Tuesday, 26 August 2014

Site Visit 22.08.14

Bean GFL Arcade- HCL to ensure mortar infill to all brickwork- this has not been adhered to thus far- remedial work required to pier construction

Arch formers to arcade underway

Ditto

Steelwork to Bean roof- underway on site. Concrete recess formed to take steel beam. Void not formed in concrete as original HRW specification so remedial works taking place on site.

Additional steel connection required to lift shaft- action HRW

Cunliffe roof- carpentry/ rooflight openings formed

Ditto

Steelwork to west elevation now installed

Ditto

Bean stair amendments ongoing

Cunliffe brickwork to GL 7 A-B GFL- brick cleaning sample insufficient/ unacceptable. Stripes of marked headers still apparent. HCL to address or rebuild.

Valley construction underway to Bean roof. RL.02.08 opening formed incorrectly/ orientation wrong. CVA to forward setting out

Gutter line GL 7 F-G 2FL. CVA to review build up to maintain 150mm clear.

Cunliffe roof GL 7/G- packing of steel/ fixing to be addressed

2FL Cunliffe classrooms- carpentry to roof underway

Cunliffe Valley rooflight opening 2FL

Bean Steel interface issue- connection amendment required GL 4/ A-B

Ditto

Bean Library 1FL- West side

Seminar stair
Bean 1FL GL 3/C-D. Existing brickwork cill detail to be made good following steel column installation. Cill bricks to be salvaged when existing window opening dropped to form doorway

Ditto at high level. Corbelled courses of brickwork are exposed and breaking out will need repair. Action HCL

Friday, 15 August 2014

Site visit 14.08.14

 Bean overview

 Scaffold underway in prep for arch construction to arcade

 Set out issue with window to refectory- minor adjustment required to metsec- discussed on site

 nibs G/L 1 to be rebuilt- not plumb

 Ditto

 Arch G/L D- brickwork removed in lieu of BPW arch cavity tray

 Brickwork movement joint G/L D/ 2-3

 Cornish concrete response still required for structural topping/ infill to precast elements

 Carpentry underway to Cunliffe Roof

 Ditto

 Rooflight openings formed to Cunliffe roof

 HRW to issue advice regarding base plates to 2FL steelwork Cunliffe

 Ditto

 Cunliffe north elevation 2FL

 CVA to review potential clash between window and stair lining 1FL landing Cunliffe new stair

 Metsec detail around downpipe- CVA to review Purkiss details

 Survey of levels required from HCL- discrepancy between existing/ proposed 1st floor cunliffe

 Brickwork G/L 7/ A-B- cleaned brickwork- headers still marked/ orange

 Ditto

Possible clash of Alucraft profile adjacent link where VE to glazing- CVA to investigate further and report back
Hutton to order special handmade brick to Bean arch- refurb. Refer earlier SVR notes

Monday, 11 August 2014

Site visit 08.08.14

 Remaining Arch corner sample reference panel now complete. CVA to forward comments to HCL

 Detail to external face of panel with some poor areas of pointing

 Specials on site for corner G/L D

Special angled bricks

  Corner G/L D with reinforcement installation

Ditto

 Amendments to Bean stair/ landing underway

 Cunliffe Steel frame- Metsec infill to top floor installed

 Ditto

 Detail- Cunliffe metsec frame

Bean G/L A/1 arch before spring points

 Scaffold may need to extend onto stage. HCL to advise of extent

 Brickwork to G/L 1- not plumb- to be taken down and rebuilt

 Ditto

 Detail of reinforcement to corner Bean G/L A. HCL to ensure full fill of mortar between bricks

 Progress of piers to arches below spring point to arcade

 Progress to arcade. CVA to review spring point level discrepancy between elevations.

Cut bricks to Cunliffe laid G/L 7/A-B GFL covered in dust from on-site cutting. Method to be reviewed. Bricks to be cleaned for further site inspection on Thursday 14th Aug.

Further bricks to Cunliffe G/L 7/F-G where cutting method modified and less dust to header face.