For my Dad
Since my father has worked in the construction industry for...well...forever, I thought he might appreciate some photos of the building being put together across the street from me. It's supposedly going to be a Japanese restaurant...which will most probably be PAINFULLY expensive. But hey, it's something new in Bluche and I get the feeling that doesn't happen all that often.
So far the only wood they've used is for the roof and window frames. I figured lumber around here would be very cheap...but I guess maybe the cinder blocks have better insulation? I dunno!
There ya go pops!
Next time I'll try to find some horses to take pictures of ;) Sadly all I've seen is cows.
posted by Tachometer @ 3:26 PM
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Very interesting! A couple of things - it looks like they use a large (probably hydraulic) lift for raising the blocks up to the work area. The rafters being put in place appear to be "LVL" (laminated veneer lumber - like very thick plywood) in about a 4x thickness. I understand that almost all of that type of material comes from scandinavia. It appears that they cut the rafter tail to a taper on the jobsite - here they are usually cut at the mill or lumberyard primarily because of the lack of skilled carpenters at the sites.
That is a very neat & tidy jobsite - probably a Swiss thing!
I notice too that work belts look about the same but there are (1) no hardhats or (2) safety harnesses for guys on the roof - both OSHA requirements here (big fines). Their scaffolding looks like a really good idea - somehow anchored to the block walls and with a side board to keep stuff from falling off.
The concrete block looks different too - more elongated than ours. The upper picture also shows what appears to be vertical braces backing some sort of temporary forming board - maybe to assure that the blocks are plumb.
The trees still have their leaves and the carpenters are in short sleeves - so it must still be warm during the day.
One thing is for sure - very few jobsites offer that kind of a scenic view.
It still is pretty damn warm during the day here (usually) so I can totally understand short sleeves.
After they put up the wood from those pictures they brought up to the roof slabs of plywood for one layer, then a layer of what looked like giant styrofoam blocks (rougly 4 ft by 4 ft).
On top of that went a layer of BEAUTIFUL copper sheeting...with copper smoke stack kind of things in various places. Right now they are in the process of covering it again with what looks like 2x4s. I'll have to take some more pictures.
They start early every day...at least 7 am, and bail out around 6ish, with a long lunch break where they all disapear.
That crane has been there the whole time and is in constant use.
Great insight! Thanks for the reply...I dig it.
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