Tuesday, 31 March 2015

Site visit 25.03.15

 Raised floor to Bean LRC 1FL underway- HCL to ensure 75mm void throughout to accommodate floor boxes- Action HCL

 Air tightness- lining to top of lift shaft required

 Partition to link- boards stop short- HCL to address fire/ acoustic issues

 RFID containment installed 1FL old bean

 Old Bean 1FL landing ceiling- CVA instructed 1 No. layer glasroc to ceilings to allow light installations without further ceiling damage- Action HCL

 HCL to confirm why flashings to 1FL Bean triangle roof are not as Spec H71

 BE.EW.01.05- inner coping not as CVA detail, reveal to vent not as CVA detail. HCL to advise

 DPC installed as CVA detail- awaiting coping
 HCL to advise of infill mortar/ capping detail below BE.EW.01.05

 Ditto

 Gulley full of debris to 1FL Bean triangle roof

 Insulation not installed to inner face of rooflights BE.RL.01.01, 02, 03. Linings to be removed and insulation installed as details 0331 BE 15.1 and spec. P10/ 140A.

 Ditto

Cunliffe stair- Window reveal details to be flush as CVA details- refer 0331 CU 13.1

 Cunliffe 2FL classrooms- mist coat complete. HCL to address interface of wall/ slope where bowed- refer to detail 0331 CU 15.2, K10/696- Action HCL

 Bean 1FL roof- arcade capping set out incorrectly- not as CVA details/ reference panel. HCL to address/ relay all- Action HCL

 Arch pointing incomplete to BE.EW.01.10, 01, 02. HCL to address

 Marking to brickwork 1FL parapet Bean- to be addressed- Action HCL

 Arch formers GFL Bean on site

 Pyramid carpentry incomplete to top- to be formed and additional slates/ flashing added- Action HCL

 Ditto- also secondary support rail to glazing to be completed

 Metal clad to dormer added
 
Capping 1FL Bean roof- poor finished edge being used on external face to some copings- HCL to address

Site visit 20.03.15


 
BE.EW.00.06- Brick/ cill detail not at CVA drawing-0331 BE13.3.  HCL to advise how to deal with break in substrate for tiling between screed and tile. CVA detail continuous. Action HCL

 Bean lobby BE.00.15- ensure airtightness to all penetrations

 Bean 1FL- fire door frames to be fitted square.

 BE.EW.01.09 cavity closer incomplete + pointing incomplete to arch reveal

Bean 1FL arch windows installed- awaiting low level fritted glass vent installation

brickwork bridging cavity BE.EW.01.05

Bean 1FL externally- cavity tray still awaiting installation to flank wall

Old Bean side roof- Window/ cill to be redecorated/ flashings/ ridge tile to be completed.

Old Bean side roof- Broken/ slipped tiles to be replaced

Old Bean side roof- Tile to be added above rooflight window head where omitted in error

Cunliffe 1FL- bulkhead construction underway

Cunliffe 1FL corridor- AC panel to be cut around bulkhead line

Cunliffe 1FL ceilings- works out of sequence- plaster repairs incomplete- mist coat commenced/ 1st fix commenced
2FL Cunliffe. HCL to advise how airtightness will be achieved to all bulkheads. Not as CVA details- refer 0331 CU 05.1/ CU 15.2

Ditto

Ditto

Ditto

GFL Cunliffe. No cavity closers installed to hit and miss brickwork.  HCL to remove and rebuild. Also no ties installed. Refer CVA detail 0331 CU 11.2. ALL CONDEMNED

Ditto.


Cunliffe 2FL- brick course to cills too high- course to be removed/ reveals made good/ pressed metal cill added/ dressed into window profile

Cunliffe 2FL- Snots etc. to be removed and brickwork carefully cleaned down.


Wednesday, 11 March 2015

Site Visit 10.03.15

 Precast concrete sealing underway to Bean Hall- Some marking from insitu work to be cleaned prior to seal- In case a deep clean is required, use Lithofin MN Power-Clean diluted 1:20 and a white pad. (tech sheet issued 10.02.15)

 Bean door screen BE.EW.00.07- opening appears too small/ straps bent. HCL to advise

Bean curtain wall screen/ door BE.ED.00.04. Gaps either side of screen 25-30mm. HCL to advise how this gap will be closed as current discrepancy between screen and opening.

 Ditto

 Screed to lower landing of seminar stair now complete

 Bean GFL drylining GL B/3- insulation missing- HCL to address to all areas

 Bean head detail to seminar stair:
  • Partition not fixed at 600mm centres as required
  • Not adequate fire or acoustic separation
  • Unistrut continuing through spaces
HCL to address all
 Bean seminar stair walls- ensure adequate acoustic and firestopping. Head detail currently unacceptable. HCL to address
 Ditto

 Airtightness. Gaps to airtight ceiling where interface with structure. HCL to address

 Bean 1FL  window BE.EW.01.05:
  • Cill and head installed at incorrect height- refer details 0331 BE.13.6- HCL to address
  • LAC painted onto external face brickwork- unacceptable- HCL to address
 Bean 1FL  window BE.EW.01.05:
  • RIW DPC continuous from cill/ lapped under capping detail- not as built- refer details 0331 BE.13.6. HCL to address
Arched windows- brickwork and concrete beyond specified tolerances. HCL to advise how this will be addressed.
 BE.EW.01.09 + BE.EW.01.10- window frames installed before arches have been pointed. Work out of sequence. HCL to advise of method to address and provide acceptable finish without damage to installed frame

 Ditto

 Installed window frames unprotected as brickwork built overhead. Unacceptable- HCL to advise ho to address

 Airtightness- large voids in interfaces with services and structure- HCL to address

 Ditto

 Bean refurb. Mist coat decs commenced but existing electrical services have not been removed- see below
 Old emergency fittings to be removed prior to decoration- works out of sequence. HCL to address

 Raised floors- installation underway 1FL Cunliffe

 1FL Cunliffe- plaster beads installation underway

 2FL Cunliffe- Data cabling underway- although building is not watertight.

 Plastering underway to 2FL Cunliffe- CU.02.06

 Ditto

 Ditto

 Partition to CU.02.05- ensure gaps sealed between substrates prior to plastering- HCL to address

 CU.02.05- awaiting plastering- refer notes above for acoustics

 Additional cill formed over bauder to Cunliffe window CU.EW.02.11. HCL to advise how this will be addressed.

 Hit and miss brickwork Cunliffe north elevation GFL high level:
  • Soft joint to be formed to interface with brickshield.
  • Ties required as F30/212- not currently installed- refer plan drawing CU.11.2. 
  • Retrofit solution may now be required. HCL to advise. To be addressed before ductwork installation.
  • HCL to confirm cavity tray installation carried out to all openings as detail CU 11.2

 Cunliffe brickshield north and east elevations. Quality of setting of slips unacceptable. Mortar joints variable/ faces of slips not flush. Slips also falling off. HCL to address. CVA to reattend for further review of quality and finish.

 Ditto

 Ditto

 Cill detail very poor.

Areas of brickshield condemned- refer above. HCL to address,. CVA to reattend site to review.