Where are alll the erection experts

[cobraace]

No not the congressman i need the steel guys got some questions on squaring a 40x60 building

 

[Zeke]

3,4,5 or 6,8,10. You can do multiples like 30,40,50 which ought to be perfect for you. What else is there to know about squaring? You don't mean plumbing, right?

 

[Full Size 66]

So are you talking building or what? I use levels, plumbs, and squares. Are you trying to correct a mistake?

 

[RivennHewn]

What's the problem?

 

[blazemaster83]

Take that little blue pill for problems like this....oh nm

 

[dwaynerz]

i think what he means is measure out 3 feet on one wall, 4 feet on the other, adjoining wall and draw a line where the 3 and 4 foot measurements stop and it should read 5 ft.

same thing applies for the 6,8 10 measurement.

 

[rasit]

In addition to 3,4,5, measure diagonals, should be equal. Use a survey level or transit to check and turn 90*angles.....

 

[brownbagg]

put it together loose then shake the hell out of it to get it to settle in.

 

[oldwino]

what I always do is calculate the diagonal. side A squared + side B squared...diagonal is the square root of the sum. get's you knat's *** on

 

[ephotrod]

When I put a several of my buildings I was shown to erect it fairly loose, later using a cable come-a-long to square it up and finally tightening it all down. The last building we did it was a 1/4 out of plumb but we were happy do to the fact it was a used building.
Josh

 

[toxicz28]

What do you need to know? How to hang guy cables to plumb (vertically level) a building?
FWIW 1/4' is within tolerance for structural steel.

 

[cobraace]

Thank you all for the input I used a plum and a level looks good

 

[Kevin54]

 

[dirttracker18]

He he he

Erection experts, aren't we all?

 

[EVOLVO]

I had a friend as a kid who's dad, Richard Rising, worked for a bridge building company. He'd answer the phone, "erections, **** Rising"!!

 

[dittle fart around]

On my way to work at Mare Island in Vallejo Ca, I would pass by Superior Erections. The guy had a 60ies VW double cab truck out front and made aluminum awnings.