Trying to NOT DIE while Flying Trusses: Shop Build #16
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- Опубликовано: 11 ноя 2022
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Dude is a beast, straight up.
That age, slinging those trusses 16' up over concrete, solo and not tied off?
I've seen all these videos and this is the most impressive thing so far. Hats off to some clean livin and hard working to do this at that age.
Did you watch the video? The crane brought those trusses up the 16' wall
@@sotastatesoulja I meant that he's 16ft up over concrete, slinging the trusses
Good balance and no fear of heights; primary qualifications for a framer. I'm 74 and still doing it. I fix rotten foundations. From the roof down... Love your videos. Wish this content was available when I was coming up.
Agreed confidence is the key to walking at heights.
Always keep your eye on a good place to jump also. Be aware of what’s down below you and pick your spot rather than just falling wherever.
Keep going man I’m not far behind u in age but still want to keep going for it
My extension ladder slid off the shed roof, (while still hanging on to the ladder) 2 years ago in the winter time and it was only 7' high, I thought I broke both my wrists and ankles, but got up 2 minutes later, at that height that you are working at 16', I guarantee you won't be able to get up or live to talk about it. I'm new to the channel, ( wish I joined much earlier) it is very educational, learning new tips, and I enjoy it , but maybe it would help to have a safety harness on in case you slip or fall. Keep up with your great work 👍
@donroy @essentialcraftsman I hear you.. I don't do ladders anymore (73 years old) but about 10 years ago I was too high up on an eight foot step ladder setting a center beam for a garage. (beam under the trusses) I was struggling to set it in the notch and by leaning/pushing it the ladder kicked out. Down it went tangled in the step ladder with that beam landing on top. I felt like I had been hit by a pickup truck. 3 cracked ribs (I was lucky) and many dark purple bruises.
Lesson learned. It was not my proudest moment.
Keep up good work. Luck and prosperity to you.
I have posted this before and here I am posting it again.....every half hour video watching you is like having another half hour with my dad, also a builder and teacher and mentor. Miss you Dad
same here but its my grandpa!!
Same here. Except I still have my Dad. He comes and helps me once in awhile. He is 84 and still dangerously spry.
My thoughts exactly 💯
One of the most important factors that can make/bresk a relationship between a vendor and customer is the customer's attitude. The vendor is doing the same thing all year and it can get almost robotic. The customer does it once in a while and won't return for a week or a month. Make that relationship a good one and the next encounter will be an enjoyable one too.
Thanks EC! You're the kind of customer we'd all like to help!
I’m 29, never done trusses solo but I’ve sure stick framed my fair share of roofs solo. The fact that he’s 64 doing this & seems to still enjoy what he does - is really encouraging
Take care of your body friends
..." even for an old man you should be able to walk a 2x12..." That's gotta be one of the most badass quotes i've heard on this channel. I know young guys in the trades who can't/won't do this
This might be the most interesting thing I've seen in the multiple years of watching your channel. I've seen the whole spec house build, but this was incredible. Laying them out and getting ready to do this all by yourself really is something.
I love the way this legend shouts out all the people doing good work around him and shakes their hand.
Good Lord Scott!! When I realized you were walking along the 2 x 12 my heart skipped a beat. You're a much braver man than me to up be there showing off great balancing skills.
That's quite a job to tackle on your own Scott. Well Done. We used to hang them upside down and roll them up, but I like the catwalk idea better. A little extra time framing, but what the heck. I'm sure that kept you up at night trying to figure out how to accomplish everything. Tell Aaron great job and give him lots of practice. Maybe one thing he'll eventually learn is how to place nails in the palm side of his hand. Hitting the edge of your fingers and fingernails hurts. Hitting the pads of your fingers doesn't. I'm sure he'll turn into a fine carpenter with your tutoring.
Better still use a needle nose pliers to hold them for the first hit until he gets a little more used to it
Scott, my favorite part about watching your videos is how you lift up (pun intended) those around you. Whether its a company or the crane operator in this case you always find a way to compliment those you work with and I can only imagine what a compliment from someone of your caliber could do for a young tradesman's confidence.
