deano_54
Joined: 17 Jun 2004
Posts: 676
Location: leven, fife |
the bowl in leven was designed by myself. I raised hell with the council when they arsed it up and now its getting dont correct. i couldent give a toss if nobody else in the world likes my bowl but i worked my arse off for over four years to get it built and im happy. |
Mon Sep 24, 2007 4:25 pm |
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matt n maggs
Joined: 15 Apr 2005
Posts: 458
Location: Leven, Fife |
yeh Dean, U go man........just wait till they see the finished thing.... they'll all turn green |
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Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:33 pm |
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daryl
Joined: 06 Dec 2004
Posts: 305
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Hey! am not ATTACKING the design... which I can't judge either way since
the design has not been posted
. And am really glad there has been a lot of skater input: just as it should be!
What I'm mainly
curious
about is the construction methods... I've never seen concrete parks being built like that, with vertical panels of concrete acting like the plywood panels in wooden ramps... very weird.
And the construction quality of Monifieth skatepark 'bowl-end' is abominable. BE CAREFUL WITH THESE GUYS AND SUPERVISE THE FINISH AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
It would be very frustrating to have a lovely looking bowl/etc be ruined by badly placed coping etc.
I have nothing but high hopes for your projects. |
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Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:38 pm |
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deano_54
Joined: 17 Jun 2004
Posts: 676
Location: leven, fife |
cheers chap,. aye the method they are using does seem strange but the finish seems smooth. unfortunatly they layed the coping before they done anything and it is looking a bit scary but the guys are going to fix it towards the end so it dont stick out so much. |
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Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:31 pm |
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panda
Joined: 16 Nov 2006
Posts: 245
Location: fife |
from what i have heard from fellow kdy skaters that the new dunnikier skatepark has been vandalised and its not even finshed yet... so they think its going to take a bit longer than a month now |
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Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:05 pm |
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deano_54
Joined: 17 Jun 2004
Posts: 676
Location: leven, fife |
its just typical. levens got a few names scratched in to the concrete aswell. i just dont understand why they destroy everything before its built then moan that theres nothing to do. idiots! |
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Mon Oct 01, 2007 10:39 pm |
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TheSecondFastestSkaterInS
Skateboard Scotland Committee Member
Joined: 06 Jul 2004
Posts: 1165
Location: Rosyth |
quote:
Originally posted by deano_54
ive never had a problem with neds down leven.
Have you got a problem with them now? hehe. Keep at the workmen Deano, make sure they fill in the bits. |
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Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:03 pm |
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TheSecondFastestSkaterInS
Skateboard Scotland Committee Member
Joined: 06 Jul 2004
Posts: 1165
Location: Rosyth |
Oh, Deano, I went down yesterday, afraid to say, they've made a pigs ear of that. Do you have any contacts in the council to see if you can get them to fix it. I don't think they should be allowed to sign that off. The transitions are awful. Some of it is close to roll ins with coping and the coping more or less sticks out too far all the way round.
I'm gonna chase up my e-mails to the council which are still un-answered to find out about Dunfermline and I'll see if they know anything about the sign off process. |
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Sun Nov 18, 2007 8:45 am |
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slizza
Joined: 02 May 2006
Posts: 574
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If the leven bowl is screwed up best get chasing them up to work on it now or it will slip past forever. |
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Mon Nov 19, 2007 3:11 am |
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Ali
Skateboard Scotland Chairman
Joined: 16 Jun 2004
Posts: 386
Location: Edinburgh |
Neil can you get some photos of the Leven Bowl. If these cowboys are going round Scotland creating balls up'd parks then we need to imform the councils about this as well as getting in touch with the builders themselves and point out that this will not do. There is no point in councils spending money on extensions that are crap. That thin top layer of concrete looks well dodgy to me. |
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Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:25 pm |
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earlygrab
Skateboard Scotland Committee Member
Joined: 05 Jul 2006
Posts: 163
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This needs to be addressed as it happens all over the country & it shouldnt,
Oregon certainly doesnt have a problem with this & neither should we,
I would suggest an SS meeting with Daryll involved, if he can/wants to make it.
We have an organisation here which can be used to combat this 'scurge' of bad quality skatepark builders & I think we should.
There are various methods of dealing with this, none of which are simple but with a few good heads together I think we can come up with solutions.
After all it is our tax paying pounds which fund these projects so they should be spent wisely & not used for lining random construction companies pockets, for poor workmanship.
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Mon Nov 19, 2007 12:57 pm |
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deano_54
Joined: 17 Jun 2004
Posts: 676
Location: leven, fife |
im afraid to say that what exists in leven was their 3rd try at building our bowl. personally i wish i could have quit my job and built the bloody thing myself. To make matters worse they made a pigs ear out of all the other fife extentions. i would also like to add that the site manager is a prick who knows nothing and will not take advice from anyone who goes a skateboard because were skateboarders and not builders. |
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Mon Nov 19, 2007 5:51 pm |
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Ali
Skateboard Scotland Chairman
Joined: 16 Jun 2004
Posts: 386
Location: Edinburgh |
Here are the contact details for these jokers If anyone wants to get in touch with them:
Head Office Branch Office
JKF (Group) Ltd
Scoonie Road
Leven
Fife
KY8 4SE
Tel: 01333 424457
Fax: 01333 424340
Email: Office@jkfltd.co.uk
web: http://www.jkfltd.co.uk/Aboutus/Aboutus.htm
It seems like they should of only been used to do the fencing round the park and not build the parks themselves. |
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Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:54 am |
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Ali
Skateboard Scotland Chairman
Joined: 16 Jun 2004
Posts: 386
Location: Edinburgh |
Neil do you fancy(as Skateboard Scotland rep from Fife) getting in touch with Fife Council and telling them what a poor effort JKF is making of doing these parks. I see that they were awarded the contract to develop all the play facilities across Fife. I'm presuming that this means they will be getting involved with a lot of other skate parks. This is a real worry to all at Skateboard Scotland. Deaing with a play park is nothing like dealing with a skatepark. Fife need to be made aware of this asap.
Maggs, Do you have any contacts that may help us with this?
I really worry the leven bowl surface won't even last the winter with the thickness of the top layer.
I think Deano definitely could of built the bowl better! |
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Tue Nov 20, 2007 12:00 pm |
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TheSecondFastestSkaterInS
Skateboard Scotland Committee Member
Joined: 06 Jul 2004
Posts: 1165
Location: Rosyth |
Will do, there's a guy I've been in contact with recently to find out when the Dunfermline work is starting. I'll try and get a hold of him tomorrow. |
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Tue Nov 20, 2007 9:38 pm |
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