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   nathan_w | Sep 25, 2000 06:18am | #6

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   I've framed up here in the N.W. with 2x4 scraps floating around. Maybe we should say three inches of water on the deck, and then
   i roll up!

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   The_Machine | Sep 28, 2000 08:00am | #7

   *Mr. Hambley,Got kids? Weather's easy.1. Dry feet2. Drywall square3. Dry radioEnjoy!The Machine

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   Guest_ | Sep 30, 2000 04:04am | #8

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   It's raining more often now that the season which Seattle is infamous for is approaching. Sawdust turns to sawmud which builds up under the saw which then binds, snapping a chalkline is impossible....etc. I can really appreciate now what you full-time framers have to go through.

   Please list any methods you use when it's raining, from clothing to building techniques to tarps on the supplies.....I'm sure everyone has something to offer. Thanks. DH

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   Guest_ | Sep 22, 2000 11:11pm | #1

   *Here's one you might use if the foundation is block. Save the mortar bags and place around the perimeter to walk on. They seldom blow away once they get stuck to the muck. Put cleats on any walking planks to get up on the deck. It's fun otherwise sliding down, but can be a surprise. Darrell, there's a million you can use, or not. Sometimes they are more work than going home. Best of luck, the weather is a mother.

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   Guest_ | Sep 23, 2000 04:33am | #2

   *darrell,As standard practice,dry,rain, or snow, we dump a 5-10 yard truck of sand around the perimeter of the foundation (footprint) or the home soon after completing the foundation work. You would be surprized at how clean this keeps the site, even after weeks of rain. Boards stay cleaner, no standing water, and when doing a final grade, your soil composition may improve. I've heard nothing but compliments from all of our subs, and no gooey mud stuck to everything.Best of Luck

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   Guest_ | Sep 23, 2000 06:00am | #3

   *I love my Filson hat. Keeps the rain off your glasses or safety glasses, and helps keep you warm.Waterproof boots are a must. Make sure the soles of your boots are soft enough to get traction when you're walking the wet top plate or sheathing the roof. We dump bark around the perimeter of the foundation for mud control. I'd hate my job in the winter if it wasn't for that. It makes the site a lot safer too, because people aren't tracking mud onto everything.Buy a couple extra chalk boxes, and dry them out at night.You can carve a "traction pattern" into your hammer handle, so it doesn't go flying.Buy a squeegee.Its not really that bad unless its REALLY coming down hard. The hardest part is getting out of the truck.

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   nathan_w | Sep 23, 2000 07:43am | #4

   *-new set of cords, and make sure the grounds are functioning on the power tools.-Filson hat and overalls.-fingerless wooly mittens for 33 degrees and snowing fat flakes.-dry feet-concrete dye for the snap lines. -squeegee-plans table with shed roof, and sided with plastic wrap-dry out the saws overnight to prevent the breaker follies-good thermos without starbucks swill coffee-watertight radio cover-air nozzle to blow out the sawdust buildup in the guard of the saws-practice using the left forefinger as a guide while scribing your rips with a pencil held to the end of the tape. -larger sites may benefit from copious amounts of hay to control run-off and mud-Dixon carbon black crayons, which write perfectly and are almost permanent on wet/frozen lumber.-send the crew home early, with pay, when the weather is getting too much for even yourself to stand.

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   Guest_ | Sep 25, 2000 06:06am | #5

   *I frame in sunny Southern California. The only thing we use for rain is a Dixon carbon black crayon. If it looks like rain, you take the crayon and draw a circle with a 3 foot radius on the floor. When three drops have landed in the circle, you roll up and go home.

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   Guest_ | Sep 30, 2000 04:04am | #9

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   Louisiana solution for framing in rain:

   Draw 3' diameter circle in dirt with stick every day

   If 3 drops of rain fall in circle in 15 minute period roll up tools

   Go Home

   Get pirogue and go fishing......when rain stops go back to work

   I dont do this but my framing subs subscribe to this theory. Luckily we have had a 2 yr drought down here....