You and I are the same age. I have lost my sense of balance so much I wouldn't be back up there on 2x24s (LOL). Glad you can still do it and bring the young generation along.
You are just the very best representative of the Trade. Old school like me. So proud of you and what you do. Too many folks look down on us but they are ignorant. Great work. Been there done that. Framed apts 2 years.
You are not human Scott - you are a machine. About 10 years ago I built a 550 sqft garage/shop behind my house in Denver by myself. After having the pros do the monolithic slab I only had help with the roof & trusses. Couldn’t imagine doing it solo. Had 9’ walls and I was still nervous for myself and my friends. Fearless you are.
You never fail to impress sir. Thank you and the team for putting this all together for us
Finally! A video that shows the right and efficient way to lay out simple gable trusses! It’s amazing how often I see framers picking and setting one truss at a time. The only person that benefits from that method is the crane operator who’s getting paid by the hour. Thanks for another video that shows the right and efficient way to do this!
Just an outstanding job of setting those trusts up and setting yourself up for success. Just can't say enough about the thought and planning and setting down and shaking everything out and even sticking the plywood up there that's a great thought the Crane is already there save yourself some work absolutely I'd rather move some stuff around up on top already up there than have to bring it from down below up 16'. This is why you are the Essential Craftsman
What a courageous man you are.
Scott as a young man that frames. I have the utmost respect for you. Building that garage mostly by yourself is no small feet. Keep up the good work. I can only hope to be working as hard as you when I get to your age. I take my hat off to you.
I'm impressed with your work and skills. I've done my share of truss framing and when I reached the age of 66 I determined that my balance was about 90% of what it was 20 years before, so I decided I wouldn't go up there anymore . . . no regrets, it's a younger man's job. All wise carpenters and roofers realize when that time comes . . .
I started my career as a panel beater with Mercedes Benz, which I completed and learnt to do things properly the first time. My last occupation was as a building maintenance fitter doing woodwork plumbing etc, which was very rewarding and challenging. Then as you said months ago the health and safety cronies got involved and didn’t that slow production down. Yes it made us all a slight bit safer but it increased the cost of a task and lengthened the time to complete it.
As long as you are mindful and aware of your surroundings and confident in your ability, then press on. I saw this after watching most of your videos.
I don’t watch your videos to get tips or better my skills but enjoy watching a person who is good at their job and talks exceptionally well to his audience and whether you know it or not makes many of us get a kick out of even the mundane tasks that you preform.
You have a voice that Mike Rowe would be proud to have.
Keep up the good work
Cheers
I’m basically the same age as you. There is NO WAY I would attempt all that by myself! My hat is off to you! May God bless you as do all that elevated solo work!
Truss day was always my favorite day! Since I was 15, I loved walking walls, and it's always amazing how fast they go in
I love seeing a super or a gc that knows proper signals. I ran a small crane for about 10 years. Heck most of my crew didn't know the right signals. Love your channel. Keep up the good work.
I layed brick up on scaffolding like that as a young man. Watching you on the catwalk today gave me that sweet lump in my throat… don’t enjoy heights anymore 😂
Well done 👍🏼
You never cease to amaze me by what you accomplish by yourself. I'll admit it also scares me a bit. We're about the same age, but you don't seem to suffer with bad knees. I wouldn't dream of walking on 2x12s 16 feet in air. God bless you and keep you safe.
This old man used to walk frosty top plates, but walking a 2 x 12 sixteen feet in the air is not in my future. It was comforting to see you use the trusses to fill in all that open space. I never used trusses for roof framing, and I really enjoy seeing how you manage the job.
I always like it when you talk to the guys delivering, and installing. People have no idea how much this country depends on all those guys.
