Work started on Seats - PICS - Page 2

K-P · 04-03-2009, 09:58

Theres less than 8 week to the non flexi deadline.. work hasnt started on clayton end... anyone know how long the job will actually take... someone told me the concrete takes 4-6 weeks to set to the requirements to be able to use for this purpose... BUT and I emphasis BUT that could be a load of tosh.

cashman · 04-03-2009, 10:06

don't really know K-P but my money would be on "Load Of Tosh" on the basis, when they do concreting on building sites, no way they have ever waited anywhere near that long to continue.

K-P · 04-03-2009, 10:19

your right.. i drive past a plot one week and litrally a month later theres a house on it... seriously.

so we can probably leave it to the middle of april then

Redash · 04-03-2009, 16:34

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Originally Posted by K-P

Theres less than 8 week to the non flexi deadline.. work hasnt started on clayton end... anyone know how long the job will actually take... someone told me the concrete takes 4-6 weeks to set to the requirements to be able to use for this purpose... BUT and I emphasis BUT that could be a load of tosh.

If you put some row-bolts into the concrete too soon, when you tighten the bolt it will fracture the concrete. (Similar to putting a nail too close to the edge on a piece of wood. ) The bolts to hold the seats are only small so they will not have as long to wait for curing.
4 weeks is the maximum, about a week in decent weather will probably be enough.
By the time they have finished the concreting, the first lot should have cured enough to drill.
Building a wall on concrete is a different matter as the load is spread across the top in a downward force. Bolting exherts the stresses from inside to the outside forcing the concrete to split.

K-P · 04-03-2009, 16:49

I was down there this aft and nothing to photograph as not much happened since friday.

Redash i presume you know your stuff..You sound like you do... If deadline day is May 1st and we havent even started on clayton end then arn't we pushing it a bit tight?

Sorry just me getting worried

Redash · 04-03-2009, 17:37

It's going to be close.

lancsdave · 04-03-2009, 17:52

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Originally Posted by K-P

Redash i presume you know your stuff..You sound like you do...

How do you think he got his part in Bob The Builder ?

maccawozzagod · 04-03-2009, 19:45

will the Clayton End be closed for any length of time? or will they just tape off the entire first row leaving only the walkways?

K.S.H · 04-03-2009, 20:01

On the season ticket form it shows two prices for the Clayton end, seating and standing.
How they going to seperate them?

VALAIRIAN · 04-03-2009, 20:08

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Originally Posted by K.S.H

On the season ticket form it shows two prices for the Clayton end, seating and standing.
How they going to seperate them?

On the application form it mentions about people having seat numbers for the season..

K.S.H · 04-03-2009, 20:14

Yeah, if you buy a "seated ticket"
What I'm getting at is, if you buy a ticket for the Clayton end you can't get into the main stand to sit down, next season though you will be able to get to the seated area in the Clayton end, don't think many will want too

but if you did how they gonna separate the seated from the standing?
They will have to leave the steps there for us to use, one entance/exit at the end won't be enough I'm sure

cashman · 04-03-2009, 20:33

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Originally Posted by K.S.H

Yeah, if you buy a "seated ticket"
What I'm getting at is, if you buy a ticket for the Clayton end you can't get into the main stand to sit down, next season though you will be able to get to the seated area in the Clayton end, don't think many will want too

but if you did how they gonna separate the seated from the standing?
They will have to leave the steps there for us to use, one entance/exit at the end won't be enough I'm sure

wouldn't worry about separation ken, a dozens no problem.

K.S.H · 04-03-2009, 20:37

Not worried at all

Eric will though, be £24 lost

Just filling the form out and wondered how they were going to go about it

Wynonie Harris · 04-03-2009, 22:22

My theory is this - all the turnstiles at the back of the Clayton End will be for standing supporters only. Once you go through them, you'll have to turn left and go round onto the terraces via the Clayton End/Whinney Hill corner. The way round onto the terraces to the right will be gated off. The few seated patrons on the Clayton End will have their own turnstile - the one at the corner of the John Smiths/Clayton End that's never used (last time I remember it being used was for the Bournemouth cup match). They'll be able to go through there and straight onto the lower Clayton End (which will be gated off from the upper Clayton End). Seated Clayton End patrons will have access to the toilets and refreshment bar on the seated stand side. At the end of the match, all the gates will be opened, so people can leave in the normal way. A heck of a lot of faffing around to meet a stupid FL requirement!

K.S.H · 04-03-2009, 22:25

Surely the'll have to gate the steps as well (either side of goal) entrance/exit on each end isn't enough, especially for emergency exit