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RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - Momo26 - 01-14-2019
On a scale of 1 - 10, 1 being a car driving by, 10 being a bulldozer through the living room, how loud is the drill cylinder usually?
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - Spokes - 01-21-2019
(01-11-2019, 02:39 PM)Lens Wrote:(01-10-2019, 01:50 PM)jgsz Wrote: Is this the equipment? It looks like a pile driver but it could be used for something else.
That's a shoring drill. They're moving quickly on this!
And if a shoring drill is already on site, and they aren't going down very far, you'd think forms/crane would be around the corner. Like maybe a month away?
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - Momo26 - 01-21-2019
That's relatively quick action. Do we have a # and specifics on units still unsold? If any?
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - jgsz - 01-24-2019
Update:
Another large drill-like piece of equipment (yellow one) arrived yesterday. The 'drill' that's been here for a while drills into the soil and sandy soil is brought to the surface and when there is enough it gets taken away by a truck. What I find curious is the cement truck that pours cement (?) into the drilled holes. I have no idea why they would do that. Can anyone offer an explanation?
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - EdM - 01-24-2019
(01-24-2019, 10:33 AM)jgsz Wrote: Can anyone offer an explanation?
This video provides a good explanation of what's probably going on:
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - jgsz - 01-24-2019
(01-24-2019, 10:54 AM)EdM Wrote:(01-24-2019, 10:33 AM)jgsz Wrote: Can anyone offer an explanation?
This video provides a good explanation of what's probably going on:
Thanks. That is probably what they are doing.
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - Spokes - 01-24-2019
Thanks for posting that, very helpful!
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - jgsz - 02-13-2019
They are wasting no time on this project. The pile construction is not finished on the west side but they have started to excavate on the Duke / Frederick corner.
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - Rainrider22 - 02-13-2019
(02-13-2019, 11:54 AM)jgsz Wrote: They are wasting no time on this project. The pile construction is not finished on the west side but they have started to excavate on the Duke / Frederick corner.
They could be digging to prepare for underground services...
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - KevinL - 02-13-2019
In this weather, no less!
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - jgsz - 02-22-2019
Yesterday they were still working on the remaining pile wall. At the same time were starting the retaining wall. I expect the pile driver to be taken away today.
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - Rainrider22 - 02-22-2019
They made very good time with the caissons.... theses guys are flying...
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - jgsz - 02-22-2019
(02-22-2019, 08:26 AM)Rainrider22 Wrote: They made very good time with the caissons.... theses guys are flying...
Yes they are. And wasting no time. I remember seeing their surveyors on site even before the church was totally demolished.
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - Spokes - 02-22-2019
Very good time! WOW.
I'm curious to see if we see some faster construction times in Waterloo Region moving forward. I always find that other bigger regions move a lot faster.
RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C - Rainrider22 - 02-22-2019
(02-22-2019, 08:30 AM)jgsz Wrote:Please keep the updates coming. You had a great vantage point there !! We should do a pool to see who can guess the approximate month that your camera will start pointing up in stead of down to take the progress picture...(02-22-2019, 08:26 AM)Rainrider22 Wrote: They made very good time with the caissons.... theses guys are flying...
Yes they are. And wasting no time. I remember seeing their surveyors on site even before the church was totally demolished.