Hi , Glenn from Australia again. I commented a few nights ago , when you were preparing the oregon garage beam. Anyway, now I'm looking at you do this truss laying out and pre shooting trimmers to the trusses so they can be nailed to the previously stood truss. Well, guess what, when I did truss erecting, that's the exact method I used ( great minds hey). Of the many carpenters in our area, I was the only one that used this method. We would crane the trusses ( mostly in one big pack, so were careful with pack placement/ short term, because they were shortly going to be spread out close to the marks for their stand up point. So we'd break the strapping / I'm walking on internal top plates and pulling each truss,, or I'm behind the apex, pushing,while the apprentice is on the concrete floor , helping move the bottom chord of the truss along the building, using an appropriate length stick( It's actually a 2" square aluminium window section profile). At the end of it, it looks like a concertina set up. Then he throws up the trimmers / I shoot one just close to apex( just off the pressed gang plate/ then 1 half way down the rafter on each rafter. When I stood the truss, the apprentice would walk either side and tap the foot cuts( toe) to line up with the pencil mark/ climb up a ladder and tell me which way to hammer tap the truss ,so the toe is in line with the outside plate, then I'd shoot the apex trimmer.Later, I 'd walk along the outside walls and shoot the toe into the top plate. One of the biggest spans I did, was about 17m ( 55.77 feet) wow! I still used the trimmer method but did it on the ground and individually craned up and stood each truss , due to being so big. I had 1 trimmer at the apex and 3 down each rafter and 5 or 6 along the bottom chord.As I couldn't reach the apex ones, I had to attack those when more angled metal braces were in place/ then carefully shuffle up to apex to shoot the other end of each trimmer ( bit scary stuff/ but I'm still here at 63. One day when I was doing this method on an average sized house, a building rep for the company was up from Melbourne and he told me ,what a great idea and said of all their bulding in Melbourne, he'd never seen this done ,this way. So , It's not a common method. But it should be. :)
Thank you very much for providing the world with these amazing videos! This one in particular is going to really help me with a 14ft side wall scissor truss roof install.
Looking forward to the next episode 👍🏻 , I don't think folks would believe me now if I said when I was an apprentice we carried the trusses up the ladders
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I still say the concrete truck pulling in makes the crazy come out of people worst than a truss truck 😂 nice video 🇺🇸👍
Oh yea, the panicked, running around I’ve witnessed is bizarre.
I have to agree. The urgency with the trusses is crane time $$. The urgency with concrete is you’re working with a perishable product that waits for no one.
Great video. It’s always fun to see a smooth crane operator working together with the guy giving the hand signals for a smooth safe lift. As a young boy I remember watching my dad run the crane as well as giving hand signals while receiving up on a structure. Dad worked at a private company way back when. And that’s why guys were able to have more than one job hat. Often in the same day
Looking good Scotty!
Drone footage of the trusses being lifted and set down is awesome! K.U.T.G.W.!
I’m in the middle of building a little dumb 12x16 shed alone and here you are, about twice my age (with respect!) building a giant shop alone! Amazing work sir, really enjoying this series
That self alone stacking method is great!
truss day is one of the most exciting and frightening days on a framing job. well done and big kudos to your crane operator, a true professional.
Respect. This video is up there for me with some of the awesome parts of the Spec House dormer. So excited to see Scott's next performance.
Thank you for this series. I am building a house by myself and these are most helpful.🌈❤️🌎✌️
Jeez my friend you had my anxiety running with this one. Your capabilities are impressive. I did trusses one time in my life, a 2 story, large garage, but we hammered them in as they were craned up. It was not easy, and you had to hammer real fast but we got it done.
Cool. Staging the trusses so they are easily ready for installation and creating a safety net at the same time.
Always a real blessing and pleasure to watch you work and especially figure out and put into place methode that allow you to "get'er done" working solo.
You are a national treasure!
Always great to see another guy out there rocking it solo. I frame houses solo, as well as swing my own trusses, usually 30' - 48' span with a jib on my lift.
What a blessing this channel is.
Im still learning and it is wonderful to see this good hearted hard working fellow handing down his trade teaching millions not only to think and how to build but even how to make a business and simply to be a good person.
It always leaves me with a smile and a good feeling .
And since this channel is somewhat my evening routine also with lots of motivation to get back to work the next day.
Thank you and may God bless you.
