Photos from August 2018
Aug 1, 2018: Installing insulation and brick veneer on the north wall.
Aug 1, 2018: Installing backing boards for urinal walls in the upstairs washroom.
Aug 1, 2018: Mud compound for the drywall installers. They are planning to start the drywall installation on the second floor this Tuesday.
Aug 1, 2018: Some drywall has been installed in the vestibule outside the compressor room.
Aug 1, 2018: The KingSpan panels on the west wall.
Aug 1, 2018: Only a couple more KingSpan panels to go on the south wall.
Aug 2, 2018: The brick veneer on the north wall is getting higher.
Aug 2, 2018: They have covered up the cross brace in the wall beside sheet one.
Aug 2, 2018: Some of the numerous backing boards that will provide support for hand dryers, toilet partition walls, stairway hand rails and more.
Aug 2, 2018: The Kingspan walls on the east wall are going up.
Aug 3, 2018: Removing the water from the ice pad; putting to rest the rumours that the city is building a swimming pool.
Aug 3, 2018: Driving the squeegee machine that sucks up the water and polishes the surface.
Aug 3, 2018: Some insulation and mudding compound waiting to be used on the second floor.
Aug 3, 2018: Piles and piles of drywall have been delivered. The drywallers will be starting to put up the drywall on Tuesday.
Aug 3, 2018: Lots of doorframes arrived today.
Aug 3, 2018: Installed doorframes in the upstairs bar.
Aug 3, 2018: Installing a doorframe for the bar storeroom.
Aug 3, 2018: Still working on the brick veneer along the north wall.
Aug 3, 2018: The view from the middle of sheet six.
Aug 3, 2018: Almost finished with the Kingspan walls on the east side above the mechanical rooms.
Aug 3, 2018: The cooling tower on the roof above the compression room. The tower dissipates all the heat pulled out of the ice pad when making and maintaining ice.
Aug 7, 2018: Ducting in the compressor room that, when installed, will provide venting up to the roof.
Aug 7, 2018: Installing the tracking for the dividing wall in the banquet area.
Aug 7, 2018: More backing material in the washrooms.
Aug 7, 2018: Most of the upstairs door frames have been installed.
Aug 8, 2018: Frames for the viewing windows into the ice shed waiting to be installed.
Aug 8, 2018: Hanging drywall in the utilities room beside sheet one.
Aug 9, 2018: Using a template to trace the cut out for a vent in the ice shed HVAC ducting.
Aug 9, 2018: Cutting the opening.
Aug 9, 2018: One of the ice shed vents.
Aug 9, 2018: Getting the floor in the storage room beside sheet one ready for a cement pour.
Aug 9, 2018: Prepping the opening upstairs for the one of the viewing windows.
Aug 9, 2018: The frames for the downstairs viewing windows.
Aug 9, 2018: Looking out through the window frames downstairs.
Aug 9, 2018: Looking out through the window frames upstairs.
Aug 9, 2018: Some drywall upstairs around the west stairwell.
Aug 9, 2018: Installing drywall upstairs around the north stairwell.
Aug 9, 2018: Finishing up the framing for the divider wall tract.
Aug 9, 2018: Filling in and compacting the ground around the support pillars for the entrance canopy.
Aug 9, 2018: The ice shed from the middle of sheet six.
Aug 10, 2018: Drywall hanging around the upstairs viewing windows.
Aug 10, 2018: Exhaust ducting in the compressor room.
Aug 10, 2018: Drywall hanging on the wall between the electrical and utilities room.
Aug 10, 2018: Pressure testing the water lines for the front end of the building.
Aug 10, 2018: Framing the overhang on the north wall where the bottom of the Kingspan walls will attach.
Aug 10, 2018: Installing the aluminum framing for the windows at the main entrance.
Aug 13, 2018: The components for the compressor room have been unpacked and are waiting to be installed.
Aug 13, 2018: Circuit boxes in the electrical room.
Aug 13, 2018: The brick veneer on the south wall is finished.
Aug 13, 2018: Working on the brick veneer along the east wall.
Aug 13, 2018: The overhang on the north wall for the Kingspan wall is finished.
Aug 13, 2018: Installing the aluminum frames for the front doors.
Aug 14, 2018: Drywall in the janitorial room behind the bar.
Aug 14, 2018: Lighting components waiting to be installed.
Aug 14, 2018: Insulating the wall between the ice shed and the viewing area.
Aug 14, 2018: Plumbing in the restroom at the far end of the ice shed.
Aug 14, 2018: The brick veneer on the east side is getting higher.
Aug 15, 2018: Drywall on the inside of the bar.
Aug 15, 2018: Drywall on the outside of the bar.
Aug 15, 2018: Hanging drywall on the outside of the bar.
Aug 15, 2018: The two compressors are in place, One is all we need to operate. the second is part of the backup system.
Aug 15, 2018: The main electrical panel in the compressor room.
Aug 9, 2018: The banquet room and covered deck.
Aug 9, 2018: The inside of the bar.
Aug 17, 2018: Taping the drywall above the upstairs viewing windows.
Aug 17, 2018: Looking out the bar towards the covered deck.
Aug 17, 2018: The banquet room.
