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Seems appropriate, I should elaborate on the title..
Well, guys and gals, it seems there has not been much discussion on this issue as it appears nearly all here, are more tuned to staying within a few floors up in residential construction. There’s some money to be made in new 25 floor semi high rises in my locale. Is anyone else out there dealing with such projects?
To be honest, I don’t even know why I started this discussion…disrupted but not cut off from AOL. Ummn.. What really tees me off is the areas where you can park to offload and pick up materials and tools. Geez, I thought this tiny ‘lil redneck swamptown back in ’80 would never even come close to what it is today. Amaizing!
The rules for this place are…drop materials/tools…drive to the designated parking area about 1/2 mile away and catch the ‘lil bus. I’m happy I deal with these type of jobs on occassion as it makes a name for myself and my bud that owns the flooring company.
Forget them elevators! I could never imagine doing work in big metro areas. But at least they have frieght elevators, whereas the newer residential highrises I’ve dealt with have none. I guess they saved about $500K?
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Loading & unloading at multi-storied buildings is a major problem.. Carrying large and heavy objects up stairs and thru stairwells. Taking in all your tools and then parking a block or blocks away. I hate it and avoid the hassel unless the project is paying well.
It is one of my pet peaves!
*A high rise around here would be about 30 feet tall.Hey Ken, did you get a permit to work above 3 stories? (heh,heh)MD
*Mad Dog:Good thing I was working on the fourth floor. The freakin elevators kept breaking down. It took me five hours to load material for the job(700 sf hardwood) which should have only taken 2. So many po'd people! Then they closed the lobby(2nd floor) for residents only. Well, guess what? Couldn't even walk the steps as the steps lead into the lobby, not the garage area. Real poor design of this highrise.And the parking garage! Who are these engineers? At one point before the place was Co'd we were permitted to park there. Columns strangely placed here and there which became a maze of trying to navigate. I drive a F250 van and had problems trying to fit in the tiny freakin' spots. Heard through a another guy a new owner couldn't park his new Navigator...hehe.And another one is coming out of the ground nearby and all those columns again. Maybe the code changed but I would have to think the engineers could have found another alternative. I can see alot of parking fender benders..LOL. Good fer them!LS, it pays well. But the hassles!
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Seems appropriate, I should elaborate on the title..
Well, guys and gals, it seems there has not been much discussion on this issue as it appears nearly all here, are more tuned to staying within a few floors up in residential construction. There's some money to be made in new 25 floor semi high rises in my locale. Is anyone else out there dealing with such projects?
To be honest, I don't even know why I started this discussion...disrupted but not cut off from AOL. Ummn.. What really tees me off is the areas where you can park to offload and pick up materials and tools. Geez, I thought this tiny 'lil redneck swamptown back in '80 would never even come close to what it is today. Amaizing!
The rules for this place are...drop materials/tools...drive to the designated parking area about 1/2 mile away and catch the 'lil bus. I'm happy I deal with these type of jobs on occassion as it makes a name for myself and my bud that owns the flooring company.
Forget them elevators! I could never imagine doing work in big metro areas. But at least they have frieght elevators, whereas the newer residential highrises I've dealt with have none. I guess they saved about $500K?