Location: Tugun Bypass Project Gold Coast Australia Tugan Bypass Boys Mark and Terrence take shelter under a bridge on a rainy morning. Mark and Terrence have been doing the concrete and formwork at this crash barrier foundation. Mark and Terrence … Continue reading
Location: Gold Coast Australia While doing formwork on the Gold Coast, I was staying at some beach-front apartments in Surfers Paradise which had a pretty good view of the beach and surrounding buildings. Sometimes clouds would surround the Q1 apartment … Continue reading
Location: A Surfers Paradise High-Rise Construction Site, Gold Coast Australia There is nothing more disappointing than stripping the formwork from columns or walls and discovering that there is absolutely no cover from the edge of the concrete to the reinforcement … Continue reading
Skydive Drop Zone – Ayr Queensland Australia All work and no play can lead to stress and unhappiness. So, while living away from home doing formwork construction at the Townsville Sugar Shed job, I decided to do something I’ve never … Continue reading
Location: Tugun Bypass Project Queensland Australia This little formwork job was made quick and easy because there was plenty of Blinding to place the concrete forms and to brace off. The supervisor on this job asked how much Blinding we … Continue reading
Location: A Mining Construction Site, Mt Isa Queensland Australia A construction worker told me yesterday that after seeing co-workers suffering from bleeding noses, nasty coughs, and angry skin rashes, he decided to do the right thing and not return to … Continue reading
Location: A Construction Site In Beenleigh Queensland Australia In a previous post, we asked what was wrong with the mobile scaffold, but that pales in comparison to the following photo taken today at a Beenleigh construction site 37 KM south … Continue reading
Location: Mains Road MacGregor Queensland Australia I just received this photo today. This V-Dub is transporting what looks like a full 6 meter length of roof guttering on a busy main road on the Southside of Brisbane. At least he … Continue reading