I had the opportunity to be in on ABC’s recent build here in the midwest. I was involved with the window and door installation. It was amazing to witness the various trades coming together on this project. I think this build will be aired on November 5th.
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Cool!
look forward to it
Forrest
Must of been quite an experience.
I know some of the companies that worked on that job. I heard that SJM had at least 16 trim carpenters working there?
It was amazing to witness the various trades coming together on this project
See, TV is cloud-cuckoo land. Where else do trades arrive on time and do their work in time and properly - it's because they'll be on the box?
All the best...
To those who know - this may be obvious. To those who don't - I hope I've helped.
A crew of framers were leaving around dusk on the 13th, he said they had been at it since 2:00 am. At one point we had framers, electricians, plumbers and window installers all working side by side, not one of each, dozens of each all vying for the same floor space. As soon as the mechanical trades finished a room, in came the insulators and drywalling crew. I only spent one day there but it seemed like several weeks of work was completed in that time frame.
Saw
Here is a link to the builders site
http://www.hubbellextreme.com/
Enjoy,
Saw
Framers and electricians?? Some tight scheduling.
When you said 'all vying for the same space' I thought 'yeah, same space on the screen'
I did concrete on one couple years ago.
brownbagg,
I heard rumors of the concrete being hot due to the extra calcium added for quick dry, was this true in your case. I was also curious if the pour was thicker due to time constraints. I heard that the framers were on the pad one hour after the finishers got off it.
Saw
yep, your right. 20 minute later it was 3000 psi. the miracle of chemicals.
Seems unreal but I guess if you have the knowledge, manpower and machinery, anythings possible. Where was your build?
Saw
There was a lot of camera dogs but since we were all wearing the same blue shirts, white or yellow hard hats, blue jeans, whats the point. I did wear brown duck pants, one of few. We had warnings of wet weather and mud conditions, hence the double knee brown duck pants. The weather was great though.
Saw
You must be in the greater metropolitan area of Gladbrook?
Doug
I don't think that the show would work here in Canada; we've got too many parasites a.k.a. inspectors who have overinflated opinions of themselves and their importance, to work with the tradesmen like that.
For example; the company I work for is just putting the finishing touches on the new "Dell Consumer Service Call Center" building here in Edmonton. I spent the last month there, helping clear up "deficiencies" tagged by the electrical inspector.
The last I heard, power panels made for interior use, did not have to be made "waterproof". However, I spent a day with a caulking gun and some tubes of silicon caulking doing just that. If he is concerned about the sprinkler head in the room, I can assure him it won't go off unless there is an actual fire in the room. And if there is a fire in the room, it was probably caused by an overloaded panel, so I would assume that the panels are already dead, having tripped out the main breaker feeding this particular electrical room.
Panel cover screws that are made to be removed by using a screwdriver, do not have to be loose enough to unscrew using just your fingers. I spent another day making sure that the cover screws could be undone by hand.
Nowhere in the code does it say that panels have to be vacuumed and made spotless. I would do this myself, just as a matter of pride in my work, but it is NOT a violation of code!
It goes on and on... he has listed so many of those so-called "violations" by using the catch-all code rule referring to "workmanship". I think I should be glad to get out of there and let the job foreman deal with this bozo.
locolobo
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
(BTW.. you never seen so many obese people in one spot as you see here at Dell. I didn't know there were so many obese "nerds" around.)
<You must be in the greater metropolitan area of Gladbrook?><G> That was a joke?I think he's ignoring the locals. All of the guys I know of that worked on the project came from the Des Moines area. Hubbell is one of the bigger homebuilders in the area. I heard they called on a lot of subs, some with who they had never worked with before to get this house done. Like i mentioned above SJM is a big trim contractor in this area who does a lot of upper end work, but had never worked with Hubbell. They had at least 16 guys on the job. I heard that they got some of the trim details in advance and used their CNC machine at the shop to premake some of the parts for the fireplace and maybe some bookcases and stuffMust have been a scheduling nightmare.
Welcome back to Iowa
Barry E-Remodeler
Edited 9/24/2006 9:22 am by BarryE
I wasnt sure where I heard of Hubbell before but knew that I had.
In one of the pictures that was on the link I saw them carrying in a set of curved stairs, I wonder who built those?
<You must be in the greater metropolitan area of Gladbrook?>
<G> That was a joke?
Yea, I went to high school at South Tama and did a lot of running around in Marshalltown so I know the area very well.
I've heard a few of the locals already bitching about the house that Ex Makeover built, they say the guy wont be able to pay the taxes on the place, wont be able to heat it, and other BS. I cant imagine the taxes being all that high considering where its at.
Oh, BTW, its nice to be back in Iowa!
Doug
Looks like the stair came out of Wisconsin.http://www.arcways.com/Hubbell started out in real estate and know they are everywhere. I think they were among the early settlers in Des Moines. I've worked in one of the original Hubbell homes and I remember it was in an historic district. There was still hay above the carriage house from the horse & buggy days<Yea, I went to high school at South Tama and did a lot of running around in Marshalltown so I know the area very well.>My grandparents lived in Marshalltown years ago and I believe some family friends may still live there.<I've heard a few of the locals already bitching about the house that Ex Makeover built, they say the guy wont be able to pay the taxes on the place, wont be able to heat it, and other BS. I cant imagine the taxes being all that high considering where its at.>The taxes got to be pretty low compared to most places EM builds and even most places here in Iowa. Don't they usually pay off the house and pay one or two years of taxes. <Oh, BTW, its nice to be back in Iowa!>Even though I'm a Cyclone fan, I've always liked the Iowa City area and it's history. I have done some window replacement work in that area years ago. I always enjoyed some of the pics you posted of your work over there. It did surprise me at first, I didn't know there was that much high end work or money in Iowa outside of Des Moines. <g>
Barry E-Remodeler
they say the guy wont be able to pay the taxes on the place, wont be able to heat it
Also....The IRS now says that the value of the house is taxable to the homeowners! That would put a dent in anyones wallet.You get out of life what you put into it......minus taxes.
Marv
Actually, I drove 4+ hours to be in on this build, compliments of my employer. My day started at 6:00 am and lasted until after 11:00 pm when I got back to the Best Western in Marshalltown. Driving the rural roads of Iowa late at night was somewhat unique also, no map!
Saw
Was Paige around? I don't think I could get much done with her or Tracy Hutson around!
Now that would be Extereme!
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Yeah, Paige was there, pink tool belt, gloves and hard hat, wears them well!
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