"Mike" wrote in message

My recommendation for tools is to take what you can with you and try
to lock everything else up. A Job Box works pretty well for smaller
stuff. A good thief will be able to get into just about anything but
most don't want to work that hard...... or they'd have a job.

Strangely enough just tying down a tarp over framing lumber at night has cut
down on some theft.

On a stack of plywood, I'll drive a 3 1/2" drywall screw through the corner
of the top half dozen or so sheets at night ... most thieve don't seem to
carry Phillips screw drivers with them, or don't want to take the time to
find the screw, will not even bother if they have to lift half dozen sheets
at once.

In the big city, and with a lumber yard you do business often, it pays to
order just what you need for the day, and schedule delivery accordingly.

Biggest problem is when appliances start coming in. I have a gas log
fireplace being delivered tomorrow at a new residential construction site
and will have to watch that house like a hawk from now on, even with good
locks on the construction doors.

And sometimes it is "theft of services" that pushes the budget up ...
emptying a 12 yard dumpster is expensive, and the idiots, from neighbors to
passing yard crews, seem to delight in using your dumpster.

And vandalism ... there is something in the psyche of a few of the latinos
who work in construction around here that require they **** on a wall, or
**** under the insulation in the attic. It is almost guaranteed to happen at
least once in the construction of a new home.

With regard to insurance, a "Builder's Risk" policy used to pay, but the
deductibles are so high that it is no longer worth claiming unless it is
catastrophic. In short, it is the builder, and the buyer, who pay the tab.
If it cost more for me to build, the buyer is going to pay in the long run.

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