicklighter, and  Fellowcraft Mike Silverman working on Cleanup of the old Grotto Room. 1 dump truck and 2 pickup loads of junk hauled off.

End Of Phase 1  Thank You All, That supported our Lodges efforts

Stairway Repair at landing Leading to Tyler's Room Before

Stairway Repairs at Landing

Painting and Repairing begins In the Sitting room,  Before and During Pictures. Thank you Brother Tom, Dick ,Iran, Lucky and Sean and also Chuck not a Brother, but has helped the Lodge with endless hours.

Painting and carpet completed in the Sitting Room 

Dinning Room Before During and After Painting and Repairs

Walls Painted and repaired, Columns painted