Concrete Pours daily for June 21 – 24

There will be concrete pours daily the balance of this week for the L Tower, Tuesday June 21 through Friday, June 24.

At the time of this post — 5 pm, June 20 — it is not anticipated that these pours will require work to go past 7 pm. We will be updating this information daily. Please check back for further updates.

Construction Schedule June 13 – 17

Construction schedule outlook for the week of June 13 – 17

Monday, June 13

The construction team has scheduled a pour of 55+m for columns and walls, it is scheduled to begin at 1 pm and may stretch beyond 7 pm.

Tuesday, June 14

A 36M wall and column concrete pour is now scheduled to commence at 1:00 pm. Please note that this pour may stretch beyond 7:00 pm.

Wednesday, June 15

A 36M wall and column concrete pour is now scheduled to commence at 1:00 pm. Please note that this pour may stretch beyond 7:00 pm.

Thursday, June 16

An L Tower level 6 slab 120M concrete pour is scheduled to commence at 1100 am. This pour will continue past 7:00 pm.

Friday, June 17

The continuation of the L Tower level 6 slab 120M concrete pour is scheduled to commence at 9:00 am. Please note that this pour may stretch beyond 7:00 pm.

A note on Concrete Pours:

In relation to any concrete pour, after the trucks that have delivered the concrete leave, the construction crews must finish the freshly poured slab.  This process involves the concrete finishers waiting until the concrete hardens enough (1-3 hours sometimes more, depending on ambient temperature) to allow the finishing machines on top of the slab to provide a smooth level concrete surface.  If this were not done the concrete would harden creating a deficient structural component, jeopardizing the integrity of tower construction.

Timing of Concrete Pours:

Prior to any concrete pour the required forming and rebar work must be completed. This frequently takes several hours. As well, the timing of concrete pours are dependant on the concrete suppliers availability to deliver concrete to the site.

In a large pour, for example for a floor slab, even if it is possible to begin in the morning, the work may still stretch into the evening, given the amount of concrete and the time it takes to pour and finish it. 

Every effort is made to have work stay within the prescribed times in the City of Toronto’s construction noise by-law. However the by-law clearly permits concrete pouring to continue past 7:00 pm when construction logistics require this. 

Friday June 10 – Concrete Pour

Friday June 10 Notice

As noted in yesterday’s post, today Friday, June 10, the construction team has scheduled 36M+ of concrete to start at 12:30 pm and continue until complete.

June 9 2011 – Update

June 9 Afternoon Update

The L Tower construction crew will now be pouring 90M of  concrete this afternoon commencing shortly after 1:30 pm. It is anticipated that this will necessitate working past 7:00 pm.

This is a vertical pour, including a section of the elevator core.

Friday June 10 Notice

For Friday, June 10, the construction team has scheduled 36M+ of concrete to start at 12:30 pm.

Revisions for Next Week: [Please see updated information as of  June 10 at https://ltowerconstructioninfo.com/2011/06/10/construciton-outlook-june-13-15/]

As of today, June 9, the work schedule has been revised and the anticipated concrete pour Monday June 13 has been rescheduled for Wednesday June 15.

As of today’s construction update there are no concrete pours scheduled for Monday and Tuesday of next week.

Wednesday June 15 Notice

The L Tower  Level 6 slab is now scheduled to be poured one Wednesday June 15 and it is anticipated working will go past 7:00 pm.

A note on concrete pours:

In relation to any concrete pour, after the trucks that have delivered the concrete leave, the construction crews must finish the freshly poured slab.  This process involves the concrete finishers waiting until the concrete hardens enough (1-3 hours sometimes more, depending on ambient temperature) to allow the finishing machines on top of the slab to provide a smooth level concrete surface.  If this were not done the concrete would harden creating a deficient structural component, jeopardizing the integrity of tower construction.