So close, yet so far.

The framing inspector has signed off on the walls! Now we have permission to put our restaurant together. Next up sand blasting! After weeks of experimentation and consultation Riaz and I decided to grind the kitchen floor by hand. This took hours and created a biblical cloud of dust.

We considered renting equipment and doing it ourselves, then got a recommendation from SpaceCraft in Hollywood. Pricy but known results and proven craftsmanship.

They showed up two days later with a 20′ ft long truck and a hopper of sand the size of Yuma. The three of them and myself spent two hours taping and wrapping to protect stuff, then they let this machine rip. It was without exaggeration the loudest thing I have ever heard in my life. The sound of a wind so strong it dissolves bricks in an instant is something to behold. The three took turns inside the room blasting, while the other two worked on the truck feeding sand into the compressor. I just stood outside agape looking at the cloud of dust covering the whole corner.

At 5:30 that day they were all done and I had me one clean ass restaurant! 90 years of lead paint and asbestos linoleum glue gone!