Had a lot to get done today. Started at dawn.
Crane co. showed up to lift spray rig to 3rd floor podium deck (33 ft. high, 120ft reach over 50′ roof). They couldn’t lift our big rig, had to have the small one brought from the shop an hour away. Stocked 4 pallets of texture while waiting.
While this is going on, the drywall supplier is stocking 220 sheets of 5/8 x 8′ into a fifth floor window (44 ft to bottom of window) Our estimater shorted me an extra layer in 8 units (2 layers on the roof trusses) after I had made him aware that he did the same thing on part of the 4th floor.
General has running permit to close 1 lane, can’t believe there are no cars in this picture. There is usually busses and peed off drivers backed up.
Time to get the rig up, We joked we could have carried this one up the stairs.
Not bad for half a day. Plenty more to do.
Mike
Trust in God, but row away from the rocks.
Edited 2/26/2008 10:57 pm by ruffmike
Edited 2/26/2008 10:58 pm by ruffmike
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Neat! A "big stuff" thread!
To those of us in residential, it's like those commercial recipes - "take 500# of potatos, 250# of tomatos . . ."
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Forrest
Hey Mc, what thread was that "Watchtower" post in, I want to share it with a friend. Mike
Trust in God, but row away from the rocks.
< that "Watchtower" post in, I want to share it with a friend.>
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=553_1182601126
It's on my favorites list!
Forrest
What size crane did they have?
Most of the time reach and weight are the real big factors in getting the right weight crane for the lift. I think we used a 125 ton crane for a 1200 lb. lift a few weeks ago. The height was just under 50', but the reach was about 120'. It was all that big mo wanted too.
We did a baby lift a few month ago. Only had to go from a flat bed trailer rig to a pad on grade about 45' away. It figure to a 90 ton rig for the weigth. They sent a 110 ton rig out. It took longer to set up and take down than the rigging and actual lift. Eight minimum on those big rigs. Total time on our job was under 3 hours.
I'm not really familiar with crane sizes, usually we deal with tower cranes that are already set up. I do know that in this case the crane estimator seemed to have messed up. We provided him with the weight of our rig (3500#) and he measured the situation. When they showed up there was disagreement about the staging area, and it got kind of ugly. We were faced with a 4 grand upcharge to bring counter balance weights onsite, so we opted for the smaller electric rig (1200#). The pallets of material weighed 2500#.
We were supposed to have the parking lot cleared by 10 but were there till 11:30. Everybody kept their cool and it got done with no mishaps. The offices will have to work out any problems resulting. Mike
Trust in God, but row away from the rocks.
Is that "spray rig" just a compressor, or is there a hopper, too, in which you load texture?
Yes the rig pictured has a 100 gallon hopper with an electric pump. The larger one we have has a 350 gallon hopper and gas operated. Mike
Trust in God, but row away from the rocks.
Is that in Oakland? I think I ride my bicycle past that on the way into work in the morning.
Daniel Neumansky
Restoring our second Victorian home this time in Alamdea CA. Check out the blog http://www.chezneumansky.blogspot.com/
Oakland CA
Crazy Homeowner-Victorian Restorer
Yes,29th and International. 2 mile commute. ; ^ )
Getting close to drywall? I'll donate some time, especially if you need any coves or curved framing done. I've been meaning to stop by and say hello. Mike
Trust in God, but row away from the rocks.
Oh, nope I was thinking it was one of those places around 3rd and Broadway that i going up.
I wish we were getting close to drywalling...wow that'd be nice, nice of you to offer also. Wifes going to be doing her brick drive way this weekend and I think I'm going to be framing in our new downstairs bath...I think..maybe...so far to go before we can drywall.
Remember the top floor attic room? With all the crazy angles and intersections? That should be fun to rock...
Daniel Neumansky
Restoring our second Victorian home this time in Alamdea CA. Check out the blog http://www.chezneumansky.blogspot.com/
Oakland CA
Crazy Homeowner-Victorian Restorer
Yes, that is the room I remember. I'll stop by soon to shoot the bull. Mike
Trust in God, but row away from the rocks.