/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>2440873
they are not as uniform as you would think so if you wanted a straight wall more than 1-2 courses you will have to shim to keep things plumb

>>2440954
dont listen to this tard brace it right and pour it in one go
>>2440716
concrete pumps can pump hundreds of feet into the air I have been on a job building a smoke stack it was a 120ft continuous pour. we would jack the forms up slowly as they pumped in concrete for 35 hours

pic related stairs I built forms for

>>2018391
even large foundation slabs are done in segments it prevents cracking by allowing expansion and contraction

>>1772746
thats a lie I got my first union job by walking around a job site
>be downtown eating at new pizza place
>see guys going to lunch
>ask if they are hiring
>they say go talk to mike the foreman
>walk around looking for mike
>hes hiding away in the job shack 4 floors underground in a parking garage
>hired on the spot fill out paper work given a broom to go sweep
>sweep for 3 days go strip forms
>strip forms for a week
<put on form framing

pic related the first set of stairs I ever built
>profit

>>820344
carpenters build the formwork for large concrete structures
I spent a year with ceco doing an office tower most of the time making stair forms

>>811786
why would you even bother with that concrete forming is easy its all plywood 2x4s and 4x4s
I do this stuff for a living its really easy
pic related did this for 12 floors

>mfw going from concrete forming to trim work

this shit is so gravy all I do all day right now is drive a scissor lift putting in plywood backing between the studs


pic related what I was doing before