On the Job
BMoxie Contributors On the Job.
Could Tiny Little Flying Robots Replace *Your* Contractor?
2February 1, 2012
That link was posted yesterday to one of (the several) Facebook Groups I have now found myself a part of. With it, the poster wrote the phrase: "Flying machines: the contractors of the future??"
Of course this intrigued me. [...]
Compressive Stress :: Fiction for the Reality of Construction
2November 21, 2011
by Barry
in On the Job
Crawlspaces can be stressful places. They are dark and often hard to move around in. One can feel the weight of the building above and this uncomfortable, claustrophobic circumstance can color a workers decision making.
Morning Drive
7August 11, 2011
by Barry
in On the Job
In Frankford, a shovels sharp strike sparks and scrapes on sidewalk as encroaching grass is hacked back.
BMoxies 1st Ever Photo Week – Day 4 (Ummm Could You Do Me a Quick Favor … And Errrr. No, That’s Not a Sheer Cliff There)
6July 21, 2011
Lancaster County Timber Frames, Inc. was raising a frame in the mountains of Taos, NM. Everyone in town thought we were rather odd in that we were hiking material up a 8,000 foot elevation and attempting to get in and get out in less than two weeks . . . especially that late in the year. There were plenty of challenges -- site roads were too narrow for a tractor trailer, material had to be offloaded at the bottom of the mountain and hauled up by smaller truck, the elevation was such that breathing was definitely more difficult, and . . . .
Assume the position :: Crawlspace pose #1
5July 13, 2011
by Barry
in On the Job
When working in the crawlspace there are a number of positions one is asked to assume.
License to Kill: High Drama by the Bay
5May 13, 2011
by Barry
in On the Job
Still, there were signs that more was going on, a ton of caulk here and poorly cut shingles there. [ . . . ]
