Things I can do

• Share pictures and plans
• Come by from time to time to help
• …or to boost morale 
• Write lists like this and share my contact here: 01729968020, bernd@freiefeldlage.de

Things I thought about/know/can help with

Heating / insulation

• Old style buildings with massive walls do not need to be insulated except the roof! There is a system that makes the walls themselves the insulating material by drying them out significantly above the normal level. Read here: http://www.temperierung.net/ or english (scientific)
• I know the system since 20 years because my architect Markus works successfully with it. In the meantime, also “Schloss Tempelhof” has installed it into their castle building. I also know Ulrich Gölz, he has been already in Harzgerode with our group. http://www.schloss-tempelhof.de/vivensys-ulrich-goelz/
• The system is cheap and efficient and would do a great job in drying out the station’s walls. It can be heated by any water warming means (Solar gas, wood).

Rebuilding and upgrading floors

• The classic wood beamed ceiling can be renovated by upgrading it with a thin layer of concrete. In the Timco-System the concrete layer is statically bound to the wood, even throughout the existing floor. This way, the concrete does not charge the wood but strengthens the floor. That way you easily reach the floor load requirements for public buildings.
• I installed the system in my first railway station in 2003. I used it even to level the inclined floors and to create firm wall connections since some abutments (Balkenkopf) were rotten. On top of the concrete I put oak parquet.
• Except of some m³ of concrete you need only the screws and one layer of standard steel mat. I now have 500 kg/m² load and never experienced the slightest problem.

Roofs

Utilities

Gas

• Build a wall outlet next to the gas counter for now, to connect any gas driven device easily (& much cheaper than bottle gas)

Rain water

• You need almost nothing to set up a rainwater installation. IBC container for the water, a simple “Hauswasserwerk”, some of those grey waste water pipes and some hose (PE) or even the old water pipes.

Electricity

• I try to avoid PVC because it is one of the worst polluters. If it burns it generates hydrochloric acid and dioxin, so it poisons your whole building.
• There are Non-PVC cables, usually called “halogenfrei”, halogen free.
• Ever dreamed of a most flexible wiring that follows changing demands, room arrangement? Consider WAGO Winsta, this is a most flexible system and available as PVC-free on top.
• Grid Power
• A Baustromverteiler could be the easiest and cheapest way to get power of the grid (except asking the neighbor of course!)

Windows

• The building has double pane windows. They can be replaced, you can see it in this video
• Only the mullions (Sprossen) are special on the stations windows. They are glued onto the glass. After replacing the pane the mulllions have to be glued onto the new pane. Exactly where the mullions are located, you find an aluminum I-beam between the 2 part-panes to mock the impression of little panes.
• The panes can be bought here, they also have glazing tools.
• At the above company one pane would cost around 20 €
• An idea to finance all 99 broken windows? Sell a little something (principle scout cookies) to all people in BaD to support repair of windows (most people are interested that the building looks neatly, even if they do not care what is inside. Imagine people can “buy” a photo frame with a nice pic of the station and a text: “I financed window No. 43 of Bad Dürrenberg train station” for 50 Euros...

Tools I can provide

• Bosch laser distance measuring device
• Some other tools from Weeze

Available from Harzgerode until spring (or whenever we continue in Harzgerode)

• HP DIN A1-Drucker/Plotter (braucht einen frostfreien, unstaubigen Platz)
• Hand tools
• Bigger type pneumatic hammer drill (below the real professional things)
• Big vac
• Potentially lots of other stuff (if I manage to wrest ist ;-)

Available from Zittau

• 10+ Sack trucks (Sackkarren) from Zittau (new, from 1988, original GDR production, unbreakable)
• Little electric lorry and fork lift truck (must be repaired), Zittau

Stuff I can share from Weeze

Machines need a little hacking, minor repairs.
Ever thought of hacking a vending machine to work on credits generated by the yunity app, or for 10 hugs you gave or 10000 steps you took or 3 dumpsters you dived..? 

• 20 buckets of Biofa Universal Naturharzkleber (outdated)
• JG water fittings (many, many pieces), used for PEX water pipes 15/22/28 mm
• Reklameleuchtwürfel
• 100 organic cotton T-Shirts from “Expo 2000 Hanover” (only a little logo, light blue)
• Wooden panels
• 5 Waschbecken
• 1 Urinal
• 3 toilet bowls
• Some shiners
• Beverages vending machines (imagine selling drinks like Quartiermeister etc…)

Stuff I can sell, mostly from Weeze

• Solar modules GS50 or Kaneka 60 (from Meißen)
• UPS’s (even 10 or more) of 1000 KVA each
• 19” Rack (fits UPS’s)
• Some Lenovo 17” Laptops