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Future Shade PTY LTD ball court cover

Project overview

Future Shade was approached by the school to provide a new shade solution over an existing basketball court. Being faded and in need of repair, the basketball court needed refreshing to fulfil the aim of providing a covered learning space to be used all year round. The shade structure needed to be safe for children and low maintenance.

Project Value: 

  • $150K*

Building dimensions:

  • 18m x 32m x 5.5m high

On-site build time:

  • 13 weeks 

Project collaborators:

  • Future Shade 
  • Subcontract installers

Our scope and build details:

  • Structural steel drawings, engineering certification and computations.
  • Structural concrete engineering including raft slab design for office.
  • 3D structural/shop steel drawings
  • Fabricated hot dipped galvanised steel package.
  • Purlins.
  • External steel cladding. 
  • Guttering and above ground rainwater system.
  • Skylights.

Job site location:

  • Lalor, Victoria

*All prices are an indication only and are subject to change at any time due to industry steel prices. The prices also do not include erection or site preparation.

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Challenges and solutions

Access to the ball court cover was limited with the main access point being a natural low lying area where rainwater accumulates due to incorrect existing drainage. To overcome this issue, a temporary driveway of crushed rock was laid to allow for easy traffic flow.

At the point of excavation, the installers found a thick layer of rock which stopped all works. Future Shade contracted a local rock drilling company to core drill the rock, allowing the project to continue on schedule.

We worked with Future Shade to meet the school's handover date, allowing new trades onsite to complete the surrounding synthetic turf works.

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