Exciting school modifications

So last Tuesday when I came into the school it smelled horrible!!  My marketing theme has always been that we're one of the only martial arts school around that doesn't smell like feet!!  Well, I've smelled this specific smell before and it's because the back door gets some water that comes in under it when it rains a lot - and last week was kind of like a tsunami!  Here's a picture of where the smell was coming from:

So since I knew it was from water, I went to Home Depot and got a carpet steamer and vac and cleaned the carpet really well.  While I had it, I steam cleaned the ATA mats too.  The next day, it still smelled!  So I went a little crazy and ripped up all the carpet and padding, tack strips, the cove base, and parts of the drywall with it.  As you can see from the next picture, there was a lot of water.  That night, I really went to work. 

So I bought some materials for a little bit of a DIY adventure.  I don't like the carpet that was in the hallway so I bought some new floor covering.  The paint on the walls isn't that great, it isn't easy to clean.  I got a ton of liquid nails and silicone to seal off the door way so no water can make it through ever again.  After a couple days, the hallway was dried out and we could begin the project!

May 22nd, Before...

Today we spent about 9 hours cutting wood, painting, taping off the walls, putting down the new floor covering with the new padding, then cleaning everything up.  I think it looks really good!  It reminds me of a rock recording studio!  Next, I'm going to find a pull up bar to hang in that hallway for some new fun in ATA fit class!

May 22nd, After!

Now how are we going to throw around those cinder blocks in Monday night's fit class?