03-23-2019, 09:23 AM
I drove by this morning and there is a huge line up of dump trucks. Looks like they are taking more earth away. I am surprised so early after a big pour. These guys are not wasting anytime.
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Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | completed
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Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | completed
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Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | completed
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03-23-2019, 03:36 PM
Correct me if I am wrong, but this will be one of the tallest buildings in Ontario outside the GTA. Look forward to the end result!
 (03-23-2019, 03:36 PM)jeffster Wrote: Correct me if I am wrong, but this will be one of the tallest buildings in Ontario outside the GTA. Its only challengers are a couple Niagara Falls hotels, and Hamilton's Landmark Place. It will also be Waterloo Region's first above 110m, which is the minimum for this Wikipedia list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ta...in_Ontario 
03-23-2019, 07:37 PM
Ottawa's "Icon" condo tower is currently under construction and will top out at 45 storeys. Some other, even taller towers have been proposed.
03-25-2019, 09:54 AM
Lots of soil was removed on Saturday. I noticed that the edge of the concrete that was laid on Friday was slightly damaged by some of the equipment. Today they are placing heavy steel (?) posts on the concrete. As usual, I have no idea what they are doing. But it's fascinating to watch.
03-25-2019, 10:26 AM
Every time you post pictures, it jumps out to me how I'm so jealous of your perspective for photos. So glad you're sharing it with us!
03-25-2019, 10:32 AM
Look at all that sand !!! No wonder the town was called SandHills...
I notice a deeper hole dug at the bottom left of the pic, I wonder what that is for. This is very cool to watch...
03-25-2019, 12:00 PM
(03-25-2019, 10:32 AM)Rainrider22 Wrote: Look at all that sand !!! No wonder the town was called SandHills... Yeah I'm amazed! Despite the Sandhills history, I had no idea there was so much sand under Kitchener.
03-25-2019, 04:15 PM
(03-25-2019, 10:32 AM)Rainrider22 Wrote: Look at all that sand !!! No wonder the town was called SandHills... Yeah, really surprising how much sand there is. Just wow. I wonder if that deeper hole is for mechanical, like a sump pump. They have something like that at the Cop Shop parking garage (KPL).
03-25-2019, 04:22 PM
(03-25-2019, 04:15 PM)jeffster Wrote:(03-25-2019, 10:32 AM)Rainrider22 Wrote: Look at all that sand !!! No wonder the town was called SandHills... Re the hole, I was thinking that too. A sump pump would be required with all that sand. Or too much hydraulic pressure would build up under the foundation pad and cause structural issues. (to be clear, I am not an engineer, just someone who has read and watched building techniques. I don't want to get the engineers here wound up and tooting their horn... The horn was a joke linked to an engineer.. I dont want the train afectionados here upset either)
03-25-2019, 05:28 PM
(03-25-2019, 12:00 PM)KingandWeber Wrote:(03-25-2019, 10:32 AM)Rainrider22 Wrote: Look at all that sand !!! No wonder the town was called SandHills... Cedar hill and the (now much flattened) hill that this tower is on are entirely sand, afaik.
03-26-2019, 08:38 AM
Yesterday they started to build the rebar (if that's what it's called).
What I find interesting is that the cement pad covers about a third of the proposed floor plan. I assume there will be more cement to cover the rest of the area later. Yesterday I referred to steel posts being delivered. It turns out they are round bars made of steel and bundled together. Does anyone know what the material is on the side of the walls? First they put on what looks like a black sheet and then a white sheet over that. Is it some kind of insulation?
03-26-2019, 09:17 AM
(03-26-2019, 08:38 AM)jgsz Wrote: Does anyone know what the material is on the side of the walls? First they put on what looks like a black sheet and then a white sheet over that. Is it some kind of insulation? Probably some sort of waterproofing. First a drainage layer to let the water flow to the bottom, than a barrier layer to protect the concrete that will eventually be poured between a form and the wood.
03-26-2019, 09:27 AM
It looks like the reverse of foundation water protecting. Typically you pour the foundation then do the water protection. In this case they put up the protection and pour the cement to it.
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