Wordpress Theme

Plumbing the structure

After the first intermediate or interior frames have been set, Rhino recommends that all purlins, girts, and eave struts be installed in the braced bay and the entire bay plumbed, aligned and braced before proceeding further. If the building is designed with cable bracing, the erector is resposible for providing temporary erection bracing. Read the rest of this entry »

Handling and Storing Materials

Blocking under the columns and rafters protects the splice plates and the slab from damage during the unloading process. It also facililtates the placing of slings or cables around the members for later lifting and allows members to be bolted together into sub-assemblies while on the ground. Extra care should always be exercised in the unloading operation to prevent injuries from handling the steel and to prevent damage to materials and the concrete slab. Read the rest of this entry »

How to prepare for the delivery of your metal building materials.

There should be adequate access to your site from the adjacent road or highway. All obstructions, overhead and otherwise, must be removed and the access route graveled or planked if the site will not sustain the heavy wheel loads. Read the rest of this entry »

Unloading Operations

Pre-planning of the unloading operations is an important part of the erection procedure. This involves careful, safe and orderly storage of all materials. Detailed planning is required at the job site where storage space is restricted. Here, a planned separation of materials in the order of the erection process is necessary to minimize the costly double handling of materials. While set procedures are not possible in all cases, special attention should be given to the following items.

Read the rest of this entry »

Foundation Checking Procedures

The importance of accurate foundation construction and anchor bolt settings cannot be over-emphasized. Foundation errors and mislocation of anchor bolts are among the most frequent and troublesome errors made in metal building construction. The following procedures and methods should help to minimize these costly errors and delays. Read the rest of this entry »