Science Block - Week 30 Progress notes

Activity/Observations

 Fitting of airtightness tapes are almost complete.
 Scaffold erection is continuing as required, internal and external.
 Fitting of insulation, sound-block plasterboard and taping is continuing to ground floor ceiling areas.
 Fitting of window frames is almost complete.
 Fermacell wall boarding to ground floor walls has started.
 Acoustic insulation to internal walls is advanced.
 Sprinkler pipe work is progressing well.
 Mechanical 1st fix including ducting is continuing.
 Electrical 1st fix containment is continuing.
 Perimeter D.P.M. being repaired and vertical slabs being fitted.


So what's next?
 Complete wall sarkeing board, fitting of air leakage tapes, scaffold erection, continue boarding ceilings, continue ducting, and mechanical pipe work, 1st fix electrics, fermacell boarding to internal walls.

The Science Block as seen from Campus Square

Ductwork and fitiings waiting to be installed

Air supply ductwork fits through prefabricated openings in the timber frame

Wyre Forest School - contract week 30

Progress on the Special School this week in words and photographs:
Activity/Observations

 Cutting, placing and fixing of timber soleplates for walls are almost complete.
 Erection of perimeter scaffold is continuing.
 Timber frame erection is continuing, fitting of floor cassettes and first floor walls.
 Block work to retaining wall is continuing.
 Block walls and screeds to hydro pool is in progress.


So what's next?
 Continue scaffold erection, fixing of sole plates, timber frame erection, works to hydrotherapy pool.

The retaining wall is made of reinforced blockwork and will be faced with buff brick

The first floor walls being put up around the assembly hall, kitchen and dining areas

The steps and ramp being formed in the hydrotherapy pool



View of the school on the secondary school side



Weekly Boarding - Contract Week 30

Progress this week...

Activity/Observations
 Roof tiling, later stages + proprietary flashing to Velux rooflights
 Ongoing acoustic insulation to internal partition walls + insulating quilt to outer walls
 Fermacell fire lining and plaster boarding continues to 1st and 2nd floors
 Electrical 1st fix, containment, baskets, etc
 Sprinkler 1st Fix
 Mechanical 1st fix + air ducting
 Cedar cladding, weather boarding + support framing
 Kerb racing to rear - dwarf retaining wall to rear
 Sprinkler tank fabrication

The major service trench connecting the builings on the site. The sprinkler supply pipe is laid first.

Cellweb base laid for parking spaces - this protects the roots where parking is close to existing trees.

Services being installed in one of the dining areas

The sprinkler tank will be concealed by fencing and hedging

Wyre Forest School - Week 29

Activity/Observations

 Floor slab is concreted to perimeter of hydro pool and Water Play Room.
 Cutting, placing and fixing of sole plates are almost complete.
 Erection of perimeter scaffold is continuing.
 Timber frame erection is continuing, fitting of floor cassettes and first floor walls started.
 Block work to retaining wall has started.


So what's next?
 Continue scaffold erection, fixing of sole plates, timber frame erection.

The steps and ramp being constructed within the hydrotherapy pool.

The retaining wall being constructed

View from the north

First floor walls being erected

Science Block Week 29

Activity/Observations

 Fitting of air tightness tapes are almost complete.
 Scaffold erection is continuing as required, internal and external.
 Fitting of tongued and groved sarket board is complete, section above clerestory windows to do.
 Fitting of insulation, sound block plaster board and taping is continuing to ground floor ceiling areas.
 Fitting of window frames are continuing.
 Boarding to walls, ceiling and beams to Plant room are almost complete.
 Sprinkler pipe work is progressing well.
 Ducting continuing.
 Mechanical 1st fix is progressing.
 Electrical 1st fix has started this week.

So what's next?
 Complete t & g sarket board, fitting of air leakage tapes, scaffold erection, continue boarding ceilings, continue ducting, and mechanical pipe work, 1st fix electrics.

