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Engineering for one man building

12/28/2009

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Raising walls is rather time consuming when working alone, but with a little patience and lots of precaution, they find their way into a vertical position eventually. I use two jacks and multiple braces to lever up the walls a few inches at a time. Brace stops are screwed into the floor deck at intervals so that as the wall goes up, each brace drops into its new position. I found this to be much more effective than using ropes and cables. There is less time moving outside the building to tighten each come-along.
If time permits the third wall should be sheeted and in place today. Framers or folks working with structural insulated panels would probably chuckle at the idea of one wall a day. Ho Hum...it's off to work I go.
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Winter is here

12/27/2009

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Now that winter has finally arrived I have a two week break that has allowed for some time to build main floor walls. After clearing snow and ice from the tarp, the main floor deck appeared to have survived the fall rain and moisture without any major swelling. I now have two walls up, and expect to have the other two up over the next few days. Raising a 34 foot wall alone is an exercise in patience and safety. Although it is time consuming, there is considerable satisfaction in knowing what is possible through simple use of levers and braces.
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