Building Watch

Adding the floors, stairs and walls - October/November, 2002 

A bundle of steel decking is guided through the structure

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October 17th - bundles of ribbed metal sheets arrive. These will form the base for the concrete floors.	With amazing skill, the sheets are lowered through the structure...	...and stacked in the appropriate parts of the building.
October 24th - the team prepare to lay the concrete ground slab.	Here's the wooden surround for the concrete floor	November 1st - Meanwhile the stairs are added...	...and the building is surrounded in scaffolding to give the team access to the upper floors.
November 6th - the ribbed metal sheets are laid to make the base for the floors.	November 8th - more decking sheets added - giving welcome shelter from the rain!	The view from the Settlement garden.	November 11th - floor decking complete as the scaffolding is shrouded in blue safety netting.
November 13th - the first external wall, in the corner that will eventually be the building's main entrance.	November 20th - the full structure.  The stud work that will form the basis of the external walls is visible on the left.	November 20th - work goes on on the lift shaft, and the internal walls on the lower ground floor.	November 27th - a large pipe brings concrete from ground level to the top floor, where it forms the floor itself.
November 26th - not much outward sign of progress, but lots going on inside!	December 5th - the main entrance takes shape...	,,,and the concrete floors are complete.

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The building project is being funded by Community at Heart.