Looking at the height of the men gives a good perspective of the overall height
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
5.30am start for the last of the floors
Monday, 21 May 2012
Pour number two begins
Lovely winter morning
Busy bees
Haven't times changed, a concrete pump makes a big difference to the amount of concrete you can pour nowadays and is a bit easier on the back as well!
Sunday, 20 May 2012
Perfect day for concrete
First light and the first of the floor pours is under way
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
Panels being installed by crane
Panels being placed
Challenging in the rain with trucks getting stuck
Panels in and braced
Lowering panel into place
Reinforcing steel ready for pouring concrete thickening to panels
Feature panel being loaded onto truck in yard
Monday, 14 May 2012
Foundations poured ready for floors
Mesh laid out and extra thickenings under the floor for added strength
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Tuesday, 8 May 2012
Top photo is the first of the floors being prepped ready for pouring and the bottom photo is the other feature panel after it was poured this week, ready for finishing as the concrete sets.
Sunday, 6 May 2012
One of the precast panels being lifted after it has hardened up on the panel bed.
This is one of the coloured feature panels that will eventually have some timber inserts in a rebate that was formed before pouring.
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Back filling has recommenced in preparation for the floor slab