North Stand Construction Discussion

[supercity88]

Fanzine, Museum, Souvenir Store, Offices.

Excellent photos.

I wasn't too keen on the proposals initially as the commercial/hotel obviously mask the stadium itself from that approach.

But alternative options wouldn't have been as good in terms of their location/functionality and you can see how good City Square will be.

 

[jrb]

I've got a final set of pictures to post of the right side of the stand. I didn't have time to post the pictures last night.

 

[DiscoSteve]

Weird extra bits in the roof tonight, literally just lashed to the underside of old roof
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Another view looking up through vomitory - on some of JDB's and the last drone video you can see them - anyone any idea what they are for?

 

[HelloCity]

Another view looking up through vomitory - on some of JDB's and the last drone video you can see them - anyone any idea what they are for?View attachment 153923

They were also on the north west corner earlier in the season.

 

[Gray]

No but the canal is a stones (or pram ) throw away ;-)

Not to forget an Asda trolley and a bicycle or two.

 

[jrb]

The right side of the construction site

 

[Gray]

The right side of the construction site

What the hell is that?

 

[dickie davies]

What the hell is that?

Speed camera

 

[jazzy]

What's the reason for the temporary yellow supports for the end roof supports?

 

[Centurions]

What the hell is that?

It's part of the temporary end beam supports. The completed east side one can be seen here (a previous jrb photo from a couple of pages back).

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

What the hell is that?

It’s a watch tower, if people are seen sneaking in their own sandwiches as they can’t afford to buy food in the ground after forking out £71 a ticket it fires out million volt death rays, remotely controlled from Sorriano’s office.

 

[Centurions]

What's the reason for the temporary yellow supports for the end roof supports?

They're temporary end roof supports painted yellow.

 

[MikeF]

Another view looking up through vomitory - on some of JDB's and the last drone video you can see them - anyone any idea what they are for?View attachment 153923

Word of the day. Vomitory! Can’t say I’ve ever come across that word before!!

 

[Gray]

It's part of the temporary end beam supports. The completed east side one can be seen here (a previous jrb photo from a couple of pages back).

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Yes I know. But your picture looks a pukka job whereas the other one looks a botch up. Seem to have used loads of plywood instead of a steel connector?

 

[jrb]

What the hell is that?

Somebody has put a massive Loacker cream filled mini in-between the 2 yellow temporary steel supports.

 

[Coatigan]

Yes I know. But your picture looks a pukka job whereas the other one looks a botch up. Seem to have used loads of plywood instead of a steel connector?

Yes but look how neatly the plywood packers are cut!

 

[Coatigan]

I still don't fully understand those yellow temporary connection pieces in those locations on the outer beams. Unless the columns themselves arent permanent, why have them there, why not just bear the beam onto a permanent connection and not have to jenga these ones and replace them later.

Unless the height of connections and tolerances are not predictable enough, and they have to almost settle it onto a temporary piece to then make that piece the right length. Which maybe the ply packers are doing in increment.

Anyone else got thoughts here? Been bugging me for some time now.

 

[Centurions]

I still don't fully understand those yellow temporary connection pieces in those locations on the outer beams. Unless the columns themselves arent permanent, why have them there, why not just bear the beam onto a permanent connection and not have to jenga these ones and replace them later.

Unless the height of connections and tolerances are not predictable enough, and they have to almost settle it onto a temporary piece to then make that piece the right length. Which maybe the ply packers are doing in increment.

Anyone else got thoughts here? Been bugging me for some time now.

I thought that maybe the remaining steelwork is just to support the glazing(?) that forms the ends of the stand once the beams and roof load is taken up by the quod-pods?

 

[Centurions]

Yes I know. But your picture looks a pukka job whereas the other one looks a botch up. Seem to have used loads of plywood instead of a steel connector?

Hard to tell from the east side as @jrb 's photos aren't loading as large as others have.

 

[jrb]

Hard to tell from the east side as @jrb 's photos aren't loading as large as others have.

If you repost the picture on the thread, I will download it on to my iPad, zoom in on it, crop it, and repost it.