Since my father has worked in the construction industry for…well…forever, I thought he might appreciate some photos of the building being put together across the street from me. It’s supposedly going to be a Japanese restaurant…which will most probably be PAINFULLY expensive. But hey, it’s something new in Bluche and I get the feeling that doesn’t happen all that often.
So far the only wood they’ve used is for the roof and window frames. I figured lumber around here would be very cheap…but I guess maybe the cinder blocks have better insulation? I dunno!
There ya go pops!
Next time I’ll try to find some horses to take pictures of ;) Sadly all I’ve seen is cows.
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September 27th, 2005 at 10:30 pm
Very interesting! A couple of things - it looks like they use a large (probably hydraulic) lift for raising the blocks up to the work area. The rafters being put in place appear to be “LVL” (laminated veneer lumber - like very thick plywood) in about a 4x thickness. I understand that almost all of that type of material comes from scandinavia. It appears that they cut the rafter tail to a taper on the jobsite - here they are usually cut at the mill or lumberyard primarily because of the lack of skilled carpenters at the sites.
That is a very neat & tidy jobsite - probably a Swiss thing!
I notice too that work belts look about the same but there are (1) no hardhats or (2) safety harnesses for guys on the roof - both OSHA requirements here (big fines). Their scaffolding looks like a really good idea - somehow anchored to the block walls and with a side board to keep stuff from falling off.
The concrete block looks different too - more elongated than ours. The upper picture also shows what appears to be vertical braces backing some sort of temporary forming board - maybe to assure that the blocks are plumb.
The trees still have their leaves and the carpenters are in short sleeves - so it must still be warm during the day.
One thing is for sure - very few jobsites offer that kind of a scenic view.
September 28th, 2005 at 11:14 am
It still is pretty damn warm during the day here (usually) so I can totally understand short sleeves.
After they put up the wood from those pictures they brought up to the roof slabs of plywood for one layer, then a layer of what looked like giant styrofoam blocks (rougly 4 ft by 4 ft).
On top of that went a layer of BEAUTIFUL copper sheeting…with copper smoke stack kind of things in various places. Right now they are in the process of covering it again with what looks like 2×4s. I’ll have to take some more pictures.
They start early every day…at least 7 am, and bail out around 6ish, with a long lunch break where they all disapear.
That crane has been there the whole time and is in constant use.
Great insight! Thanks for the reply…I dig it.