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HP52: Rising at the Rear

Steve Dean

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Thanks to Pasoti for helping out, here are the photos that were published last weekend on Green on Screen, but very few managed to see them. Fingers crossed that we'll back to normal before too long.


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Last time ended with two thirds of the roof structure completed ...

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... so the first task after the Easter weekend was to finish the steel work at the east end

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What's this? Fishing nets?

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No, safety nets for the roof, and the boom lifts are ready to put them up. It's good to see ...

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... gender equality in the construction industry

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A very large area needs to covered ...

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... although not so much covered as attached underneath, of course

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It's Thursday, the sun's out and the netting is up on the front side

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The roof's steel frame is complete too, apart from the end sections ...

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... which, a day later, is under construction ...

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... at the west end

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On Friday, with Storm Hannah threatening ...

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... the final section at the east end is under way

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First, the main beam is added ...

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... and then the front section ...

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... is bolted in place

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Meanwhile, down below ...

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... the A-frame is put together

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First, the two steel rafters are bolted together ...

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... and then the studs are added

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Ah, the dangers of a layman searching the internet - I've no doubt got those terms badly wrong!

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Anyway, up it goes ...

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... to be bolted on

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Then the first strut ...

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... is lifted in ...

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... to provide lateral support

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Yesterday (Saturday), the steel workers continued ...

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... to add the many components at the far east end

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Minutes later the clouds parted ...

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... to give a much cheerier backdrop for the complex steel structure

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We're told that these peculiar shapes are needed for the back row seat frames

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Oh hello! More Saturday work, with the roofers expected in today (Sunday) to complete the infill at the west end.

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Back to Easter Tuesday, the freshly laid concrete base that we saw last time has had the long weekend to go off

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The finished floor will of course have a very different appearance

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A step down to doors to the outside

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The service pipes ...

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... in the north-west corner

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As we've seen before, the front portion of the raker beams were left aside to allow access along the temporary road ...

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... but no longer

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Bolted on and supported by a hardcore foundation at the front ...

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... the raker beams will provide 15 terrace levels ...

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... with the concrete terracing expected to arrive tomorrow

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Heading towards the GT's building, the clipboard suggests a manager of the cladding company crew ...

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... who continue to add the finishing touches on the outside of the supporters' bars

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Inside, the electrical first-fix continues on the ground floor ...

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... and on the first floor too

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At the base of the large window that will look out onto the pitch ...

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... brackets are fitted for a Juliet balcony

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Metal sheets are lifted ...

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... up to the roof ...

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... to form the parapet covers

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Laid out ready ...

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... the finished covers will prevent rainwater seeping down the inside of the walls. They must be fitted before many aspects can continue down below.

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Back to Tuesday morning again, and at the back of the stand, things are about to change ...

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... in a big way! By lunchtime on Wednesday, many of the rear columns had been ...

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... bolted onto the short base columns

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Here comes another ...

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... with each one taking just a few minutes to attach

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When you think about it, there was no room for error for those base columns ...

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... to ensure that everything fits at the top

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The first beam comes in ...

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... to a short column at the top end. The shape is different here because of the main entrance design.

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There's plenty more to come ...

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... with different coloured steel (galvanised?) stored behind the shop

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The second beam comes in ...

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... and is fitted ...

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... next to the first

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The boom lifts head up ...

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... to take the first strut ...

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... which is fitted in no time at all

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Another beam ...

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... this time to run across ...

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... from the outside to the inside columns

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The first rafter ...

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... fits perfectly (how do they do that?!)

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How it looked at the end of Bob's visit on Wednesday ...

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... and 24 hours later, there are many more beams below and rafters above

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The work goes on ...

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... with Summit Platforms playing a vital part

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Five rafters on and four more to go in this upper half

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The end-on view shows how wide the conference and hospitality space will be

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The view from the inside. Once the new structure is in place, the old pillars will be cut away.

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I like this picture!

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There's more steel on a trailer behind ...

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... and another lorry arrives

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The sixth rafter is on ...

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... and here's number seven

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The aim is to be open for the Christmas demand

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By Friday the old boardroom building is reached. What happens as we head further east will be interesting.

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Meanwhile, back on the ground there's more pipework to be fitted ...

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... and covered ...

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... to form another piece in a very big jigsaw

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Jon Back and Andrew Parkinson survey the scene

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Down by the old club shop, air conditioning units have arrived ...

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... and are taken to the grandstand's first floor. These will sit behind the metal framework to service the hospitality area below.

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Also this weekend, hefty power cables ...

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... are brought into the old kit room at the west end of the grandstand concourse

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And to finish this week's set, the painters were in this weekend ...

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... to begin painting the celebrated Leitch balcony

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So that's April all but over. Another set next weekend. Who knows how we'll all feel.
 

IJN

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Kudos to Bob (Keepitgreen).

He's spent 3 (three) hours uploading this on Pasoti tonight.

Above and beyond I'd call it.

:nworthy:
 
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IJN":2oa1tctr said:
Kudos to Bob (Keepitgreen).

He's spent 3 (three) hours uploading this on Pasoti tonight.

Above and beyond I'd call it.

:nworthy:

Cor blimey. :nworthy:
 

Steve Dean

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Three hours - an easy night then Bob! ;)

And sorry for the last caption. There won't be anything this Sunday I'm afraid, but Bob's been taking photos this week and they will appear … one day.

Steve
 
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IJN":12y4cmox said:
Kudos to Bob (Keepitgreen).

He's spent 3 (three) hours uploading this on Pasoti tonight.

Above and beyond I'd call it.

:nworthy:
Absolutely. I love scrolling through the development pics every week (ususally more interesting than the football)!

Thanks Bob. Hope GoS is up and running again soon.
 
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Well done to all concerned in taking these photos and arranging for them to be available. True heroes.
 

Leo's Grandad

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A great effort - love seeing the updates.
 

JannerinCardiff

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These pics are tremendous... !! huge thanks to all those involved in taking them and getting up on GOS/P@soti

Great work, and the grandstand looks brilliant!! :thumbup:
 
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Thank you, and thanks to Bob and Steve for their continued effort to keep all us Argyle fans up to date with latest developments of the Mayflower redevelopment.
 

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As usual guys well done.
 
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Well done everyone, thanks for your hard work. Has gone a long way to lifting my mood in this sad week. Time to get behind the team and help push them over the line tomorrow. :scarf:
 

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Thanks guys, fantastic photos. It really is looking brilliant now, I can't wait until it's finished.