Re: Stadium Site pictures : Tue May 17, 2011 4:41 pm  

Workers and companies from the dark side of Billinge Lump should not be allowed anywhere near our stadium. Sacrilege!

Anyhoo. What's a concrete pour for? Where is it being poured, and why?

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Tue May 17, 2011 4:44 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

Workers and companies from the dark side of Billinge Lump should not be allowed anywhere near our stadium. Sacrilege!

Anyhoo. What's a concrete pour for? Where is it being poured, and why?

Sidlow brothers do metal deck concrete slabs so I'd have guess of it being a raised floor slab.

If you've never seen a concete pump pour, have drive down and watch, it's good to see how they pump concrete in a boring type of way.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Tue May 17, 2011 4:48 pm  

St pete wrote:

Sidlow brothers do metal deck concrete slabs so I'd have guess of it being a raised floor slab.

If you've never seen a concete pump pour, have drive down and watch, it's good to see how they pump concrete in a boring type of way.

So are they pouring the concrete into moulds to place on the steelwork for flooring and such like? I'm not a builder, so I haven't got a clue what these things mean (other than a concrete pour is likely to mean pouring concrete!).

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Tue May 17, 2011 4:52 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

So are they pouring the concrete into moulds to place on the steelwork for flooring and such like? I'm not a builder, so I haven't got a clue what these things mean (other than a concrete pour is likely to mean pouring concrete!).

I'm not 100% sure but I'd say they will prob be pouring a slab around the top of the seats ( sort of path around the top).

So basically just a concrete floor.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Tue May 17, 2011 4:55 pm  

SaintsFan wrote:

So are they pouring the concrete into moulds to place on the steelwork for flooring and such like? I'm not a builder, so I haven't got a clue what these things mean (other than a concrete pour is likely to mean pouring concrete!).

If you've got some spare time you should have a drive up and see. As they are pumping it, it be worth a watch ( for 10 mins then you'll be bored).

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Tue May 17, 2011 6:08 pm  

Saddened! wrote:

Brilliant Gruntfuttock. I too wish people would stay on topic a bit more.

It's amazing too see how quickly your pictures have gone from 'white metal bars and bits of concrete' to 'big, scary stadium'. Really taking shape now.

yes it is , I was looking at some old pictures from March and there were about 5 white metal posts in the ground and now to see that , well it really is impressive

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Wed May 18, 2011 4:04 pm  

All seems to be going to ppm with the build. They are only 2 weeks behind.

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Thu May 19, 2011 4:11 pm  

Heres some pictures and a short vid i took today

The East Stand




S E Corner





South Stand



The Ginormous Crane





and a sort of closeup of what its lifting , we think they are the edgings for the roof



N E Corner

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Thu May 19, 2011 4:18 pm  

North Stand Old Warrington rd behind the North Stand and finally a short Vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdEo4mW7flk

North Stand Old Warrington rd behind the North Stand and finally a short Vid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdEo4mW7flk

Re: Stadium Site pictures : Thu May 19, 2011 4:58 pm  

Fabulous, fabulous photos. Thank you yet again GF!