New east stand

I didn't notice that. In that case they probably were drilling - no need for templates for fitting bolts! They're pretty damn quick.

 

Perhaps you are both right?

pre-bored holes, metal plate dropped on and bolts in place then use drill/electric screwdriver to tighten nuts? Job done.

 

Thanks Chris. Of all the debates currently on this board, this is the most pointless....and that's saying something!

 

When it is opened I will book a seat there, stick my behind in the air, and have a good look.

 

http://iris2.time-lapse-systems.com/viewer.php?img=2014-08-06_15-48-02.JPG&id=1599708&pass=watford-football-club-cam

To bump the link up from previous pages.

Looking allright like!! Hats off to our Italian owners.

 

Expected to be fully opened by end of September and will hold 3,400 fans may be partially opened before then. Forrza Pozzo's and Thank you!!!!!

 

What are these bent steels that people are going on about?

 

Is end of September to include the as yet to be constructed other couple of sections? Seems remarkably quick. Bent steel is the upright you can see at the back of the structure as built so far.

 

Had my first look at that on Saturday from The Rookery - rather than bent, it looks like two pieces joined at an angle. Odd looking though.

 

http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/sport/watfordfc/watfordfcnews/11394863.East_Stand_expected_to_be_fully_open_by_end_of_September/

 

That is one heck of a corkscrew they have had on site..

Wonder if there is a wine lake reported.

 

Imagine, the fountain of goodness!

 

That was the word on the grapevine OFH

 

I just wish to see the frames going up on the south side, that will signal the beginning of the end. What's there already is looking good. Will be interested to see how Occupation Road looks when it is finished.

The one oddity is the projection to get the camera box in, it breaks the smooth outside cladding.

 

When are the other stands going up? Seems like no progress these last few days.

 

Quite a lot of concrete went in last week, maybe that has to go off properly.

 

Plenty of the little fiddly jobs done - on the roof, the barriers around the entrance/exits, on the ends of each row.

 

Lets...

"Get down on it"

 

OK that explains it, they got that corkscrew into the wine lake, have drunk the proceeds and suffering from the hangover.....

Point taken re. the little jobs, just impatient me wants to see the rest of the big bits of meccano go up.

 

Seems from the time-lapse photos that the piling rig left site 08.30-08.45 on the 15th August. Assuming the concrete was poured as they went along (though I can't really tell) then you still have a reasonable drying time for the concrete, then cap the piles so I reckon a while yet before we see more "tangible" progress, but when we do I think it will be rapid, particularly when they are ready to connect to the existing superstructure. Ground work is usually the most difficult stage.