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natural thin veneer
This is a good sized project. I'll post ongoing pics as we make progress. The big challenge on this job is dealing with the site. Most of the grade is steeper than 45 degrees, and we have to bring all our materials down from the very top as we work. There is 105' of elevation from the lowest stone to the highest.
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11-20-2008, 07:35 AM
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HOLY CRAP! DUDE! That's making me dizzy. Looks like all the trades are having fun on that one. 
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11-20-2008, 08:42 AM
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HOLY CRAP is right! Thats a hell of a retaining wall there. I do not envy you on this one.
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11-20-2008, 03:08 PM
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Yeah holy crap. Are you suicidal or do you just not like your workers anymore?
Nice house though and looking forward to finished pics.
Stay safe. 
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11-20-2008, 03:43 PM
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No challenge too great for a stone mason 
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11-20-2008, 03:43 PM
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Holy Crabs Indeed !! LOL... Labor charges alone must be in 6 figures+ for these Million dollar houses... Rich rich rich contractor. 
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11-20-2008, 05:03 PM
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Wow that looks scary and a PITA. I think you should talk the homeowner into stoning the retaingwall. Maybe you are?
Looking forward to more photos.
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11-20-2008, 07:45 PM
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thats more like a holy  !looks like a workmans comp claim waiting to happen.
would be fun trying to figure it all out tho. 
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11-21-2008, 09:16 PM
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The more I look at the scaffold, (mason AND carpenter) the more I laugh. Not meaning anything bad....but some of that stuff is even scary to me. I like the two step ladder and plank set up in the 1st pic. Ehhhh, it's only 105'.
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11-21-2008, 09:19 PM
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Holy crap, i am glad i dont get involved in those CRAZZY projects anymore.. GOOD LUCK, LOOKS GREAT
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11-23-2008, 09:01 AM
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Yeah, I had two laborers quit the first week.  I would rather be on my setup than the carpenters. They have 60' pump jacks!
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11-23-2008, 09:09 AM
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Yeah, I had two laborers quit the first week. I would rather be on my setup than the carpenters. They have 60' pump jacks! |
YUP, in the day, been up on many 60', wobbly  , 2x4, pumpjack setups. Hats off to you, those jobs really take ALOT of energy to complete. You really have to BRING IT. What part of UPSTATE is that project? It will be a good one for your portfolio, be safe. G
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11-23-2008, 09:17 AM
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The Stone Work looks VERY Italian...............?
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11-23-2008, 03:41 PM
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artisanstone,
I don't even know what to say... I just kept going back and looking at that staging detail and never even looked at the stonework till MALCO made a coment. I stage my jobs so my help and I feel safe and almost never leave it to some other trade to stage. The contractors I work with call me to either borrow or have me help them stage when their not sure how to deal! CJCarl hit it right when he stated ,"Holy Crap! Dude!" There's little room for the staff, let alone the materials! YIKES!!!
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11-23-2008, 06:48 PM
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Don't worry, the pics were taken while tearing down one section and setting up another. The staging on the chimney is step one for setting more durable staging as the pitch of the adjacent roof is 21 on 12! Stone work demands some pretty wide platforms as I'm sure you know. Unfortunately I can't even use side brackets on much of this job, as the scaffolding is forced against the house by various factors. My normal setup is aluminum walkboards on side brackets with a full 5' wooden deck for materials. This job, we're working just off the 5' deck.
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11-23-2008, 07:19 PM
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Were you actually able to bid that....or T&M?
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01-15-2009, 05:38 AM
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01-15-2009, 05:42 AM
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01-15-2009, 07:10 AM
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Bill,
That's quite a piece of work, a very large piece! I'm impressed and for thin stone you worked wonders. 
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01-15-2009, 10:19 AM
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Engineering insanity  Does that place have an elevator?
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