The framing for the new workshop is underway. I'm doing as much myself
as I can, both because until the shop is up and running I'm operating
without an income of my own and because I want to.
so standing up walls alone is a bit of a challenge. I got help for
some of them, but I worked out a way to lift even big walls
singlehandedly.
pics on flickr:
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/bridgerb/2198573649/in/photostream/>
[email protected] wrote:
> The framing for the new workshop is underway. I'm doing as much myself
> as I can, both because until the shop is up and running I'm operating
> without an income of my own and because I want to.
>
> so standing up walls alone is a bit of a challenge. I got help for
> some of them, but I worked out a way to lift even big walls
> singlehandedly.
>
> pics on flickr:
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/bridgerb/2198573649/in/photostream/>
Ingenuity is a wonderful thing.
How long until you think you will be done?
--
If you're going to be dumb, you better be tough
Greg G. wrote:
> [email protected] said:
>
>> The framing for the new workshop is underway. I'm doing as much myself
>> as I can, both because until the shop is up and running I'm operating
>> without an income of my own and because I want to.
>>
>> so standing up walls alone is a bit of a challenge. I got help for
>> some of them, but I worked out a way to lift even big walls
>> singlehandedly.
>>
>> pics on flickr:
>> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/bridgerb/2198573649/in/photostream/>
>
> Where there's a will, there's a way, eh?
> Looks like something I'd pull. I work alone as well.
> Easier and less dangerous that way. ;-)
>
>
> Greg G.
You can work hard or you can work smart.
http://www.granite.mb.ca/~lorence/Cabinfront7.jpg
I raised the gable ends (rake head windows) in the center section of
my house by myself. The wall are 22' wide by 15' at the peak.
Had I gone the traditional route and got friends/family to help me,
there would have been a very good chance of someone getting hurt.
The way I did it, had something gone wrong, only a few 2 by's would
have been damaged.
LdB
On Jan 17, 8:02 pm, [email protected] wrote:
> The framing for the new workshop is underway. I'm doing as much myself
> as I can, both because until the shop is up and running I'm operating
> without an income of my own and because I want to.
>
> so standing up walls alone is a bit of a challenge. I got help for
> some of them, but I worked out a way to lift even big walls
> singlehandedly.
>
> pics on flickr:
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/bridgerb/2198573649/in/photostream/>
I'm hoping to be done, oh, about a year ago. the delays have been
many and obstreperous. this project is more than just the shop- there
are some porches connecting to buildings and a fairly radical
reframing or both of those roofs. I have a month or two to go on this,
anyhow.
many hands make light work, or so they say. the first wall wouldn't
have been easy to raise this way, so I got a small crowd of guys for
the lift. it was definitely quicker, but as it was a finger got a bit
smashed. no big damages, but with a bunch of guys running around the
potential is there.
yep, them's the Catalinas.
Nice pic. Would those be the Catalina Mts in the background?
Looks awful familiar to me.
Art
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> pics on flickr:
> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/bridgerb/2198573649/in/photostream/>
[email protected] said:
>The framing for the new workshop is underway. I'm doing as much myself
>as I can, both because until the shop is up and running I'm operating
>without an income of my own and because I want to.
>
>so standing up walls alone is a bit of a challenge. I got help for
>some of them, but I worked out a way to lift even big walls
>singlehandedly.
>
>pics on flickr:
><http://www.flickr.com/photos/bridgerb/2198573649/in/photostream/>
Where there's a will, there's a way, eh?
Looks like something I'd pull. I work alone as well.
Easier and less dangerous that way. ;-)
Greg G.