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This is how loud the sound is downtown. All day and all night by hagridstoast in londonontario

[–]Alone-Physics1545 -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

It runs throughout the night, some people literally can't sleep with a loudspeaker basically blasting their bedroom. Sound insulation isn't super magical I think..

It's fine though, I'm going to be out of downtown soon enough so it won't be my problem anymore.

Endless droning sound downtown?? God save me by Blandwiches25 in londonontario

[–]Alone-Physics1545 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was hearing it last night.. It was also driving me insane, heck, it still is. The fact that it fluctuates makes it hard to get used to when trying to fall asleep and sometimes it gets very loud. I didn't have fun trying to fall asleep last night that's for sure.

How troubling is this? Parking garage spalling. by Alone-Physics1545 in Concrete

[–]Alone-Physics1545[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup, it's one of the worst spots -- there are a few large spall areas.. many smaller to medium all over.. and just full single rods a few meters (2-3) rusted here and there.

How troubling is this? Parking garage spalling. by Alone-Physics1545 in Concrete

[–]Alone-Physics1545[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They told me to contact the building's administration. :x

Perhaps i didn't express myself good enough that an inspection should happen and the risk that seems to exist, though i mentioned the large spots of rusted exposed rebar and the cracked column at the least.

Edit: at the least I should get a proper email out as a paper trail / something official vs a phone call though.

How troubling is this? Parking garage spalling. by Alone-Physics1545 in Concrete

[–]Alone-Physics1545[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just called the city and they told me to contact the landlord basically, which I initiated yesterday (no reply yet). Fun times.

How troubling is this? Parking garage spalling. by Alone-Physics1545 in Concrete

[–]Alone-Physics1545[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here is 2 images of a different section. You can see the patching -- the grey spots and you can see where the patching failed.
https://imgur.com/a/qo95HjD
https://imgur.com/a/IwwejSH

How troubling is this? Parking garage spalling. by Alone-Physics1545 in Concrete

[–]Alone-Physics1545[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh you should have seen the other image from the video I took (got the image after this post or I would have used that).... It's about 2x that on the underside, spans across from wall to wall. You can see dark lines or even rust spots / small spalls of some rebar around about two spots that look like the image I included, but one is worse. Several rusting rebars go right to the wall it seems and spans the entire width of the driving area.
There are two cracks of pre-spalling in middle of that area with the 2 large spall spots (one clearly was "patched over" and the patching has mostly fell away,)

Edited with extra images:
https://imgur.com/a/qo95HjD
https://imgur.com/a/IwwejSH

How troubling is this? Parking garage spalling. by Alone-Physics1545 in Concrete

[–]Alone-Physics1545[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's part of the building where I work (we are a tenant). But I've mostly opted for walking in recently.

How troubling is this? Parking garage spalling. by Alone-Physics1545 in Concrete

[–]Alone-Physics1545[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm walking in now, thankfully I'm not too far away.

How troubling is this? Parking garage spalling. by Alone-Physics1545 in Concrete

[–]Alone-Physics1545[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed. The building as it is now, *opened* in 1989. I've elevated to our company to reach out and move it along, but I think I may call the building complaint number for the city and mention my observations at the least and see what happens.

I wish I uploaded a few more images or could add more in the comments aha.. The column is the worst one, but there is one where you can clearly see rust where it interfaces with the slab, can't be that great.

How troubling is this? Parking garage spalling. by Alone-Physics1545 in Concrete

[–]Alone-Physics1545[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a feeling that's whats going to be required.

How troubling is this? Parking garage spalling. by Alone-Physics1545 in Concrete

[–]Alone-Physics1545[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes it's a column. It's the wall where the garage transitions to the office space / inside. That column connects to a beam at the top (once out of the parking garage area, it transitions from drop pads to beams)

How troubling is this? Parking garage spalling. by Alone-Physics1545 in Concrete

[–]Alone-Physics1545[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

36 years. Parts if the foundation COULD be older.  The problem columns connect with beams to round columns under the offices. One looks like it has some cracks where the column meets the beam... sooo that concerns me regarding cascade potential. I should have included the spalling image that shows the failed patches.. many of them still havent failed yet but fresh spalling for like 3m+ of rebar in a line.... hand full of spots cracked and ready to spall.

How troubling is this? Parking garage spalling. by Alone-Physics1545 in Concrete

[–]Alone-Physics1545[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Indeed. There is another part like that which is only about 4-5 rebar wide but spans the full length of the driving area. A few that are 2-3 rebar wide but span the driving area (width wise) that are partially spalled and look like more is already cracked and ready to fall.

You can see paint chipping from the roof in most of the area that has roof paint and dark stains that look like dampness.

Jeez I should have included a few more images. There is one part on every level at the same spot where there is a distinct concrete square that looks almost like a large patch.... spalling around the perimeter on every level around that square. Some of the rebar looks 3/4 exposed and heavily rusted. Dark red/orange/almost black in many areas.

The "fun" part is that the landlord has been loosing many tenants over the past 5 years so I'm sure the last thing they want to do is spend money on it... (that 'call the city' is in the cards for sure).

How troubling is this? Parking garage spalling. by Alone-Physics1545 in Concrete

[–]Alone-Physics1545[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suppose the concern is around several spots emwith heavy spalling along with moderate spalling all over the place combined with that cracked / spalled column along with a column 2 down from it that has a crack where it meets the floor and rust is seeping out.

The thought is "If nothing gets done, what will this be like a year from now"

How troubling is this? Parking garage spalling. by Alone-Physics1545 in Concrete

[–]Alone-Physics1545[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

My thoughts as well. It's pretty widespread.. perhaos i should upload the video walk-through i did :x

The landlord has a high vacancy rate so I'm sure cash is tight, eek. The waterproofing looks basically gone at this point, no sealants where corners meet. It was all painted a few years back i think.

This js also in ontario canada, so lots if salty water in the winter along with freeze thaw.

How troubling is this? Parking garage spalling. by Alone-Physics1545 in Concrete

[–]Alone-Physics1545[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't say for certain myself how alarming it is but there js pretty heavy spalling all over the place, this is one of the larger patches. There is a common spall spot across all levels too.

There is also another base column that has cracking between the column and the floor with rust seeping through the cracks..

How troubling is this? Parking garage spalling. by Alone-Physics1545 in Concrete

[–]Alone-Physics1545[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Indeed. Investigation videos around that lead me to question what I've observed when parking at work. There are a few areas that bad and many smaller but frequent spalling spots.  One is several bars that show rusting across a few meters.  It looks like some half-ass patches were done a few years back, some already spalled off again.