Quick Builds - Need Some Info

by Stephanus 14 Replies latest jw friends

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  LB

  There really isn't much of any prefabricating done. I would say roof trusses were the only thing done in advance and that is normal for any buidling project. The quick-builds I've worked on were all done on site. The groundwork did take months to do though.

  I would think you could swing by a likely site anytime you like and take zillions of photos. There really isn't anything for them to hide. The only time we had round the clock people there was the week before the "quick build" actually occured, and then only to keep an eye on the materials.

  Now I'll mention this. I was in a construction union for 32 years. I'm a house painter by trade. So when our unions wanted to put up a house fast we did it honestly. We poured foundations and had the front door painted and locked in less than 14 hours. The family moved into it that evening with some wet paint still there. Now the record is closer to half of that time.

  So the quick builds aren't all that quick and they aren't just a JW thing either. I enjoyed working on most of them except for a few idiots that actually thought they knew something about construction.
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  Stephanus

  Thanks LB, that's very useful info. I seem to remember specific mention of roof trusses in previous threads about this stuff. I'd be interested to know if it's possible to find examples of those "domestic quickbuilds" here in Oz - getting a record of one of those could provide a very interesting comparison. I must make a note to see some of my builder mates...

  As for getting photos of the work in process, I'd find having people doing the grunt work in the photos more effective than just showing the work after it's done. There's an aspect of showing the "slave labour" factor, in this project.
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  LB

  I don't think any of them will mind having their photos taken during construction. After we did a quick-build for my old hall there were dozens of videos, hundreds of photo albums. No one will think a thing about one more camera out there.
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  ozziepost

  Steph,

  Roof trusses will be bought from a supplier and brought in, probably from Bathurst.

  Same with frames. Bricks bought from a supplier and delivered in final week before build.

  The only 'pre-fabrication' is the seats which are made off-site.

  Ozzie
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  ApagaLaLuz

  I've participated in 3 quickbuilds. The last one I did was the hall I actually attended. It took about 6-8 months to clear the ground, run lines and pipes, and lay the foundation. Prior to the actual breakage of ground it took nearly 5 years to get funding, permits, and actually close escrow on the land. After demolishing the old hall which was next door to the land of the new hall, the "quick build" actually took a week to do. Then we were still out of the hall for another month while they got inspections done, and permits from the fire marshal. So all in all, our "quick build" took nearly a year to fully complete from the time ground was broken. But it depends on the who you have heading the project, the type of organization they have, and man power.

  That's it for me

  <chevy>