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Walls are up!
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This section of wall and roof is the only one with fulling bracing. Is there more to come? The precast panels are 9metres by 3 metres. and placed horizontally. Looks good. Note bracing across the window (interesting! I quite like it) and temporary props for panels supporting the roller door. Concrete floor to be installed in sections next week.
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Temporary props for wall with roller door.
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Footing for column
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Connection to old post office. The old rafter is visible on the far side of the column. A new rafter has been bolted to this side of the universal beam and the new purlins (not shown ) sit on top of this.
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Just four small bolts at the base of columns holding all this up. Amazing!
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This could be fun!
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Bracing tensioner
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Hole cut in concrete panel for one of the beams to support the entrance portico
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Bracing
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These are the clips holding the 9x3 metre concrete panels to the columns. They are so insubstantial! But obviously very effective!
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How can four small spring clips hold up a nine metre by three metre concrete slab?
2 comments:
very nice photo victoria. i have been searching all over the place to find out how to attach concrete panels to the frame. these clips are tiny.
there would probably be a steel rod coming out of the footing that the bottom of the panel would fit over. from what i can gather once all the panels are connected together and sitting on these steel rods it is pretty stable. i do agree though that those clips look tiny for such a heavy panel. i am trying to work out how panels would attached to a concrete frame. i wish i had done timber! thanks for the info. it is very helpful
you've got some really good photos on here
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