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They do not take lunch breaks all at one time. They break in shifts and eat on their tailgates. There is a constant work going on at the site from "can to can't" and sometimes beyond. Equipment maintenance takes place at night, if necessary, under light towers. I'm hoping the foundation crew for the parking garage finishes in time for them to move onto one of my projects scheduled for auger cast piling. I want these guys on my project!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Boomer
Are there union guys???? I don't think that is the case!!! Does anyone know for sure????Quote:
Originally Posted by HelmutVII
I don't know if they are Union workers. I do know that ALL workers wear the proper safety gear, they ALL wear the yellow work vests. The work site is tightly regulated in that if you do not have the proper apparel you will stand out immediately. I am sure there is a safety guy or project superintendent on the site that will run your _____ off if he sees somebody without the proper safety gear. The only ones that do not have the proper safety gear are truck drivers that deliver materials and they are on the site and off pretty quick. Most of the time they do not get out of their truck.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boomer
I do know, from the little bit of observation that I can see on the weekends, there is not much standing around on the job site.
THEY NEVAR STOP!!!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by HelmutVII
Seriously though, passing back and forth throughout the week, nobody is ever just standing there, they all look like they have a job to do at any one point in time. The parking tower is working out well for the crews I constantly see people running up there with plans? and surveying the worksite.
I saw some light towers placed near the McKinley street end of the parking garage last night on my walk. I figured they would be placing concrete for the Parking garage foundation early this morning. I woke up at a bout 3:00 A.M. this morning and heard a fairly steady stream of concrete trucks on University Ave. So I guess they did place some of the foundation this morning. Good thing as we are expecting rain this afternoon into tomorrow.
My friend lives in the house directly across Taft from the field, and he says that they're out most nights doing something.Quote:
Originally Posted by HelmutVII
An amazing day today. No work being done after 2" of rain yesterday.
An overview of work as of March 6, 2011
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North end of Taft Street dorm showing second floor decking.
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Middle section of Taft Street dorm with Denbo debris pile in background.
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South end of Taft Street dorm almost ready for decking.
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The size of the building is starting to show now. If you can imagine this amount of framing 3 more times you can get the idea. Kind of hard to show in photographs though.
Bancroft slab and foundation below is all that remains
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Parking garage work site after 2" of rain on March 5, 2011. It will be a mess tomorrow when they continue working.
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A portion of the foundation placed on Friday morning March 4, 2011
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Work being done on March 12, 2011
Clockwise from left. Second floor framing, Bancroft foundation demolition
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Second floor framing of North end of Taft Street Dorm. Yellow rods at the top of the stud walls are for OSHA required railings needed when decking the third floor.
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Middle section of Taft Street Dorm.
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Second floor of South end of Taft Street Dorm getting decked.
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Breaking up Denbo Foundation
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Debris pile of Bancroft foundation, looks like they are removing everything down to about 4 or 5 feet below ground level. The round pieces of concrete are the tops of the piling for Bancroft. The materials in foreground are truss joists for the second floor ceiling of the Taft Street Dorm.
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Parking garage work on March 12, 2011
Rod busting to the right, foundation excavation in the middle and concrete placement to the left.
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Rod Busting for the Parking garage foundation
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Excavation for the Parking garage foundation
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Placing concrete for the Parking garage foundation
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I was taking pictures of the site yesterday as well. I ran into one of the crew at the top of the stairs and he was saying they've been coming in and taking aerial shots of the site on a regular basis. I didn't think to ask him if they were or would be posting them somewhere online. It'd be cool to see.
Thanks for all the updates.
Very fun to see.
igeaux.mobi
The First Softball crew issued the Shaft .........the crew they have now has been doing great!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Turbine
Overview of work as of March 19, 2011 More framing on Taft Street Dorm, final debris removal of Denbo and site prep for Tulane Ave Dorm (8912)
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North end of Taft Dorm, 3rd floor decking should start soon.
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Middle section of Taft Street Dorm
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South End of Taft Street Dorm
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D. H. Griffin Demolition equipment running out of things to do.
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Last pile of debris from Denbo demolition
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Wind rowing soil to dry it out. Starting to do site prep on the north end of Tulane Ave. Dorm.
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Parking garage work as of March 19, 2011
Major foundation work is just about complete,
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First level parking pad. Stacks of insulated pipe are for chilled water for AC to credit union (I guess).
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New Credit Union location
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Layout lines for foundation walls in Parking garage.
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That is awesome progress. Can we maybe send just 2 of those guys to finish the softball field??
Z
The guys doing the work can't get it done without the right guys in the job shack and then the right guys in the Lemoine and Juneau corporate offices. It's a project management thing. Also, this being done with private funds, things get done much easier.
Unfortunately, the softball stadium is a different thing all together. I still say there is something going on there that does not meet the eye (I'm thinking politics or bureaucracy). I fear Al Lamson is turning over in his grave because he was a "get 'r done" type of person. Granted the final product will be very nice, but there is no reason for the work to take as long as it has.
Being out of state, I really love seeing the progress going on. Thanks for the great pictures.
Continued good weather allowed for significant progress since last week. Starting 3rd floor framing of Taft Street Dorm. I stand by my previous prediction of floor framing being finished by mid to late April if weather holds. D H Griffin Demolition equipment moved out on Wednesday 3/22/11. Hauling in dirt for Tulane Avenue Dorm
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North End of Taft Street Dorm
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Middle section of Taft Street dorm
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South end of Taft Street dorm
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Watch your step
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Carpentry Foreman
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Lunch Break.
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Parking Garage work as of March 26, 2011. Getting ready for placing concrete for the Credit Union slab and continued work on getting the foundation out of the ground.
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Credit union slab waiting for concrete.
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Riding concrete trowels. Shame on them for allowing concrete blocks to support the wire mesh Tisk Tisk.
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New Chilled water lines to Angelle Hall
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What the heck is that for? I noticed they had put two big pipes coming out from the band room last Sunday. Also, I've noticed it's been really hot, like the HVAC system hasn't been running in Angelle, when I go to our meetings Sundays. Could it be something to do with that?Quote:
Originally Posted by HelmutVII
Yes it's for Ac.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cajunbander
Cool. Hopefully they'll have the building cool tonight.Quote:
Originally Posted by HelmutVII
Photo of January 2, 2011
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Photo of April 2, 2011 just three months later
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Denbo and Bancroft gone with framing in progress on the fourth and final level of Taft Street Dorm
Photo of January 2, 2011
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Photo of April 2, 2011. Left to right. More foundation work, limestone foundation for first level of parking garage and removing old chilled water line to Angelle Hall.
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North end of Taft Street dorm
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Middle section of Taft Street dorm
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South End of Taft Street Dorm,
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I still think they will be finished with the framing of the fourth level by the middle of this month (April), if the weather holds. Then the roof trusses go on and the roof deck by mid to late May. Then they will be out of the weather. Right now there is plenty of mechanical and electrical rough in going on on the first two levels.
They have started with the Geo Pile foundation on the Tulane Ave. Dorm. So it looks like it is about eight weeks behind Taft.
Completing insulation of the New chilled water line to Angelle Hall.
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Parking Garage Foundation really close to Angelle Hall (the brick wall to the left)
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Cutting rebar with a Demo Saw.
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Grading out the Limestone foundation for the first level of the parking garage.
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Once they "get out of the ground" this should progress pretty fast. They really need the parking.