Is this normal? Rust on new Sealots Walk Over

dogg · Postby **dogg** » September 19th, 2018, 11:56 am

The recently installed railings on the incomplete Sealots walkover is beginning to heavily rust!

This poor quality photo I took this morning doesn't really show the severity of the rusting- it goes all along the railings, at least on the southern side. The rust also appears to be very thick in some areas.

There are even visible rust stains on the concrete.

I know nothing of these things- is this normal? Does it still have to be rust-treated?

ADONI · Postby **ADONI** » September 19th, 2018, 12:51 pm

The native still not gonna use the walkover OP.

Rory Phoulorie · Postby **Rory Phoulorie** » September 19th, 2018, 1:06 pm

The rail should have been coated with a rust inhibitor primer before receiving the top coat. That is how all MOW&T specifications are written. So that should not be happening at this point in time.

thelem-again · Postby **thelem-again** » September 19th, 2018, 1:26 pm

Rory Phoulorie wrote:The rail should have been coated with a rust inhibitor primer before receiving the top coat. That is how all MOW&T specifications are written. So that should not be happening at this point in time.

Should be Two coats because of proximity to the sea.

Or

No coats to get contract to paint.

Not sure. Lets wait for a commission of inquiry a few years later.

wagonrunner · Postby **wagonrunner** » September 19th, 2018, 2:06 pm

Quality assurance still signed off on it for contractor to get paid?

randolphinshan · Postby **randolphinshan** » September 19th, 2018, 3:10 pm

Kamla sabotage ??

ismithx · Postby **ismithx** » September 19th, 2018, 3:40 pm

WOFT quality work on a WOFT placed walkover, what is new

gastly369 · Postby **gastly369** » September 19th, 2018, 3:44 pm

ismithx wrote:WOFT quality work on a WOFT placed walkover, what is new

Quality stuff for quality people

fatboy slim · Postby **fatboy slim** » September 19th, 2018, 3:44 pm

randolphinshan wrote:Kamla sabotage ??

yes

toyota2nr · Postby **toyota2nr** » September 19th, 2018, 3:45 pm

wagonrunner wrote:Quality assurance still signed off on it for contractor to get paid?

Typical under this government

fatboy slim · Postby **fatboy slim** » September 19th, 2018, 3:46 pm

no respect for the sea lots natives

MaxPower · Postby **MaxPower** » September 19th, 2018, 4:42 pm

Welcome to Trinidad OPindra...

pugboy · Postby **pugboy** » September 19th, 2018, 5:00 pm

The railings were brought in sections and joined/welded on site
The didn’t bother to prime paint the welds

Rory Phoulorie · Postby **Rory Phoulorie** » September 19th, 2018, 5:05 pm

toyota2nr wrote:
wagonrunner wrote:Quality assurance still signed off on it for contractor to get paid?

Typical under this government

Actually, it was worse under the UNC/PP reign.

toyota2nr · Postby **toyota2nr** » September 19th, 2018, 5:08 pm

Rory Phoulorie wrote:
toyota2nr wrote:
wagonrunner wrote:Quality assurance still signed off on it for contractor to get paid?

Typical under this government

Actually, it was worse under the UNC/PP reign.

I don’t doubt that it probably was but I’ve yet to see it...

Rory Phoulorie · Postby **Rory Phoulorie** » September 19th, 2018, 5:13 pm

toyota2nr wrote:
Rory Phoulorie wrote:
toyota2nr wrote:
wagonrunner wrote:Quality assurance still signed off on it for contractor to get paid?

Typical under this government

Actually, it was worse under the UNC/PP reign.

I don’t doubt that it probably was but I’ve yet to see it...

Take a drive along Sisters Road in Williamsville in the former MOW&T minister's own constituency. The condition of that road occurred within six months from when it was "repaired". A contractor collected a substantial amount of money for that "work".

I could give many more examples if needed.

PNM not too far off the UNC/PP's foolishness.

pugboy · Postby **pugboy** » September 19th, 2018, 5:39 pm

one of the best examples on nonsense was a "discipline/production/tolerance" mural built on the caroni roundabout by the new licensing office
sometime last year somebody bounced it down
it was built(during pp) with normal clay blocks but vertically and not staggered either lol

rspann · Postby **rspann** » September 19th, 2018, 5:49 pm

gastly369 wrote:
ismithx wrote:WOFT quality work on a WOFT placed walkover, what is new
Quality stuff for quality people

Nooooo, the quality matches the quality of the people.

MaxPower · Postby **MaxPower** » September 19th, 2018, 6:06 pm

^ cawrect

No_Name · Postby **No_Name** » September 19th, 2018, 7:58 pm

ADONI wrote:The native still not gonna use the walkover OP.

...& besides, rust go run from d flesh of the proposed users...

The_Honourable · Postby **The_Honourable** » September 19th, 2018, 8:40 pm

Not even a lil red zinc self? Better than that burky man.

Average · Postby **Average** » September 20th, 2018, 10:45 am

thelem-again wrote:
Rory Phoulorie wrote:The rail should have been coated with a rust inhibitor primer before receiving the top coat. That is how all MOW&T specifications are written. So that should not be happening at this point in time.

Should be Two coats because of proximity to the sea.

Or

No coats to get contract to paint.

Not sure. Lets wait for a commission of inquiry a few years later.

Yes, first thought that also came to me. So what we do now is wait until it breaks off and falls on the road on one of those citizens who not using it.

Cantmis · Postby **Cantmis** » September 20th, 2018, 11:49 am

Dem scrap iron men go deal with that

Rovin · Postby **Rovin** » September 20th, 2018, 12:36 pm

even at d angle pic was taken : d spacing underneath d railing looking a bit high too

i bet somebody will make excuse & say well we dint prime it yet - shud have been primed same day it was welded to prevent what u seeing now ...

pugboy · Postby **pugboy** » September 20th, 2018, 12:37 pm

It’s not gonna be used anyways

The_Honourable · Postby **The_Honourable** » September 20th, 2018, 12:54 pm

Railing should be good enough for a poster to promote a block party.

Ben_spanna · Postby **Ben_spanna** » September 20th, 2018, 1:02 pm

pugboy wrote:It’s not gonna be used anyways

At least the nex time ah aurdi launches from the traffic lights and cleans up a few people , the residents cant complain that they had rights- yuh haff the walkover now so they will have to keep quiet

pugboy · Postby **pugboy** » September 20th, 2018, 1:56 pm

The concrete structure looks exactly like the one by nagar site

Postby **nervewrecker** » September 20th, 2018, 9:48 pm

Curtms wrote:Dem scrap iron men go deal with that

I done looking at how fast I can chop it up and tote it out.

De Dragon · Postby **De Dragon** » September 22nd, 2018, 2:04 pm

dogg wrote:The recently installed railings on the incomplete Sealots walkover is beginning to heavily rust!

This poor quality photo I took this morning doesn't really show the severity of the rusting- it goes all along the railings, at least on the southern side. The rust also appears to be very thick in some areas.

There are even visible rust stains on the concrete.

I know nothing of these things- is this normal? Does it still have to be rust-treated?

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I thought these non-corrupt PNM contractors don't engage in shoddy work? :roll:

From the time that was welded, it should have been rust-proof coated, and then a suitable marine, or industrial grade paint applied. The thick rust indicates that either substandard steel was used, or the rust has penetrated too deeply now to even paint, or both.