North Stand Construction Discussion

[Gordyola]

What sort of Test Events can we expect leading up to the January 2026 opening?
Presumably some of the Women's and Academy games will be played there with controlled numbers (as well as deliberately Empty Seats). Those are the sort of events Spurs and Everton held for their new stadia.

Test events could even be a limited number of seats sold for a league game in the new stand

 

[Gordyola]

Is it likely that city have asked for an away game first game of next season to crack on with the work over summer?

Absolutely and it’s why our last game this season is away We have already had to pinch some days to fit the Bournemouth match in and probably why it’s a Tuesday and not a Wednesday

 

[Supersonic Blue]

Any solar panels going on the new roof?

 

[LevyBee76]

What sort of Test Events can we expect leading up to the January 2026 opening?
Presumably some of the Women's and Academy games will be played there with controlled numbers (as well as deliberately Empty Seats). Those are the sort of events Spurs and Everton held for their new stadia.

It'll be along the same as SSL3,
there will be some in house capacity testing with staff and then an open training / eds match at around 25-50% cap to test evac routes

 

[Gordyola]

Any solar panels going on the new roof?

"Sustainability measures applied to the hotel externally include a large number of photovoltaic solar panels at roof level to help reduce the energy load for the hotel"

From the Design Statement no mention for the stadium roof

 

[Stockton Heath Blue]

All it’s missing is the tyre size ! lol it’s deffo a marmite look

I didn't think it was that impressive inside either

 

[simdog]

A close up view of the view platform legs.

Thanks very much for this JRB, I'm certainly one of the Rebar lovers having detailed all this for SISK, I very rarely get to see close up how the steel fixers cope with some of the complexities I envisage when I'm detailing the rebar, especially when we have irregular shaped slabs. You can see on some of the images the change in direction the slab takes and how my approach using cranked and splice bars lapping onto a varying length straight bar,using 2nd and 3rd layers to maintain a structural continuity, we have 20 and 25mm bars here, with larger integral transfer beams which has to fit, so basically it all has to be knitted together! Personally I think the fixers have done a fantastic job. I'd like to use some of these images on linkedin if thats ok?

 

[Stockton Heath Blue]

Video from this afternoon. You can see the steel roof tensioners in place.

Another cracking video. Watched this on my TV for the 1st time. I couldn't believe the difference in picture quality compared to my laptop & phone. Keep it up matey.

 

[Penders1957]

Thanks very much for this JRB, I'm certainly one of the Rebar lovers having detailed all this for SISK, I very rarely get to see close up how the steel fixers cope with some of the complexities I envisage when I'm detailing the rebar, especially when we have irregular shaped slabs. You can see on some of the images the change in direction the slab takes and how my approach using cranked and splice bars lapping onto a varying length straight bar,using 2nd and 3rd layers to maintain a structural continuity, we have 20 and 25mm bars here, with larger integral transfer beams which has to fit, so basically it all has to be knitted together! Personally I think the fixers have done a fantastic job. I'd like to use some of these images on linkedin if thats ok?

Simdog please, could you explain the significance of the blue painted bars and possibly even the blue crosses on the slab ??

 

[wolfie1988]

More roof cable/tensioners going up today on the East side

 

[jrb]

Thanks very much for this JRB, I'm certainly one of the Rebar lovers having detailed all this for SISK, I very rarely get to see close up how the steel fixers cope with some of the complexities I envisage when I'm detailing the rebar, especially when we have irregular shaped slabs. You can see on some of the images the change in direction the slab takes and how my approach using cranked and splice bars lapping onto a varying length straight bar,using 2nd and 3rd layers to maintain a structural continuity, we have 20 and 25mm bars here, with larger integral transfer beams which has to fit, so basically it all has to be knitted together! Personally I think the fixers have done a fantastic job. I'd like to use some of these images on linkedin if thats ok?

PM sent.

 

[Blue-E]

Why is the office side of the expansion not joined to the stand?

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Why is the office side of the expansion not joined to the stand?

It’s for access to the main compound isn’t it? While they’re still delivering and handling/raising large items. Will be connected once those large parts are all installed.

 

[simdog]

Simdog please, could you explain the significance of the blue painted bars and possibly even the blue crosses on the slab ??

I'm thinking it is maybe used as an aid for the fixers to locate lap locations in the rebar and or other areas where a change in profile happens and general setting out of the Slab to locate the face of rebar where the shutters need to be.
The main roof slab here is being cast flat and the falls to the drainage points are being done separatley with a mesh reinforced screed, you can see the blue lines here are being used as an aid for the fixers to locate the crease lines. The hotel roof wasn't done this way and I'm assuming they decided this way for the CM building was easier to construct.

 

[HelloCity]

Why is the office side of the expansion not joined to the stand?

Multiple reasons.

- It started development much later than the hotel side.
- They’re only just getting to the top and the joining only happens when the building is topped out.
- The gap is being used to store roof beams and cables.

 

[Penders1957]

I'm thinking it is maybe used as an aid for the fixers to locate lap locations in the rebar and or other areas where a change in profile happens and general setting out of the Slab to locate the face of rebar where the shutters need to be.
The main roof slab here is being cast flat and the falls to the drainage points are being done separatley with a mesh reinforced screed, you can see the blue lines here are being used as an aid for the fixers to locate the crease lines. The hotel roof wasn't done this way and I'm assuming they decided this way for the CM building was easier to construct.View attachment 155140

Thanks for your reply, never thought of the drainage , as you said the 2 wings of the hotel were not done like this !!

 

[Gordyola]

Why is the office side of the expansion not joined to the stand?

Multiple reasons.

- It started development much later than the hotel side.
- They’re only just getting to the top and the joining only happens when the building is topped out.
- The gap is being used to store roof beams and cables.

There is a bridge from commercial building to the GA Level 2 concourse its only at this level and not like the hotel to stand reasons all the above and, at Sisk event, it was mentioned that the connection wouldn't be built until the roof has been tensioned

 

[HelloCity]

There is a bridge from commercial building to the GA Level 2 concourse its only at this level and not like the hotel to stand reasons all the above and, at Sisk event, it was mentioned that the connection wouldn't be built until the roof has been tensionedView attachment 155144

There’s a bridge but the rest of the building still joins up. It just means the bridge is the way of getting across from the building to the stadium and sits under the bulkier connection.

 

[Gordyola]

There’s a bridge but the rest of the building still joins up. It just means the bridge is the way of getting across from the building to the stadium and sits under the bulkier connection.
View attachment 155145

Was looking at the floor layouts and can see it now but doesn't appear to be any access between the buildings

 

[Keepingthefaithsince1976]

Why is the office side of the expansion not joined to the stand?

It's to make room for an industrial shredder in case we get another 115 charges.