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The new Barrel Cellar at Voyager Estate took approximately
three years to construct. It is located slightly east
of the existing Cape Dutch-style cellar sales building
and measures 60 metres by 30 metres and has a 6 metre
high storage area.
Once the landscaping has been completed over the roof
the indication of its existence will be the eastern
wall of the complex which forms part of the proposed
new winery.
To construct the cellar approximately 3000 cubic metres
of rock had to be blasted and removed. Due to the proximity
of the cellar sales building, seismic sensors and delay-blasting
techniques had to be used. Once the rock was removed
support piers had to be located into some sections of
the floor slab. This involved drilling through 7 metres
of clay and a further 1.5 metres into the solid rock.
The equipment used for this part of the project had
to be sourced from the mining industry.
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