New Shed construction images

Significant changes have occurred since our previous post regarding the construction of our new retail shed.

You'll find a few images attached below which show the changes in chronological order.


11th September 2009:

15th September 2009:

16th September 2009:

18th September 2009:

22nd September 2009:

29th September 2009:

30th September 2009:

12th October 2009:

30th October 2009:

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Playing the frame game

Initial impressions from the general public regarding the size of the new retail shed's slab, was that it was "big" or "awesome" or we even occasionally heard "how ya gonna fill that space up?".

Fortunately, our intention is to fill the shed up with quality seconds, from many, many sources.

But before we can fill it up, we have to build it first...

The next phase of the redevelopment has started and we are now onto the frame erection process.

Fascinating in its simplicity, the frame has been erected by Greg Jackson from ABC Sheds in two stages:

1) Columns and roof trusses.

2) Perlins and wall girts.

We took delivery of the frame components on the morning of Thursday the 3rd of September. By lunchtime the preparation work had been completed and the installation process was underway.

The first stage involved the installation of the vertical columns and roof trusses. The image below shows the final few centimetres of the first column's journey into position.

From these first few steps, the rest of the frame's columns and roof trusses were installed by 5.00pm that afternoon (just in time for the rain).

Hello, good morning and welcome...

The Centre is about to go into a redevelopment and construct a brand-new, 500sqm retail shed; the structure will replace a number of old lean-tos, out-houses and sheds (pictured above) deemed surplus to requirements which, as a result, have been carefully dismantled to make way for the imminent arrival (of course, we'll reuse the material from these obsolete buildings elsewhere).

The new facility will give us the opportunity to expand our retail offer and provide us with sufficient covered space, for the foreseeable future.

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We'll be able to store perishable goods such as sofas and other bulky items of furniture which historically have been exposed to the elements and unfortunatley ruined and sent to landfill (which obviously defeats the purpose of recycling).