North Stand Construction Discussion

Really_here said:
Have a look at the city centre from Strinesdale in Oldham, it looks almost surreal with all the lights compared to how it looked 20 years ago !
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The view from the Hare and Hounds on Werneth Low is stunning now too

In 1995 I was on a jollyworks trip to Atlanta and was at a supplier site up in the hills about 5 miles away with a great view of Atlanta City Centre - the view of the Manchester Skyline now is a match for that of Atlanta back then!
 
Big Joe Corrigan said:
What is the Open Doors event jrb, and can anyone turn up?
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Open Doors, delivered by Build UK, takes visitors behind the scenes to showcase the fantastic range of careers available in the UK construction industry. It will return from Monday 17 – Saturday 22 March 2025, and visitor booking is open now.

There are a couple of places left on the tour. 1 on the 18th, and 1 on the 20th. They will go quickly.

Some more dates will come up.

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DiscoSteve said:
The view from the Hare and Hounds on Werneth Low is stunning now too

In 1995 I was on a jollyworks trip to Atlanta and was at a supplier site up in the hills about 5 miles away with a great view of Atlanta City Centre - the view of the Manchester Skyline now is a match for that of Atlanta back then!
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Tour de Manc cycling event goes up there. It's a slog getting up Werneth Low but the view is well worth the effort.
 
HelloCity said:
It’s possible these are actually for the temporary props:

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They also line up with the work being done on the old roof which also looks like it will go towards providing additional temp support:

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South stand development:

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That's what I meant with below. Those holes were where the temporary barriers were fixed to. But think they might cleverly double up for prop positions as well to minimise the holes in the terracing.

Coatigan said:
You know, it wouldn't surprise me if they lined up the prop positions, so they attach to the very holes in the new terracing left open where the temporary barriers were fixed to.
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There are most likely going to be temporary props on the terracing itself and those holes seem a key contender for it - no other row has them.

I also note lower down there appears to be a lighter row of terracing which potentially could be a contender for the props as well.

I guess we’ll have to see.
 
Centurions said:
Yes, looks like just safety barriers.

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Seems unlikely there would be a single row purely and solely used for safety barriers. The temp props have to attach somewhere and they’ll be drilled in good and proper to make sure they’re secure.

Having said that, I’m not quite sure what that lighter row is further down. Perhaps this is where they’ll be positioned?

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HelloCity said:
Seems unlikely there would be a single row purely and solely used for safety barriers. The temp props have to attach somewhere and they’ll be drilled in good and proper to make sure they’re secure.

Having said that, I’m not quite sure what that lighter row is further down. Perhaps things where they’ll be positioned?

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Yes, perhaps, I saw your's and coatigans later posts. I just focused on the yellow squares and didn't notice the holes.
 
HelloCity said:
There are most likely going to be temporary props on the terracing itself and those holes seem a key contender for it - no other row has them.

I also note lower down there appears to be a lighter row of terracing which potentially could be a contender for the props as well.

I guess we’ll have to see.
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Those holes were definitely where the barriers were fixed to. They started there, moved up, then moved the barriers as they worked down, leaving the holes behind. But they also coincidde with the central columns below, which makes me think they are using them twice, for the barriers and later the props. If true, very efficient sequencing.
 
I don’t see that roof part going on for at least a couple of weeks. Seems quite a lot of prep work still to be done.

I wonder if they’re just doing the first roof piece early so they can get used to lining up the bits and putting them all together on the ground?
 
@HelloCity see below previously in the construction timeline re props, the image shows it fixed along that row as it was then.

Coatigan said:
It is where the temporary edge protection used to be fixed in. Then as they moved downwards had to remove it. You will see that right along the length of it, along that row, as more and more of the barrier comes away.
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Coatigan said:
@bluekeith you can see the line of holes in that shot a bit more clearly, for the fixing posts for the temporary edge protection we mentioned the other day.
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HelloCity said:
I don’t see that roof part going on for at least a couple of weeks. Seems quite a lot of prep work still to be done.

I wonder if they’re just doing the first roof piece early so they can get used to lining up the bits and putting them all together on the ground?
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Maybe they are getting the roof pieces ready because of how long the delivery and assembly takes. So they don't find themselves in a position of props ready and sitting there waiting for delivery vans piece by piece of the beams.
 
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