[Surrey] Park Boulevard | 42 fl | 124m | Completed - Page 26

EhJay · #**501** Posted **Mar 27, 2021, 3:08 PM**

Photo by me: 2021/03/27

Tried to take a partial sphere photo of the area

CoryHolmes · #**502** Posted **Mar 29, 2021, 12:13 AM**

I haven't been anywhere near this development in a very long time, and on Saturday I went to pick up someone at the Skytrain station. There's a whole building there, now!!! It flush at the ground level and looks gigantic when looking up!

In my mind I knew it was being built and almost ready, but it's something else to see it in person!

Sheba · #**503** Posted **Mar 29, 2021, 2:19 AM**

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Originally Posted by CoryHolmes

I haven't been anywhere near this development in a very long time, and on Saturday I went to pick up someone at the Skytrain station. There's a whole building there, now!!! It flush at the ground level and looks gigantic when looking up!

In my mind I knew it was being built and almost ready, but it's something else to see it in person!

I just had a flashback to a conversation with my father. He knew about the Hub and buildings going up (I send him links on here from time to time to keep him up to date) ...anyway he'd taken to using the Coast Capital building as a visual landmark. Then last year, after not having driven up King George for awhile, he couldn't see it until he was almost there because the tower next to Fraser Hwy had suddenly sprung up. It was a bit of a shock to the system for him at the time.

EhJay · #**504** Posted **Apr 16, 2021, 2:01 AM**

Photo by me: 2021/04/15

osirisboy · #**505** Posted **Apr 16, 2021, 2:32 AM**

Hmm. That spandrel doesn’t seem right

EhJay · #**506** Posted **Apr 16, 2021, 2:51 AM**

It doesn't look any better in person.

officedweller · #**507** Posted **Apr 16, 2021, 3:02 AM**

I thought spandrel colour was painted onto the inside of one pane of the glass?

Flynn86 · #**508** Posted **Apr 16, 2021, 3:06 AM**

That dark siding looks like shit

osirisboy · #**509** Posted **Apr 16, 2021, 3:23 AM**

That has to be a warranty issue. I can’t see how that would stay

Cypherus · #**510** Posted **Apr 16, 2021, 4:33 AM**

Just one page back, the spandrel looks fine under low light conditions. Once the Spring Sun is shining on iit, boy you can see the bubbling from moisture behind the spandrel. I cannot see this bode well for owners.

Flynn86 · #**511** Posted **Apr 16, 2021, 4:33 AM**

I'm guessing it's just a super cheap product and it's staying otherwise they'll have to replace every dark panel. I cant believe Concord standers would allow that.

Shift · #**512** Posted **Apr 16, 2021, 4:57 AM**

From the Planning Report the materials are:

Aluminum spandrel panels (charcoal)

Spandrel glass (white)

officedweller · #**513** Posted **Apr 16, 2021, 5:03 AM**

That makes more sense - buckling of thin metal.

Thanks.

Nites · #**514** Posted **Apr 16, 2021, 9:09 AM**

Ya it looks all bubbly. Looks good from far away but highly noticeable with the way the sun shines on it from that angle at the top.

osirisboy · #**515** Posted **Apr 16, 2021, 2:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by Shift

From the Planning Report the materials are:

Aluminum spandrel panels (charcoal)

Spandrel glass (white)

Right. I wouldn’t think it was glass that could buckle like that lol. Even it being aluminum, hard to think that the manufacturer would say this is normal. And if it is that’s just pathetic.

GMasterAres · #**516** Posted **Apr 16, 2021, 5:33 PM**

Duplicate*

GMasterAres · #**517** Posted **Apr 16, 2021, 5:36 PM**

Question, could it be a film covering? I've seen that on other buildings where the "spandrel" has a protective film that in the sun starts to bubble and look like that. They then remove the film close to building complete. I haven't gotten close enough to the building to notice if it may have a film on it (like you get on plastic on electronics and screens and such when you buy them).

If it isn't, then yah the bubbling looks pretty ugh for a building that has been touted as higher quality than anything around there.

it just seems crazy that every single panel would be doing that, to me it appears to just be protective film bubbling in the heat and hopefully they'll remove it once the construction phase is near complete.

Alex Mackinnon · #**518** Posted **Apr 16, 2021, 5:36 PM**

Looking at that, it must be very thin metal.

Canucks223 · #**519** Posted **Apr 16, 2021, 5:53 PM**

Yikes. That is bad. Hopefully its some kind of film that still needs to be removed.

officedweller · #**520** Posted **Apr 16, 2021, 8:02 PM**

Ah, it's called "oil canning":

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Oil Canning In Metal Roofing: What Is It and Can It Be Fixed?
December 1, 2016 By Mike Gonet

Oil canning in metal roofing is visible waviness, bulking, or rippling of the metal that affects flat surfaces of the roofs between the standing seams. This problem affects all metal panels, including copper, zinc, steel, and aluminum. The degree of the waviness tends to change under different lighting conditions.

What Causes Oil Canning?

This problem occurs due to uneven stresses during the milling process. Metal roof production mills use rollers to form coils and sheets. These rollers have small gaps that separate them, not allowing proper distribution of the stress. Several types of stresses may contribute to oil canning, such as full center, wavy edge, and camber. Other causes of this problem include uneven roof decking, thermal expansion, improper storage and handling, poor metal roof installation, and movement of the supporting structure.
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Can Oil Canning Be Fixed?

The short answer is no. Very little can be done to correct oil canning in metal roofing, and there are no metal roof repairs to help with this issue. For extreme cases, the only solution is panel replacement. However, some flat pan tongue-and-groove wall panels that have waviness can be fixed by adjusting the internal supports to put tension on the face of the panel. Most importantly, the metal roofing company must be careful during the installation process. Be sure to hire a qualified metal roof installer, who is up to date on the latest product improvements and installation methods available to insure the threat of oil canning is significantly reduced or altogether eliminated.

https://www.classicmetalroofs.com/blog/a...-roofing-what-is-it-and-can-it-be-fixed/