Darren Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 We poured the gym floor on friday; here's some video showing the laser screed. http://www.youtube.com/user/dfarmermill ... -DB4uREen8 http://www.youtube.com/user/dfarmermill ... xojDPiksG0 http://www.youtube.com/user/dfarmermill ... 2eyT72wez8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Darren, Great video record of the project. Just one thing I noticed is that it seems that the wire mesh is sitting at the bottom of the slab. Typically we see the mesh set higher into the slab. Is there also a fiberglass additive in the concrete? Just wondering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Pretty cool. Robots do it better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben H Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 That is cool. What's a machine like that cost? Can't say I've sever seen one in action like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Fantastic machine! A little drift here...You recorded and uplinked the entire videos on your Android phone? Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted September 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Marc; It's shot on an 'Acer' pad, similar to an Ipad but that runs on the droid system Ben- I have no idea... Steve- If you look in many of the shots, you will see the iron worker setting chairs in place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Pretty amazing. They don't do it quite that efficiently here in Kentucky. There ARE, however, the same little groups of men standing around watching, while others tend to bidness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted September 20, 2011 Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Marc; It's shot on an 'Acer' pad, similar to an Ipad but that runs on the droid system Ben- I have no idea... Steve- If you look in many of the shots, you will see the iron worker setting chairs in place I caught it the second time I watched. Has the wet weather delayed the project much? A few of our jobs have had setbacks due to rain and the Hurricane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 I want one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted September 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 We (they) started the pour @ 730 had 157 yds in by noon. Steve, I have documented about 9 days of weather delays; the job is 'slightly' ahead of schedule. If your ever in the area, stop by; 18 Norfolk Street, Newark 2 blocks in from Rt 280. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 wow........ 157 yds. before lunch. That is mind numbing. It's like the stuff I saw in China. They pump, place, and finish thousands of yards of concrete in a day. Only there, they don't have laser screeds....they use thousands of laborers. So, does modern construction create jobs, or displace them to robots? There's no answer, just musing. Be sure to take credit for being "slightly ahead" of schedule. If you're behind at the end, you can always blame the weather. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted September 22, 2011 Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 That's a truck every 12 minutes! Quite the dance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted November 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 New video of us (them) setting the roof top units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Is that machine the reason that mason was saying." long time no see?" Darren, if you can, take some vids of the floor guys when they put the hardwood down. The last skool I worked on, had an elevated track over the gym. I was treated to quite a show while I installed maple caps on the tops of the guardrails. They were amazing to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 It that yellow hard hat REALLY doing any good? Click to Enlarge 12.25 KB Last time I was involved in something like that, we set 20 some units on a theater with a helicopter. Fun stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 It that yellow hard hat REALLY doing any good? Click to Enlarge 12.25?KB Last time I was involved in something like that, we set 20 some units on a theater with a helicopter. Fun stuff. Hey, at least he had a hard hat -- unlike Mr. Crane Spotter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted November 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Is that machine the reason that mason was saying." long time no see?" No; there was a finisher who I just saw while filming that I hadn't seen in about 15 years. When I first got into the business, his father was my boss. While watching him that day, it was amazing how much he resembled his father; the similar mannerism (sic?) was incredible; it was like 'The Twilight Zone'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted December 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Latest photo... We be getting there. Click to Enlarge 73.11 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 That upper roof...drains to a center line? Instead of to low spots? Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 That's awesome. What's the roof, TPO, PVC.....(?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randynavarro Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Was that photo taken by one of those remote control 'copters? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 C'mon Randy. It's funded pay the tax payers of NJ. There's regular fly overs in the budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted December 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 It's a fully adhered EPDM Carlisle roofing system. There a fire-rated board installed over the insulation. Here's a video I shot in the summer. One minor problem we are having is because of the fire board, the washers don't 'sit down' into the insulation so when the safety cables from the Spider scaffold rub on them the membrane is wearing. I had to tell the siding guy to put armaflex on the cables to help prevent this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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