Monday, October 26, 2015

Winston Plywood Weekly Update-10-23-15



Foundations:
·         Placed and finished sander foundations
·         Installed new foundation for Dryer No. 3 drive take-up assembly
·         Placed roof on southeast electrical room

Building:
·         Placed concrete around interior building columns
·         Completed trim-out and bracing on Building 1
·         Continued installing standing seam roofing on Building 2 & 3, and started installing on Building 4
·         Completed trim-out and bracing on Buildings 2 &  4
·         Completed installing louvers on west wall of Building 2 and started installing on Building 4
·         Continued trim-out and bracing on Buildings 6, 6A, 7, 8, and 11
·         Installed framed opening for 16’ door on Building 11
·         Started installing edge angles for decking on Building 8
·         Started installing wall sheets on Building 5
·         Installed wall sheets on west side of Building 1
·         Started installing wall sheets on west side of Building 2

Fire Protection:
·         Completed installing foundations for fire water tank, including installing and compacting fill material in center of foundation
·         Continued installing pipe bracings and supports throughout buildings
·         Installed underground fire main across drainage ditch (from main parking lot to over-flow parking)
·         Continued installation of trim-out and detailing on systems (drip-drains, riser trim, etc)
·         Changed out incorrect temperature heads to higher temp heads
·         Fire water storage tank delivered to site

Hog Room, Glue Room, and Lathe & Chipper Deck:
·         Received one load of structural support steel for glue room
·         Temporary handrails completed around lathe and chipper deck

Electrical:
·         Continued electrical rough-in for lighting in Buildings 1, 2, 3, & 5, and continued rough-in for lighting in building 4 (Conduit and junction boxes)
·         Located MCC units on floor throughout the plant
·         Continued running conduit for process equipment at Dryers 1 & 2
·         Began installing primary underground service to transformers (grounding only) on transformers 5-13
·         Openings were cored on both north electrical room concrete roofs and performed layout on south electrical room roof

Site Utilities:
·         Contractor began testing of underground fire protection lines
·         Sawcut paving in parking lot and installed city water approximately 75% of way across lot
·         Installed concrete thrust blocks on elbows for underground water main
·         Installed trench drain at northwest entrance to plant site (behind guard house)

Racetrack Piping:
·         Received and installed six sections of racetrack trusses and piping (south three sections on east and west column rows for Building 1)

Log Conditioning Vaults
·         Continued excavation for 16’ deep concrete holding tank for vault water
·         Removed old foundations from previous retaining wall

Site Paving
·         Installed fill material and stone from southwest corner of plywood building, around south end of Building 4 and northward to Building 11

Winston Plywood:
·         Continued refurbishing and installing green-end equipment for both east and west lathe lines
·         Continued to receive used process equipment
·         Continued construction of No. 3 Veneer Dryer (Dryer main framework)
·         Completed press pit foundation modifications on Presses No. 1 and 3
·         Continued press pit foundation modifications on Press No. 2
·         Installed press columns and base & top frames;  began placing press plates
·         Continued modifications to veneer lathes

Miscellaneous:
·         MDR Electrical erected power poles for primary power service to plant site
·         Construction ongoing for primary power line to WP&V site