Michael Jordan Collision – 08

Concrete poured for ADA ramp walls

Interior vehicle ramp walls poured

ADA ramp walls formed

Trench drain slab tie-ins underway

Future body shop area

Slab demo complete at wash bay area

During the past week, a lot of concrete has been poured at the Michael Jordan Collision Center project in Durham, NC.  Concrete has been placed for both walls and floors.  Walls were formed and poured for the exterior front entry area and the interior vehicle access ramp.

Floors were poured where the plumbing trench drains had been recently installed.

The final under-slab plumbing rough-in work was also completed and ready for concrete tie-in next week.

New insulation facing continues to be installed on the Lower Level.

This project is being provided to the Owner via the Architect-led Design-Build process with Gontram Architecture.

Michael Jordan Collision Center – 07

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Another week gone by, a few more surprises, but a LOT of progress at the Michael Jordan Collision Center project in Durham, NC.

Front entry foundation work underway. New interior vehicle ramp work beyond.

Turning this medical records warehouse into a new body shop requires installing a ramp to allow vehicles from the front parking lot to drive into the building (currently at loading dock height).  Rather than taking up room in the parking lot for a large ramp, we saved those precious parking spots and are currently installing the ramp INSIDE the building.  That contributes to the demolished look of the overhead door openings.

Discovered underground utilities.

Also, we have to get customers into the building at the office area.  So, we have a new “front porch” feature.  The foundation work for that area is currently underway.  More surprises:  drain piping and unsuitable soils mixed in with some bedrock has made for an interesting week.  Engineers were consulted, and we barely skipped a beat.

Ventilation pit decking & embeds

Inside the building, the ventilation pits received embedded steel and pan decking and should be poured in a day or two.

Prime paint wrapped up on the Upper Level of the building.

Two new overhead doors were installed on the rear of the building.

New overhead door opening.

Michael Jordan Collision Center – 05

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Some rock has been removed from the ventilation pit excavation. The rock breaker receives some repair work.

With concrete cutting and removal complete, excavation for trench drains and paint booth ventilation pits commenced this week at the Michael Jordan Collision Center in Durham, NC.  It went fairly smoothly until the ventilation pits were dug.  In some spots, rock was found.  As these ventilation pits have very specific depth requirements, the rock must go!

Trench drain is installed and ready for inspection.

Next week, once the rock is removed, construction really amps up a notch as we can button up the slab and start building from the slab up.

More exploratory rock excavation will also take place out back, behind the building.

Duct tape can fix anything, I guess!

Michael Jordan Collision Center – 04

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Concrete cutting and removal was underway this week at the Michael Jordan Collision Center in Durham, NC.  Slabs were removed to make way for under-slab plumbing and ventilation pits for the new body shop.

Next week, the plumbing (trench drains and sanitary sewer lines) work begins underground rough-in operations.  After that, construction really amps up a notch as we can button up the slab and start building from the slab up.

Some exploratory rock excavation also took place out back, and with construction staking now complete, work on the rear drive will continue next week.