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mark handler
SAWHORSE
Re: Scary
Nice touch with the American flag
Nice touch with the American flag
Mac
Gold Member
Re: Scary
It's rock lath I think - kind of like primitive drywall.
Is this a jail?
It's rock lath I think - kind of like primitive drywall.
Is this a jail?
JBI
REGISTERED
Re: Scary
Mac - If that's a jail, they must have a high rate of escapes... No security anywhere except the front door.
tiger - Look on the bright side, at least they have a safety rail up! That's a start... :roll:
Mac - If that's a jail, they must have a high rate of escapes... No security anywhere except the front door.
tiger - Look on the bright side, at least they have a safety rail up! That's a start... :roll:
JBI
REGISTERED
Re: Scary
Pc1 - Probably a ton of 20's. Haven't you ever seen baloon framing before?
Pc1 - Probably a ton of 20's. Haven't you ever seen baloon framing before?
Gene Boecker
REGISTERED
Re: Scary
Ahh, good old-fashioned balloon framing.
Actually, I was impressed with the dimensional lumber scaffolding.
Creative use of extra materials.
Ahh, good old-fashioned balloon framing.
Actually, I was impressed with the dimensional lumber scaffolding.
Creative use of extra materials.
Guest
Re: Scary
This was across the street from the B/S office. I came to work on Monday and the front of the building was stripped with holes for windows where previously there were none. No plans, no permit. The owner was a nice Korean man. So was my boss. I was told to make it strong. I sat down with the owner and explained wall bracing, headers and straps. What you see is what they did next. I had to re-explain wall bracing and straps. In the end the OSB went on the wall and then the straps. I had to start with the foundation and a bunch of epoxied all-thread anchors for sill bolts and hold-downs. I basically engineered the wall and took over supervision. Not supposed to do that huh! Well like I said, the owner was a nice man. Once I got going I was having fun with it.
This picture is another Monday. They put the windows in before placing all the straps and they got the flashing wrong, used drywall screws to set the windows, had the window reveals wrong with the windows way out of square. I lost the pictures with the straps. There was a definite language barrier what with them being Korean. Too bad I couldn't talk him out of using residential style windows.
This was across the street from the B/S office. I came to work on Monday and the front of the building was stripped with holes for windows where previously there were none. No plans, no permit. The owner was a nice Korean man. So was my boss. I was told to make it strong. I sat down with the owner and explained wall bracing, headers and straps. What you see is what they did next. I had to re-explain wall bracing and straps. In the end the OSB went on the wall and then the straps. I had to start with the foundation and a bunch of epoxied all-thread anchors for sill bolts and hold-downs. I basically engineered the wall and took over supervision. Not supposed to do that huh! Well like I said, the owner was a nice man. Once I got going I was having fun with it.
This picture is another Monday. They put the windows in before placing all the straps and they got the flashing wrong, used drywall screws to set the windows, had the window reveals wrong with the windows way out of square. I lost the pictures with the straps. There was a definite language barrier what with them being Korean. Too bad I couldn't talk him out of using residential style windows.
vegas paul
Silver Member
Re: Scary
Is the nice Korean man a licensed general contractor? Or don't you require that in your state? If so, what does the contractors board think about his abilities/methods? What does "nice" have to do with determining competency and compliance (other than making the discussions more pleasant)?
Is the nice Korean man a licensed general contractor? Or don't you require that in your state? If so, what does the contractors board think about his abilities/methods? What does "nice" have to do with determining competency and compliance (other than making the discussions more pleasant)?
Re: Scary
When you say "SCARY" are you talking about the scaffolding or the building? I wouldn't want to be on the scaffolding, but I'm not sure I would want to be in the building either.
Better have a lot of glue on the bottom of that scaffolding upright to keep it from kicking out. Maybe there is a piece of that non-skid stuff
When you say "SCARY" are you talking about the scaffolding or the building? I wouldn't want to be on the scaffolding, but I'm not sure I would want to be in the building either.
Better have a lot of glue on the bottom of that scaffolding upright to keep it from kicking out. Maybe there is a piece of that non-skid stuff
Guest
Re: Scary
Well Paul I would have to say no to most of your questions and "nice" goes a long way with me. It's the scaffold that's scary, not my ability to overbuild a simple wall. All that wall had going for it before was stucco. Now it is much stronger. It even has a decent connection to the roof and second floor diaphragms. Heck we even put in a wheel chair lift.
We will issue a building permit to an owner. I like it that the bosses will trust me rather than send every little thing to an engineer. On the more complicated problems that arise I do consult with our engineers but so much of it is been there, done that. How many braced walls do you need to see before you know one when you see one.
Well Paul I would have to say no to most of your questions and "nice" goes a long way with me. It's the scaffold that's scary, not my ability to overbuild a simple wall. All that wall had going for it before was stucco. Now it is much stronger. It even has a decent connection to the roof and second floor diaphragms. Heck we even put in a wheel chair lift.
We will issue a building permit to an owner. I like it that the bosses will trust me rather than send every little thing to an engineer. On the more complicated problems that arise I do consult with our engineers but so much of it is been there, done that. How many braced walls do you need to see before you know one when you see one.