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I know, I know, not “exactly” a home improvement post, but something close to my heart. I was on the construction team for the Lost Continent at Islands of Adventure. This new “island” at Islands (The Wizarding World of Harry Potter) incorporates/remodels some of the buildings I worked on. Plus, it’s just a fun post for Friday!
Due to my experience on a theme park construction project, I will be adding some posts that take a look at construction techniques in theme parks and other commercial projects. I love this type of construction — first time ever built, artistic, and really fun to build! You can learn a ton from the way commercial projects get done and get some great ideas from some of the best artists in the business from the theme park construction.
Here are some points in the video to pay particular attention for construction and home improvement.
- 35 seconds: Notice the painter providing detail painting to the canopy structure. Keep in mind this canopy structure arrived painted at the jobs site. Theme park construction involves an amazing amount of detail. Take a cue from this for your own home projects. You can give the same attention to detail on your own projects without spending much more money. In this case, it’s just a little extra paint to add that special touch.
- 1:02: Here, you can see how “themed” roofing tiles get installed over the actual roofing surface. Dramatically changing the way a “standard” roof looks. Also, behind the workers in this segment, you can see the fake snow under construction. Here’s a better pic of this process:
- 1:12: You can see the workers installed roofing and waterproofing at a false chimney penetration and the leading edge of a roof component.
- 1:18: Take a look at how the designers for the Wizarding World used perspective and construction details like the “rock” foundation of the castle to create the appearance that the castle sits at 600′ high, rather than the 100 or so feet that it actually rests. Changing perspective with architectural details can provide an amazingly different appearance to your projects.
- 1:40: The use of equipment. Take a cue from these contractors and remember to use equipment to ease the construction process and prevent damage to finished surfaces.
Hope you enjoyed this little detour from the standard home improvement post on here. Look for more examples and posts on this topic from time to time.
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