Ductwork and pipe runs being installed above ceilings

Wall and soffit lining in place

The top of the atrium above the scaffold platform

Weekly Boarding - Contract Week 29

Progress this week:

Activity/Observations
 Roof tiling
 Roof Velux rooflights installations
 Acoustic insulation to internal partition walls + insulating quilt to outer walls
 Fermacell fire lining and plaster boarding continues to first floor
 Plaster board linings again mainly to first floor
 Electrical 1st fix, containment, baskets, etc
 Sprinkler 1st Fix
 Mechanical 1st fix + air ducting
 Floor paint applied to Boiler room
 External door and window installations, complete with exception of construction routes
 Warmcell insulation installations now complete
 Powder coated aluminium profiles above external openings/trim to cladding weather boarding
 Kerb racing to rear - dwarf retaining wall to rear

Factory coated timber board cladding being installed.



Mineral wool insulation installed to walls



The concrete base for the sprinkler tank

Science Block - Week 28

What has been happening this last week?


 Fitting of air tightness tapes is almost complete.
 Scaffold erection is continuing as required, internal and external.
 Fitting of tongued and grooved sarket board is almost complete, section above clerestory windows to do.
 Fitting of insulation, sound-block plaster board and taping is continuing to ground floor ceiling areas.
 Fitting of window frames is continuing.
 Ducting installation continuing.
 Fitting of brackets for pipe work has started.

So what's next?
 Complete sarket board, fitting of air tightness tapes, scaffold erection, continue boarding ceilings, continue ducting, and mechanical pipe work.

External sarking board and airtightness tapes

Air supply ductwork being installed above ceilings in classrooms



Boarding to floor soffits complete, windows being installed in laboratories 



Wyre Forest School - Week 28

A large lorry arrives to deliver more wall and floor panels



Geeting ready to cast the floor of the pool changing rooms




The floor being placed over the Food Technology Room




Erecting walls around the soft play room

 Progress on site this week:

Activity/Observations

 Floor slab preparation, including placing of steel reinforcement, is continuing to perimeter of hydrotherapy pool and Water Play Room.
 Cutting, placing and fixing of soleplates for the timber framed walls is almost complete.
 Erection of perimeter scaffold is continuing as required.
 Timber frame erection (Phase 1) is continuing, fitting of floor cassettes started this week.
 Excavation and concreting of foundation for retaining wall is complete.



So what's next?
 Continue floor slab / cantilevered floor around hydro pool, scaffold erection, fixing of sole plates, timber frame erection.

Weekly Boarding Unit - Contract Week 28

Corridor showing heating and water pipework installation above ceiling level

View of the outside

Progress this week...

Activity/Observations
 Roof tiling
 Internal partition walls- acoustic insulation
 Floating/acoustic floor to 1st floor rooms, also shower areas
 Fermacell fire lining and plaster boarding mainly to first floor
 Electrical 1st fix, containment, baskets, etc
 Sprinkler 1st Fix
 Mechanical 1st fix + air ducting
 External door and window installations, complete with exception of construction routes
 Warmcell recycled insulation installations to roof
 Powder coated aluminium profiles above external openings
 Air tight membrane + taping all completed
 Kerb racing to rear + install gas main jointing + concrete floor slab poured to pump house/sprinkler tank area
Comments
 INitial Air tightness test result @ 1.8
 Sky lights to be fitted in-conjunction with roof tiling
 Areas of fascia to be completed
Programme*

So what's next?
 Outer cladding/internal finishing

Wyre Forest School - Contract Week 27

Forming the base of the hydrotherapy pool plant room

Excavating the base of the landscape retaining wall



View looking down on the ground floor walls (food tech and service areas)



Looking down on the sensory and soft play room areas

Building works this last week have included...

 Floor slab preparation, including placing of steel reinforcement, is continuing to perimeter of hydrotherapy pool and Water Play Room.
 Cutting, placing and fixing of sole plates are almost complete.
 Erection of perimeter scaffold is as required.
 Timber frame erection is continuing (first phase).
 Access road to Science Block has now been diverted to allow building of a retaining wall by the play area.
 Excavation for retaining wall is in progress.

