That tower crane unloaded at least two tractor trailer loads of lumber/ trusses/ plywood a day for 8 weeks.

 

Dang.........I Guess I'd be tired of framing after that.....I like to see new jobs and new places as soon as I can it seems to keep the work fresh.

 

I agree, and that's one of the main reason I stayed in construction, even though most of my projects take at least a year to complete, you still have something new to look forward to.

I spent three years in the main office as a PM, about drove me nuts!

 

You around Nashville? I'm just a couple of hrs from there.....

 

Yes, we are based in Nashville, but I am doing a project in Bowling Green at WKU right now, were moving in on your territory!

 

Very nice.. I'm just about an hour and 15 min or so from BG. Glad to see some work still going on around these parts. Seems Bowling Green never stops growing though.

 

 

 

 

I'll post the finished bungalow in a few days

 

latest framing job

Hammerbeam bent with half octagon extension.

 

Hammerbeam bent with half octagon extension.

Yup, nice frame.

 

Now that is beautiful nice work

 

not real glamorous but it paid well:thumbsup:


Put the tin on today, and finished up loose ends on this acreage

And hey, no trusses:laughing: stick framed that motherarty:

 

finished except the tin

 

forgot this one

 

My bag had enough

 

Just a random one ! The first pic is my favorite tool

 

One or two more this iPhone app makes it easy !

 

Why only a single top plate?

 

These are kind of old, but I was just looking at some old pics, and thought I'd share these.

First shed done at community college

Second Shed done at community college, gambrel roof framing test.

This was habout half way done this street. We framed 12 townhouse (most 6 unit, some 4 unit). Ryan (in the pic) and I doing fascia or snapping lines or something.

I know this isn't really framing, but I think it's cool. At community college, you are required to give one day to community service, so our carpentry class built chairs for the schools day care. Fun project.

(edit: please ignore the orange and black drill... belongs to the school... not me... I SWEARS IT!)

 

These are kind of old, but I was just looking at some old pics, and thought I'd share these.

First shed done at community college

Second Shed done at community college, gambrel roof framing test.

This was habout half way done this street. We framed 12 townhouse (most 6 unit, some 4 unit). Ryan (in the pic) and I doing fascia or snapping lines or something.

I know this isn't really framing, but I think it's cool. At community college, you are required to give one day to community service, so our carpentry class built chairs for the schools day care. Fun project.

nice, i can't wait to start working, looking forward to townhouses especially

 

Townhouses can get boring. Especially like that street there. It took 2 years and a few months. But we did a few other houses, duplexs, and such while we waited for foundation or something. On the other hand, near the end... they go up fast. 6 unit was to the roof in 12 working days. You remember all the measurements, the RSO's, and the fastest method to get finish back framing a unit.

Stairs in them...man. Usually 2 platforms between levels, so 4-5 riser stringers... 99.999999% of the time, they are the exact same rise. Spend a day cutting stringers. Those buildings across the street from where I am taking that picture had 108 stringers per 6 unit. Or something like that.

 

i think those are fun. that one took us 3 months to get under roof. 3 stories.

sadly (depending who you ask) you won't get to stick frame many like that, they want speed so you end up setting wall panels.

edit: pretty sure i posted this before...

 

It's been common lately, lots of extra sheathing in turn means extra work

 

:thumbsup:

 

perfection

 

i've heard of them going up 5 stories, never seen more the 4 myself.

how many times did they have to re-plumb the first and second floor?

did you use regular studs for all 5? the last 4 story i was on they used timberstrand 2x6's for the first 2 floors then good old fashioned 2x4 for the 3rd and 4th. guess they reduced weight on the first couple floors and increased the strength of them at the same time.

 

Framing with steel

 

I was going to list the OSHA violations for you but I don't have time.