Construction error in Ikea store

[peroande]

Ikea closed the store in Uppsala with immediate effect last week after a construction fault was discovered. Today they announce (https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/uppsala/darfor-stangde-ikea-i-uppsala-oppnar-tidigast-om-en-manad) that deficiencies in the reinforcement are the cause. Upsala nya tidning writes (behind paywall) that "[...] it was in connection with repairs of cracks in the concrete floor on the entrance level above the parking lot that the suspected fault in the construction was discovered. How serious the deficiencies could be is still unclear." "The experts – both external and Ikea's own – now continue the work of inspecting the entire store. Among other things, they are core drilling in the floors."

How can something like this happen? How is it addressed?

 

[maah]

IKEA announces today that they will be closed for another 9-12 months and will hold a press conference at 11 AM
One is curious to hear what the problem is.

 

[jehr]

Anyone who heard anything else from 11 o'clock? I can't find their press conference

 

[Pjosk75]

It was more of a news release on their website than a press conference.

Closed for 9-12 months due to construction errors anyway.

https://www.ikea.com/se/sv/newsroom/corporate-news/x-pub9bba8b50/

 

[useless]

It's almost faster to build a new house...

 

[mexitegel]

It seems like things aren't going too well for IKEA these days...

In the new store in Kållered in Gothenburg, after several delays, they eventually had to scrap the robot warehouse because it didn't work.

Ingvar's sharpness is probably hard to match.

 

[HogeN]

I can believe they followed IKEA instructions when the house was built 😂

 

[returen]

foreign labor when it is at its worst

 

[useless]

– Cracks were discovered in the floor of what we call the market hall, the open area where you can pick up goods, says Fredrik Norrlid, press manager at Ikea Sweden.

Now it turns out that the issue is so extensive that the store must close for at least nine to twelve months. When the cracks were to be fixed, they drilled into the floor, and then it became clear that something was missing: There was no reinforcement in the concrete.
https://www.byggnadsarbetaren.se/ikea-stanger-efter-obegriplig-byggmiss-vi-forsoker-forsta/

 

[Fotografen]

There was no reinforcement in the concrete.

Fascinating. Or farcical?

 

[Alfredo]

There was no reinforcement in the concrete.

Concrete is still so hard... 😱🙄

 

[Boxer63]

Wonder if they might have used fiber-reinforced concrete? It's sometimes used in free-span bottom slabs and usually by companies based outside of Sweden. Our standards don't really support that type of construction. It would be very interesting to know what faults have been found..

 

[Magnus E K]

Apparently built in 2009. It is a well-known fact that nothing built in the 2000s lasts longer than a maximum of 20 years.

 

[Plupp 23608]

Built in 2009 apparently. It's a well-known fact that nothing built in the 21st century lasts longer than a maximum of 20 years.

Oh really? What do you base that on?

 

[useless]

Wonder if they could have used fiber-reinforced concrete? It is sometimes used even in self-supporting floor slabs and often by companies based outside of Sweden. Our standards don't really support that type of construction. It would be very interesting to know what faults have been found..

I think they would have considered that before closing one of Sweden's largest department stores for a year.