North Stand Expansion

[tailspin747]

I was there yesterday and I'll be there tomorrow. For some crazy reason I decided to have a walk from Droylsden to the Etihad and back again this afternoon to take a closer look at the North Stand extension progress.
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Great photos. That’s the start of the lower tower being built on the East side.

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

Did anyone in the North stand get wet yesterday.

Not read back so don’t know if mentioned already, but there were several areas on level 1 under the lip, that looked like water had found an exit point, and it was basically cascading down onto seats Swamp style, inevitable really

 

[Bournemouth Blue]

Yeh … sit on the back row and got a bit wet from the rain but soaked feet from the fecking water coming off the roof then coming down under the seat . Had a bloke with a mop on the stairs and wet and dry vacs behind the hoarding . Fucked if it gets biblical , will resemble the swamps waterfall

The like was for the reply, not about your feet. I am surprised they left the roof on during the close season and didn’t put in some tarps or whatever to protect fans. That said until the 1950s, most football grounds were open to the elements

 

[One Fan Clapping]

Did anyone in the North stand get wet yesterday.

My feet did on row A. About four inches of water cascading down and staying on my row.

Hoping for free wellies for next game.

 

[Coatigan]

My feet did on row A. About four inches of water cascading down and staying on my row.

Hoping for free wellies for next game.

A few of my observations and notes from the CMP document now that I have read it, in case they are of interest to anyone.

- The hotel and office block are indeed being built as in-situ concrete columns and slabs, as I expected.
- They will avoid scaffolding for the facades other than at ground to podium as I guessed. However the facades won't be unitised as I magined, but will be stick system off mewps and mast climbers.
- Currrent completion targets:
• the Stand, Nov 25
• Office block, Oct 25
• Hotel, after Apr 26
• city square, Aug 26
- The office block, currently the furthest behind, looks like it wil be the first bit to complete, with the stand shortly after. The rest into the summer the following year. Would have imagined they'd want the hotel open before the office with the revenue that brings, but there is also a lot more work in it and all the rooms.
- The steelwork is being assembled as they go on site, bit by bit onto the towers. But the skybar trusses will be pre-assembled on the ground and lifted up and installed in big pieces. That'll be something to behold.
- the terraces of tier 2 will be installed before the roof covering for this area, and they accept water will 'cascade' down them into managed storage and discharge behind the occipied tier 1, till the roof is on. Perhaps people in this area might want to wear wellies just in case.
- pretty much the day after the final match, they will begin propping the roof and will remove it during the off season bit by bit.
- This will happen from the pitch, rather than from the back, and they will also use the pitch for laying down components for removal. Better restore it well for the first game back!
- the current labour levels on site for this and the next month are 100-120 workers. This will continue to increase, peaking at 700 workers this time next year. That's more than we have fans!

 

[Gray]

A few of my observations and notes from the CMP document now that I have read it, in case they are of interest to anyone.

- The hotel and office block are indeed being built as in-situ concrete columns and slabs, as I expected.
- They will avoid scaffolding for the facades other than at ground to podium as I guessed. However the facades won't be unitised as I magined, but will be stick system off mewps and mast climbers.
- Currrent completion targets:
• the Stand, Nov 25
• Office block, Oct 25
• Hotel, after Apr 26
• city square, Aug 26
- The office block, currently the furthest behind, looks like it wil be the first bit to complete, with the stand shortly after. The rest into the summer the following year. Would have imagined they'd want the hotel open before the office with the revenue that brings, but there is also a lot more work in it and all the rooms.
- The steelwork is being assembled as they go on site, bit by bit onto the towers. But the skybar trusses will be pre-assembled on the ground and lifted up and installed in big pieces. That'll be something to behold.
- the terraces of tier 2 will be installed before the roof covering for this area, and they accept water will 'cascade' down them into managed storage and discharge behind the occipied tier 1, till the roof is on. Perhaps people in this area might want to wear wellies just in case.
- pretty much the day after the final match, they will begin propping the roof and will remove it during the off season bit by bit.
- This will happen from the pitch, rather than from the back, and they will also use the pitch for laying down components for removal. Better restore it well for the first game back!
- the current labour levels on site for this and the next month are 100-120 workers. This will continue to increase, peaking at 700 workers this time next year. That's more than we have fans!

Having watched Grand Designs on TV I expect those build completion dates to stretch out at least six months.

 

[Coatigan]

Having watched Grand Designs on TV I expect those build completion dates to stretch out at least six months.

I imagine they'll have serious incentives not to overrun. The penalties on this scale will be pretty big.

 

[jrb]

Only the video.

The thick Rag **** didn’t mention why parts of the roof are missing, hence the rain water dripping on to the stand below.

Don’t read the pathetic comments. X really is a cesspit thanks to Musk.

 

[jrb]

A few pictures of the new concrete core going up.on the 2nd claw.