Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Step 17. 5 - Hoisting Beams with a Crane, Part 1









The two biggest beams we have on this job are the ridge beam of the garage and the beam that goes over the old living room wall. They are both 6x12, very heavy, and they have to be lifted up and carefully placed in position. A crane is the only safe way to do that. Bob's Crane Service did the job for us.

Our street is very narrow and our site is very tight. There are overhead lines and a big pepper tree on one side, so it took a little jockeying by the driver to get his rig in position. The ridge beam went up first. It had been measured and cut very precisely so that it went right into place.

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