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Historic Vent Stack Stabilised
Project Details
Metrocorp began stabilising and repairing the large heritage-listed brick ventilation shaft in Premier Street, Marrickville. Work included removing the top 9-metres of the vent shaft (reducing it to around 18-metres), installing new capping and a muffler on top, cleaning and rehabilitating the inside, and restoring the brickwork and steel girth bands.
Expertise
Concrete Repairs
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Project Features
With the vent shaft dating from 1898, and most work high off the ground, progress was slow but steady and the crew did a great job. Permission was obtained for the mobile crane to occupy restricted airspace one day. A demolition shute, scaffold and noise blankets minimised the risk of debris or noise affecting homes. In a nice touch, some bricks were reused to form a new curved wall at the street entrance to the property.
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