[TPS BOCO]

Awesome part of this job is that there's no formal design. Clients have basically given my mason and I creative license to 'go crazy' within some very loose parameters. There are lots of challenges, but it's nice to just be able to decide everything on our own; it'll end up being a showcase project.

 

[Stunt Carpenter]

All the truss companies here drop the pile on the top plate.

I can’t even get that service for a garage where they can park 2’ away from the walls.

 

[Dirtywhiteboy]

I can’t even get that service for a garage where they can park 2’ away from the walls.

They all have crane trucks here so with out the crane truck they be pounding rocks.

 

[Seven-Delta-FortyOne]

I can’t even get that service for a garage where they can park 2’ away from the walls.

What do they do, just dump them in the driveway?

 

[Stunt Carpenter]

What do they do, just dump them in the driveway?

My yard had pickers trucks so they are gentle placed on the ground.
A lot just dump will roller beds though.

 

[Seven-Delta-FortyOne]

Then its on you to get a tell-handler or whatever to stack them on the plates?

That sucks.

 

[Ed Corrigan]

That's what I see in Ohio too. Roller bed dump on the ground. Hope they don't split.

 

[Jaws]

Then its on you to get a tell-handler or whatever to stack them on the plates?

That sucks.

That's every house that I have ever framed as an employee and about half of the ones I did is a contractor. Truss day the plate monkeys getting another c note out of my front pocket of they are on my payroll

One of the big changes for me as a contractor and I think any subcontractor who works with us with atest to that, is that I believe in equipment over manpower when it comes to safety or just moving heavy stuff. I'm also not going to ask people to work 20' off the ground all day on some busted ass scaffolding when I can get a lift. That barndo in summit Springs I have a elevator lift inside and a boom lift outside and had a telehandler there Pretty much the whole time

More than a few houses we did not even have a telehandler you just carried the trusses's up the ladders and stacked them on one end of the plates. We did my dads shop that way when I was a kid, I won't forget it because it was my 1st time and it took me 3 tries to get my 1st truss on the plates bench pressing it over my head, he said that football muscle isn't good for **** I guess. Lol

On my personal home we did this same thing but would use my tractor with a fork welded on it. Brothers house just man handled

Until about 10 years ago we never hardly used trusses, everything was cut in, that's how I was taught. Wasn't much better moving a big ass glue lam or lvls or a steel I beam in place though. I'm not going to kill my guys backs or risk their safety is your safety to move some sticks into place. The customer can pay for a ****ing lift. Lol

Was worse on baot docks. Carrying a 115 lbs pipe driver up a f'ing step ladder to set it on a pipe 15 ft up, or carrying drill stem over a pair on floats with wake boats going off lol

These hands are spoiled by comparison and that's OK with me

 

[Big Johnson]

That's what I see in Ohio too. Roller bed dump on the ground. Hope they don't split.

They do, usually the most expensive one that’s on the bottom of the pile.

 

[META]

Every time.

Dropped off the roller flatbed. Sometimes we get a broken web, site fix those.

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[Dirtywhiteboy]

Every time.

Dropped off the roller flatbed. Sometimes we get a broken web, site fix those.

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I guess you have a lift on site to get them on the top plate.

 

[Hardy541]

Setting inbeds

And then after work at my house

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[Ed Corrigan]

Setting inbeds

And then after work at my house

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First pic looks annoying to say the least.

Others, well, where's the footers and mortar? Not required? Just curious.

 

[Hardy541]

First pic looks annoying to say the least.

Others, well, where's the footers and mortar? Not required? Just curious.

Yep foot and a half between bottom mat and the bottom of the inbeds lol and other couple of pics is my improved crawlspace access, not finished yet. Access hole has been there since it was built in the 20s, dirt started sliding out from under the foundation so went ahead and cleaned out the loose stuff. Both sides of the foundation at the opening now have an actual footing, didn’t snag a pic since it was getting dark [emoji2373]


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[Hardy541]

And blocks not permanent yet…you know how wives are [emoji849]


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[Ed Corrigan]

And blocks not permanent yet…you know how wives are [emoji849]


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NOT PERMANENT?!?!??

She can throw them biatches around as much as she likes to see how they look. I'll lay 'em in mortar when the time comes, lol. Done deal.

 

[Hardy541]

NOT PERMANENT?!?!??

She can throw them biatches around as much as she likes to see how they look. I'll lay 'em in mortar when the time comes, lol. Done deal.

This is how the access looked previously, trench way out in the yard. Where the vertical pieces of 1/4 ply are I squared up and used the dirt to fill some of the trench where those 2 rocks are. Someone wanted the block to run all the way out there so showed her how much better it looks smaller lol

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[SoSCliffM]

Utility Solar Project damaged by a brushfire last year. Picking and replacing damaged modules.

 

[Leo G]

That's a few panels.