That was intense. Glad your safe
Of all the problems a business might encounter, too much work is one of the better ones. Thumbs up to Relco!
Great video! Lots of ways to skin a cat. Solo truss day is impressive!
I have watched a lot of your videos and have learned lots from your skill and experience. I mostly find myself nodding and thinking to myself, "Yep, I could do that". Right up until you walked the 2 by 12 planks!! Hell no! I'd have spent a few days building some steel scaffold to walk on! Sir, you have the agility of a cat on those boards. Big respect! Thanks for sharing your abundant knowledge with us all. Cheers, JR
I used to work doing underground drilling and auger boring, i was shown how to operate a crane and the hand signals while on that job. Thousands of pounds of pip casing being lowered into a hole 15-20 ft deep is terrifying at times, especially when you have buddies in the hole. Great video, like always,.
I've been around construction since I was a little boy, and I'm in my late forties now, but I still learn something new every time I watch your channel! Keep up the great content!!
Nothing substitutes for a well thought and solid plan! Great job!
Glad there are guys like you around with the know-how to build homes for the rest of us to live in. I wish that all carpenters were at least as knowledgeable and conscientious as you are. There are a lot of them calling themselves carpenters who aren't.
Good help is hard to find, you’re lucky to have a good helper when you do:)
Looks like a great project
Catwalks make it a bit better, never liked the feeling of long walls without intersecting when setting trusses.
This is much better than most of Netflix's shows.
Just took my crane signaling exam today so found it funny this video popped up. Absolutely love the channel.
Love the energy
Haven't seen the next video of standing the trusses yet and I already love the system of standing trusses by yourself! Building my own home in a few months, and that was one thing that I thought I'd "have to" have help with. 🙂
I look foward every week to your updates on the Garage Build
those drone shots are great
As always, impressive, calm and careful.
Your videos always bring a calming effect when I sit down after a day of toil in some of the planets inhospitable locations once again thanks for the content 👍
This was so good to see, great work!
Scott, I really do admire the way you're still so productive at an age when most of us want to start slowing down. Personally I struggle with working at any sort of height which years ago I would have taken in my stride. For me I think it's the gradual loss of flexibility which has led me to take a few small tumbles , with a knock on loss of confidence that I can save myslef if i trip or stumble. I'll leave it to the youngsters now.
Amazing video like always. Great work
Scott, At the beginning of this project, I wasn’t aware you were working primarily by yourself. I, as well as many other subscribers, would have offered to help. I would surely work for free and, if you play that music (appropriate volume) while we at the job site, I’ll buy lunch.
Outstanding!!
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the awesome content and great video!
Thank you, I needed this today!
What a man , inspiring work!
Intresting. Can't wait to see this solo stacking.
Rock on EC, as always, great competency and content
Great organization in laying out those trusses!
It was amazing watching you do this.
Great work, sir.
This really takes me back. Awesome planning can’t wait to see the stack. I remember the first time I ever showed up on a construction site with an older friend and we did trusses like the third day I worked with them. I remember exactly how terrified And embarrassed I was to work up there especially since I told the boss man I had experience. Hahaha I’m sure he knew when I showed up with a brand new el cheap o tool belt and some really lame stanley tools.
Now one of my favorite EC videos.
Love the videos on the shop build. Your channel is awesome please keep it up
I love this man
That was nothing short of amazing! Nice one! :)
It's always fun to watch guys working in the air with nothing much to support them. I myself am not one of those guys I can't find balance on a catwalk or open trusses so I stay as close to the ground as possible.
Outstanding! 👍👍👍👍
Great camera work with the drone. Some incredible shots!
Amazing how you did that yourself!!👍👍
Way to go Big Aaron you like to work and you like to hammer it’ll pay off.
Good work mate. Looking forward to seeing how to put up the trusses
Well done Scott.😊😊😊😊
Good times. Nothing like cat walking without OSHA stopping by and asking where the handrails are!
Some fantastic camera work once again!
A man of many talents
Your absolutely amazing!!! And you have big 🏀 🏀 WOW
Must be fearless of heights!
Roll'em! 👍