vtframer

i have referenced davids first book alot over the last ten or so years and it has been very helpful.I have put alot of thought into the four day work week espesically in this bad economy saving travel time has become more important than ever. thank you for that great easy to read book and please keep writing. A Palmieri palmieri custom builders

sorry but that is un proffesional storing scrap material in someones wall cavity is just not acceptable,maybe a better alternitave would be to find a good unconspicuos area in the garage basement or storage where you could leave the customer a nice neat supply of extra materials,a small square of drywall is handy to have around for patching holes in dry wall,if they had a nice supply of left over drywall,paint and stain,roof shingles,decking etc,etc stored neatly on shelves you would acheive the same result without looking like your trying to hide something,people can be very difficult to deal with,if its ever found in there they will not see it as a good practice.

i own a commercial framing company in vt. and we have learned to set four to six trusses and brace completely, before setting anymore. also alot of truss plans dont call for x braces we do it on any truss roof of any size at all. the argument is get them up and brace later so the crane can get out of there. How much does it cost to have the crane set them twice? we also maximise the use of the crane time by sheathing gables on the ground,building overhangs on the ground even installing fascia boards before the gables go up.if you layout bracing before the crane gets there youll be surprised how fast it goes usually can leave one man behind to brace, while a crew goes ahead with trusses. weve never lost a roof yet, came close once on a thirty foot span sixteen foot walls, only thing that saved it was the bracing we installed earlier.