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Jeez. I've stood 18' tilt ups on less.
Where is your frost line?
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Jeez. I've stood 18' tilt ups on less.
PAToyota said:Where is your frost line?
PAToyota said:I really wouldn't recommend mixing your own concrete unless you had to. I certainly got a workout!
PAToyota said:I
As an architect, I feel personally that I need to do a certain amount of this hands-on kind of thing. Unfortunately, I know too many of my colleagues who would be hard pressed to use a hammer effectively - and their designs show it. They don't understand how the things actually go together - just what they've read out of a book or off the internet and it is just words and pictures to them.
Two words. Pump truck. Hahaha.
(I know you addressed, already. Joking)
Kudos.
A good idea for both the architectural and structural/civil engineering professions to consider.
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Knowledge gained by doing it is invaluable.
As a structural engineer, I can't agree more about needing to get your hands dirty. I've surprised a few contractors with my hands on approach...from excavators to welding.