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Fabric 1

Heytex HT700
Producer/Manufacturer: Shann NZ Ltd
Primary Use: Main Fabric

Please describe the project specifications

The client requested a waterproof skin to be made and fitted to a large timber frame that they were constructing for their camp ground to entice extra customers and weddings to their location.

What is unique or complex about the project?

This was a unique job for us, due to a couple of factors. 1 - the frame that the skin was going to be fixed to. 2- the remote location 3 - that we were brought in with 2 weeks to make and install the skin due to another company not being flexible enough to make from supplied framing plans.
We were supplied the timber framing plans after discussing this project for a couple of months with the potential (at that time) customer. making the skins and arranging to have all the required tensioning hardware available become quite stressful especially when the freight company lost a large run of fabric that was required to make these skins. The major constraint was the installation of the two skins, with the peak of the frame 6m high and not being able to use any MEWP or Z booms on site due to the unsupported decking structure and lack of access we had one scaffold unit set up in the center of the structure and worked off large ladders for the remainder of the install. Allowances have been made to add and extension at a later date so we had to plan to use different tensioning bar systems around the perimeter of this to ensure an easy install for when that section gets completed in the near future. With the remote nature of this site and lack of communication along with the classic building technics and the many people in the chain this could have gone really pear shaped. Thankfully the framing was made to the specified plans and the skins fitted perfectly.

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