DASHWOOD FIRE HALL #2
to be located at 1800 Galvin Place, off
Meadowood Way.
Building Color Scheme
Floor plans.
Work
on the Fire Hall Construction site commenced today
February 12th, 2009 To
see the photo's as things progress please scroll down
slowly to the various stages.
PLEASE NOTE
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
See Next Item
The
Construction Site is off limits to all unless permission has
been granted by the Site Superintendent and you must be wearing full
safety gear. Hard Hat, Hi-Vis Clothing and Steel Toed Boots as
per WCB.
Work on site
was held up due to weather conditions the contractors were
supposed pour concrete for the walls today but this has been
delayed 24 hrs
All under
ground plumbing and electrical conduits within the building
structure are now in place as of Friday 6th of March. The sewer lines and other lines were filled with water for
testing with the aid of the fire department tanker truck.
Monday 9th March, the first of two loads of the steel building
arrived today, the remainder finally arrived mid-afternoon Wednesday March
11th.
Erection
of Steel Frame work commenced mid-afternoon Thursday 12th March.
While the erection of the steel work continues entrance to the site has been move
approx 60 feet west, to provide level
entry onto the road. Next will be the re-alignment
of the road within the site.
Re-alignment of
road started on Monday 23rd, March
New Access Road
completed Tuesday 24th, March.
However at the end of June we had to lower the road to match the front
forecourt.
Grading of the
site slopes commenced to day Saturday 14th, March
It snowed again
over Sunday and Monday night 15/16th March,
Framing of the
wood section started today Monday 23rd, March
Steel Erectors
commence installing the walls to-day Wednesday 25th, March
The
plastic membrane for water proofing the floor, then the re-bar
mat is being put into place.
The
floor is honeycombed with electrical conduits, note the grey
plastic lines.
This
means nothing can be bolted down to the concrete floor.
The start of the roof
installation
Internal
Colour scheme
April 8th, 2009
Pouring of
concrete for the finishing of the floors of the Meeting Rm &
upstairs room. The truck bay floors pouring will happen to-morrow.
The Concrete
work inside the building is now completed and framing has commenced on the stairs and also the washrooms
Framing and
plumbing underway in the washrooms
Mechanical
Rm frame up
Installation
of window shutters these will protect all windows.
The brown
trim on the Right-hand side is the base for the wall cladding
It may appear that construction has stopped but work
is proceeding with the plumbing and electrical
wiring.
Steel Wall Cladding underway on the
remaining parts of the building.
Outer man doors have finally arrived on the 7th May
however they have windows in them and should be solid
for security reasons.
See Below the problem was solved
Soffit's have now been
completely installed
Viewed from the outside
Viewed from inside
Installation of Truck Bay doors has now been completed
and awaiting for the operating gear to make them
electrically operated with manual over ride in the event
of power failure.
Operating gear being installed with manual override
in the event of power failure.
Preparing the ground
for the truck bay forecourt.
Rear
Forecourt & General View
Preparing the ground for the foundation of the Rain
Water collection tank
Rain
Water Collection Tank Moving Day 29th, May
2009
This
tank will provide water for fire tankers
Departing Dashwood
On Route
Corcan Road
underpass
Corcan Road underpass - we made it!
Turning into the #2 Fire Hall Site
There is still lots
of work to be done on this tank before it can become
operational.
Getting the old blanks off in which the bolts were
well rusted in place and then cleaning up all the
extra protrusions.
Foundation slab poured for the Tanker Filling Pump
expected on site about 21st June.
Water tank has
received
it's first coat of primer paint today July 4th
Later the same day
the final top coat of paint
Outlet flange now installed with the two valves one
is for refilling,
the other will feeding the fire pump
The Tank compound now has fencing post concreted
into the ground plus security straps
Showing the anchors attachments for security straps
Fencing is completed with barb wire topping
and awaiting the gates due to-morrow 21st July.
Tank
Compound fencing completed
Dry-walling commenced on the ceiling etc to create the
fire stops
Radiant Heat and other duct work being installed.
Propane will be the fuel used for heating
Gas line laid
from building to the propane tank
Safety Bollards installed to protect
propane tank
Propane tank arrives on site
Unloading in progress onto the pads
1000 gallon tank now in place
Tank now connected to the system
Excavating for Hydro and Telus Ducts
BC Hydro inspected the cable ducts this afternoon
5th May and
gave permission for back filling from
the building.
Main power supply and breaker boards for the
building.
June 12th, BC Hydro was on site pulling in the
new main cable
Communication is very important, hence
the need for a radio antenna
to connected to #1
Fire Hall, Trucks & North Island 911
Our Radio
Technician doing the installing
Showing the mast
head
Finally the mast
and antenna
Cabinet work is being installed
Multi purpose coffee bar
Toilet Vanity
Meeting room Kitchen
Multi purpose room now completed
Toilets and shower now completed
Meeting Room now completed
Work Party today Saturday 4th, July to
get the woodposts driven in to mark out
the Parking Lot
and also to provide protection to the
Septic Field to be installed next Tuesday.
Laying the posts
out
Marking the depth
to be driven
Driving the first
post
Post driving continues
Drilling holes for top rails
Top
rails going into place
Crush
rock has been added and parking lot being
graded and vibrate rolling after being
wetted down
Work continues on the Parking lot fencing
into the late evening and we are now basically
completed
Sewer System Installation under way
July 7th, 2009
Septic Tank
arrives on site
Tank
being lowered into the ground
Connections being made to the
distribution box
Another view of distribution box
Oil Trap from truck floor drains
The main entrance to the building work has started
as of July 14th
Footings getting poured
Columns formed up.
Commencement of back fillings
Back filling completed, will now have to
be compacted
Commencement of laying paving slabs
Construction of entrance canopy
The
completed canopy
Like any major project monthly meetings take place
with all concerned
to thrash out any problems or oversights
Tuesday 14th July
A detailed inspection was done and this time
it was held in the New Meeting Room at #2 Fire
Hall