So what's next?
 Continue floor slab / cantilevered floor around hydro pool, scaffold erection, fixing of sole plates, timber frame erection.

Science Block - Contract Week 27

What has been happening this week?

Activity/Observations

 Fitting of air tightness tapes are almost complete.
 Scaffold erection is continuing as required, internal and external.
 Insulation void to external walls are being constructed and fitting of tongued and grooved sarket board is progressing, main walls complete, clerestory area in progress.
 Fitting of internal battening to walls has started. This forms a service void
 Fitting of insulation, sound block plaster board and taping is continuing to ground floor ceiling areas.
 Fitting of window frames are progressing.
 Brackets fitted for bris soleil sun shading.
 Air ducting about to start.


So what's next?
 Continue timber frame insulation void, fit sarket board, fitting of air leakage tapes, scaffold erection, continue boarding ceilings, start ducting.

External sarking board has been fitted

The scaffold platform at the top of the atrium space

Typical Science lab with ceiling soffit lining in place

Weekly Boarding Unit - Contract Week 27



Weekly Boarding Unit - roof tiling continues



Rain channel in the garden made from paving setts



View of walls and roof : sealing and taping of all joints for airtightness

Internal wall showing the acoustic battening and resilient bars

Progress this week...

Activity/Observations
- Roof battening and tiling continuing
- Lightning conductors being installed
- Internal partition walls, acoustic insulation
- Floating/acoustic floor to 1st floor rooms, also shower areas
- Fire lining and plaster boarding mainly to first floor
- Electrical 1st fix, containment
- Sprinklers 1st Fix
- Mechanical 1st fix
- External door and window installations + airtightness taping, etc
- Warmcell recycled cellulose insulation installations, walls completed, roof warmcell to follow
- Air tight membrane + taping now advanced + air test to take place to check airtightness
- Kerb edging to parking and approach, include line of swale + install gas main housing to building

Artificial Grass Pitch - Progress so far

The floodlit artificial grass paitch on the Habberley Campus is now being constructed. The access paths are being laid as is the formation level for the pitch itself as can be seen from the photographs below.

The path being formed along the edge of the pitch

The base layers being laid to the pitch

The ramped path from Baxter College to the artificial pitch

Week 24: Science Block Progress

Activity/Observations

 Fitting of air tightness tapes are almost complete.
 Setting up and fitting of metal floor ducts are complete.
 Scaffold erection is continuing as required, internal and external.
 Fitting of torch on membrane to lower and upper roof areas are complete.
 Insulation void to external walls are being constructed and fitting of t & g sarket board has started.
 Fitting of internal battening to walls has started.
 Fitting of insulation and sound block plaster board is in progress to ground floor ceiling areas.


So what's next?
 Continue timber frame insulation void, fit t & g sarket board, fitting of air leakage tapes, scaffold erection, continue boarding ceilings, start ducting.

The timber frame is almost complete



Boarding being added to the first floor soffits




Base layers of roofing have been laid



Week 24 : Wyre Forest School (w/e 22 Dec 2013)

Progress this week:

Activity/Observations

 Floor slab preparation, including placing of steel reinforcement, is continuing to perimeter of hydrotherapy pool and Water Play Room. Walls to Water Play Room have been concreted.
 Cutting, placing and fixing of sole plates are continuing.
 Erection of perimeter scaffold is continuing.
 Base coat and binder layers of tarmac are laid to car park and access road areas.
 High spots to concrete floor slab have been addressed.
 Timber frame erection has started this week.


So what's next?
 Continue floor slab / cantilevered floor around hydro pool, scaffold erection, fixing of sole plates, timber frame erection.

The reinforced sides of the water play area plant room showing the many pipe connections required

The first timber frame panels are erected nearest the campus square.

Soleplates and timber frame erection