On 3/4/2010 12:08 AM, Dave In Texas wrote:
I'm paying for it; believe me. Up and down ladders, using what arm and
upper body strength I have left to maneuver in and around rafters
/joists, holding on or bracing with one arm in some twisted position
while holding a Senco N65 at arms length. Shoulders, knees, hands - ouch.
Hell, I just framed a chicken coop, fer crissakes, and I'm still
suffering. (It would be nice, just once again, to shave the left side of
my face with my right hand, but my shoulder won't let me).
Oddly enough, this 1957 house did not have collar ties when I had it
inspected prior to closing. I mentioned it to the home inspector who I
was paying and he put it in his report. I ended up adding them myself
before we closed. That was 20 years ago [this month].
Strictly IMO, it is a good idea to bite the bullet and put them in in a
hurricane prone area. Like you say, not much at all for the added stiffness.
Thank you. I can afford to take my time. I've seen work by some of those
crews on "custom homes" of my 'Yiddish' home builder friend (West U,
Bellaire). I suspect those crews get paid by the square foot and that
the faster they get it up the more dollars per hour they can make. They
seemingly shoot twice as many nails as necessary because half of what
they shoot miss the mark.
AAMOF, I do live in WestU myself and have built quite a few homes there.
This is our latest brouhaha on the "building inspection" front ...
...they made the mistake of asking me
http://instantnewswestu.com/2010/02/23/8110/
Framing is definitely bid on a square foot basis around these parts.
I've been using the same framing company, Leonel Hernandez Framing out
of Pasadena, for almost a decade. Some of his crews are better than
others, but they're all good and after a few houses I can now generally
get the crew I want from Leo. Like building square cabinets from the git
go, it's a real comfort, and time saver, to have someone meticulous and
who can do framing the old fashioned way.
Knowing you're a builder, Swing, I appreciate "making the grade."
LOL ... I could tell just by looking at the 'precision' that a
"wooddorker" did the framing!
Sheeeesh, Bubba!, this is "framing", fer crying out loud!
Do you ever play Goode Company anymore? I'd like to know if you ever
play the new one at 290 and 6.
Haven't played Goode Co. in years. Haven't hung it up yet, but I have
slowed down.
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