Aug 17, 2018: They have finished the insulation on the ice shed's north wall.
Aug 20, 2018: Drywall on the west wall in the banquet room.
Aug 20, 2018: Drywall being installed on the north wall in the ice shed.
Aug 20, 2018: Installing the cable trays in the ice shed.
Aug 20, 2018: The brick veneer on the east wall is nearing completion.
Aug 21, 2018: Drywall in the hallway behind the bar.
Aug 21, 2018: A control box in the utilities room.
Aug 21, 2018: Conduit between the circuit boxes in the electrical room has been installed.
Aug 21, 2018: Installing Kingspan wall panels on the north side.
Aug 21, 2018: The area beside the parking lot has been cleared for BC Hydro to hook up power to the site.
Aug 22, 2018: More Kingspan panels are being installed on the north side.
Aug 22, 2018: Kingspan panels on the north side.
Aug 22, 2018: Framing the overhang on the east wall where the bottom Kingspan panels will attach.
Aug 22, 2018: Installing the window framing in the meeting room.
Aug 22, 2018: Hanging drywall in the upstairs storeroom.
Aug 22, 2018: All the drywall is up on the south wall of the ice shed.
Aug 22, 2018: The two chillers in the compressor room. They are a fraction of the size of our old chiller.
Aug 22, 2018: Digging on Spadina Ave, in preparation to install the conduit to hook up to BC Hydro and other utilities.
Aug 23, 2018: The walls are closing in upstairs in the banquet room as more Kingspan panels go up on the north wall.
Aug 23, 2018: Vapour barrier on the floor of the covered deck.
Aug 23, 2018: More and more drywall has been hung in the banquet room.
Aug 23, 2018: Hanging drywall in the upstairs storeroom.
Aug 23, 2018: Taping the drywall joints on the south wall in the ice shed.
Aug 23, 2018: Framing the transition in the ice shed between the brick wall and the Kingspan panels.
Aug 23, 2018: Working in the compressor room.
Aug 23, 2018: All the brick veneer is finished.
Aug 24, 2018: After laying the conduit for the utilities across the entrance at Spadina, they are filling the trench back in.
Aug 24, 2018: Drywall is hanging in the upstairs washrooms.
Aug 24, 2018: The installation of the Kingspan panels on the north side is nearing completion.
Aug 27, 2018: All the Kingspan panels have been installed on the north side.
Aug 27, 2018: One of the compressors and the two chillers.
Aug 27, 2018: The second compressor. Two systems are being installed; one is all we need, the second is a back up unit.
Aug 28, 2018: The last piece of drywall in the banquet room is being hung.
Aug 28, 2018: Installing windows in the upstairs viewing area.
Aug 28, 2018: Installing the pipes between the compressors and the chillers.
Aug 28, 2018: The transition between the brick wall and the Kingspan panels has been drywalled.
Aug 28, 2018: Backing boards for the fixtures in the washroom at the back of the ice shed.
Aug 28, 2018: Pressure washing the brick veneer.
Aug 28, 2018: Installation of the drywall on the first floor has begun.
Aug 28, 2018: Applying mud on the north wall in the ice shed.
Aug 28, 2018: Putting up the Kingspan panels on the east wall near the main entrance.
Aug 28, 2018: The conduit for the utilities is getting closer to the construction site.
Aug 29, 2018: Laying torch down on the floor of the covered deck.
Aug 29, 2018: More drywall has been hung downstairs - the ladies locker room.
Aug 29, 2018: Working in the electrical room.
Aug 29, 2018: More piping connecting the compressors and the chillers.
Aug 29, 2018: Control boxes in the compressor room.
Aug 29, 2018: Pressure washing the brick veneer on the east wall while they are installing more Kingspan panels.
Aug 29, 2018: Unfortunately, the maple tree beside the club had to come down to make room for the BC Hydro conduit.
Aug 29, 2018: The view of the building really opens up with the maple tree gone.
Aug 30, 2018: Installing window panes in the front entrance.
Aug 30, 2018: Drywall in the men's locker room.
Aug 30, 2018: Lots of conduit running out of the main power panel.
Aug 30, 2018: Forms along the back wall of the ice shed are in place for pouring the back walkway.
Aug 30, 2018: Building pipes for the compressor room.
Aug 30, 2018: More pipes in the compressor room.
Aug 30, 2018: The floor of the storeroom off sheet one is almost ready for a cement pour.
Aug 30, 2018: Prepping the base of a cement pad for utility control boxes.
Aug 31, 2018: The second layer of material on the deck. The flooring on the deck is the same as what was put on the roof.
Aug 31, 2018: The window/door frames for the wall beside the deck.
Aug 31, 2018: The drywall in the upstairs ladies restroom.
Aug 31, 2018: Drywall in the meeting room.
Aug 31, 2018: Another layer of mud on the south wall in the ice shed.
Aug 31, 2018: Tying rebar ahead of the cement pour for the back walkway.
Aug 31, 2018: The inside of one of the transformers in the electrical room.
Aug 31, 2018: Lots of conduit running the the electrical room.
Aug 31, 2018: Welding some more pipe in the compressor room.
Aug 31, 2018: Rebar in the floor of the storeroom beside sheet one.
