Construction workers of RIU tell us what you do

korvette1977 · Apr 25, 2008

jimmyspaz said:
That's why we have chalk-lines. If you get a straight start there is no excuse for wavey courses is there???

Shit Ive been roofing 20 odd years .. I never use a chalkline .. You go snap your lines and by the time your done I'll have a sq or a sq and a 1/2 laid down already ,,, Thats like a "real painter" does not tape off anything .. I did this roof by myself just me my knife my roofing gun and a radio I did use roof brackets .. the front has 2 dormers did a western weave .

jimmyspaz · Apr 25, 2008

I've done a lot of historic buildings where there are no straight lines and so you need to establish one to start. I agree on new construction you can slap shingles on straight, no problem.

korvette1977 · Apr 25, 2008

jimmyspaz said:
I've done a lot of historic buildings where there are no straight lines and so you need to establish one to start. I agree on new construction you can slap shingles on straight, no problem.

that house in the picture was built in 1927 .. I roofed it and sided it.

jimmyspaz · Apr 25, 2008

korvette1977 said:
that house in the picture was built in 1927 .. I roofed it and sided it.

Nice work bro... :peace:

HoLE · Apr 25, 2008

korvette1977 said:
Shit Ive been roofing 20 odd years .. I never use a chalkline .. You go snap your lines and by the time your done I'll have a sq or a sq and a 1/2 laid down already ,,, Thats like a "real painter" does not tape off anything .. I did this roof by myself just me my knife my roofing gun and a radio I did use roof brackets .. the front has 2 dormers did a western weave .

nice work korvette,,,,,,green side up!!! :mrgreen:

Keep on Growin

HoLE

korvette1977 · Apr 25, 2008

jimmyspaz said:
Nice work bro...

Thanks .. doing a little T&G today .. waiting for the homeowner to "MOVE THEIR SHIT" if its not done soon Im leaving a note and going the fuck home ...I'm at a standstill..

I wont move their stuff if it breaks in my hand I aint paying for it ..
heres where I am

TetraHyC · Apr 25, 2008

We do construction, were not moving men, if you want the job done get your shit out of the WAY. :peace:

jimmyspaz · Apr 25, 2008

Yeah and charge for the full day too. that shit is not your responsibility after all.

korvette1977 · Apr 25, 2008

they had ALL WEEK to do this .. Lazy azz's they are out shopping now .. If not back by noon Im going home .. Its reasons like this I bring my laptop to work... Now what I'll do Is make them wait two days for making me wait a 1/2 day

TetraHyC · Apr 25, 2008

korvette1977 said:
they had ALL WEEK to do this .. Lazy azz's they are out shopping now .. If not back by noon Im going home .. Its reasons like this I bring my laptop to work... Now what I'll do Is make them wait two days for making me wait a 1/2 day

Right on..

jimmyspaz · Apr 25, 2008

I'd still charge for the full 8 hours too!

HoLE · Apr 25, 2008

korvette1977 said:
they had ALL WEEK to do this .. Lazy azz's they are out shopping now .. If not back by noon Im going home .. Its reasons like this I bring my laptop to work... Now what I'll do Is make them wait two days for making me wait a 1/2 day

oooooooooo,,,,you evil fukker,,lol :mrgreen:

Keep on Growin

HoLE

Edit

amn,,gotta get a laptop ;-)

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korvette1977 · Apr 25, 2008

jimmyspaz said:
I'd still charge for the full 8 hours too!

Its a contract job .. I charge my price ,, get a 1/3 down , 1/3rd half way 1/3 upon completion... I'll be finished 2 hrs after they move their shit .. I only have about 20' left to run.. then its pay me time ...

Unique · Apr 25, 2008

Growing up in Tucson AZ i used to do alot of landscaping and mason work. When i tell people that when we dug a footer it was actualy 1' foot deep and 1' wide they never believe me.
The ground was that hard....and if you could not get a backhoe in there it was pick and shovel time.....lotsa mountains in AZ with lotsa areas you cant get backhoes into.

jimmyspaz · Apr 25, 2008

Oh yeah ,I was afraid it was contract, we used to try do talk people into time and materials on reno work, saved our asses a few times too. We once ran into a situation in a kitchen reno where they had poured concrete down all the stud spaces. Don't know why. If that was a contract job we would have been up the creek. But it's hard to do, all too often we were on contract too.

korvette1977 · Apr 25, 2008

jimmyspaz said:
Oh yeah ,I was afraid it was contract, we used to try do talk people into time and materials on reno work, saved our asses a few times too. We once ran into a situation in a kitchen reno where they had poured concrete down all the stud spaces. Don't know why. If that was a contract job we would have been up the creek. But it's hard to do, all too often we were on contract too.

This job is in 3 parts ..

The T&G on the walls total 120'
Replacement windows (ordered waiting )
Tumbled slate tile on floor Waiting on the delivery 10 days late .. coming from some quarry out west ..1,350 sq feet

jimmyspaz · Apr 25, 2008

Geez, ain't waiting for suppliers a bitch. I remember too many days sitting at the building supply yard waiting for a truck to unload so we could get our material and start work for the day. That's always the problem with special orders it seems.

korvette1977 · Apr 25, 2008

All done and got paid ...... woooo hoooo Happy friday

koncyse · Apr 25, 2008

i'm pretty handy with legos... and i'm upgrading to lincoln logs....
:hump:

jimmyspaz · Apr 25, 2008

korvette1977 said:
All done and got paid ...... woooo hoooo Happy friday

Have a good weekend bro. :joint:

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