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Monday morning after months of design

Monday morning after months of design and testing installation of the curtain

and testing installation of the curtain

and testing installation of the curtain wall finally began in d2o

their goal for today is to hang a dozen

their goal for today is to hang a dozen panels okay here’s the thing you guys

panels okay here’s the thing you guys

panels okay here’s the thing you guys better get harnessed up

better get harnessed up

better get harnessed up does this cables coming down so if you

does this cables coming down so if you

does this cables coming down so if you want to get underneath this at all reven

want to get underneath this at all reven

want to get underneath this at all reven you gotta be a deck Foreman Brian Oliver

you gotta be a deck Foreman Brian Oliver

you gotta be a deck Foreman Brian Oliver oversees the crew doing the actual

oversees the crew doing the actual

oversees the crew doing the actual installation today he has no lack of

installation today he has no lack of

installation today he has no lack of bosses over him is general Foreman Paul

bosses over him is general Foreman Paul

bosses over him is general Foreman Paul Truex over him his supervisor Rick

Truex over him his supervisor Rick

Truex over him his supervisor Rick Morris over all of them is the

Morris over all of them is the

Morris over all of them is the surprisingly low-key Tim Walz wig today

surprisingly low-key Tim Walz wig today

surprisingly low-key Tim Walz wig today on this job it’s getting everybody in

on this job it’s getting everybody in

on this job it’s getting everybody in tune with what’s going on because he’s

tune with what’s going on because he’s

tune with what’s going on because he’s got all new guy like the rest of the

got all new guy like the rest of the

got all new guy like the rest of the construction world everybody’s so busy

construction world everybody’s so busy

construction world everybody’s so busy helps really hard

Hey

Hey lousy Smokies now yelling well soon as

lousy Smokies now yelling well soon as

lousy Smokies now yelling well soon as this gets poured away we’re on this is

this gets poured away we’re on this is

this gets poured away we’re on this is right where we’re gonna start we got to

right where we’re gonna start we got to

right where we’re gonna start we got to be careful with this stuff we’re gonna

be careful with this stuff we’re gonna

be careful with this stuff we’re gonna hear my 11 o’clock they’ve got things

hear my 11 o’clock they’ve got things

hear my 11 o’clock they’ve got things sorted out enough to begin attaching the

sorted out enough to begin attaching the

sorted out enough to begin attaching the first panel

well for the time being

well for the time being once Brian gets the panel into position

once Brian gets the panel into position

once Brian gets the panel into position he realizes that the steel t-bar it

he realizes that the steel t-bar it

he realizes that the steel t-bar it mounts to is an inch too long this units

mounts to is an inch too long this units

mounts to is an inch too long this units got to come out that’s as far as we can

got to come out that’s as far as we can

got to come out that’s as far as we can go we have a condition here the bottoms

go we have a condition here the bottoms

go we have a condition here the bottoms got to come in we know we got to trim

got to come in we know we got to trim

got to come in we know we got to trim the length okay but that’s only gonna

the length okay but that’s only gonna

the length okay but that’s only gonna let us come in what about another inch

let us come in what about another inch

let us come in what about another inch that means we got to trim that leg off

that means we got to trim that leg off

that means we got to trim that leg off cut beyond there steel key clip out an

cut beyond there steel key clip out an

cut beyond there steel key clip out an inch okay okay

inch okay okay

inch okay okay the unit’s got to come in an inch and 13

the unit’s got to come in an inch and 13

the unit’s got to come in an inch and 13 and you’re hard up against there no what

and you’re hard up against there no what

and you’re hard up against there no what I am is it’s the length of the T clip I

I am is it’s the length of the T clip I

I am is it’s the length of the T clip I can whack that length off that’s not a

can whack that length off that’s not a

can whack that length off that’s not a problem I’ve got to figure out a way to

problem I’ve got to figure out a way to

problem I’ve got to figure out a way to get the T clip back inside or I got a

get the T clip back inside or I got a

get the T clip back inside or I got a whack the aluminum clip hey torch

once the tea bars are trimmed brian

once the tea bars are trimmed brian discovers another problem this time with

discovers another problem this time with

discovers another problem this time with the concrete slab the floor is not

the concrete slab the floor is not

the concrete slab the floor is not perfectly plumb so it’s kicked out a

perfectly plumb so it’s kicked out a

perfectly plumb so it’s kicked out a little bit so while we’re doing this

little bit so while we’re doing this

little bit so while we’re doing this we’re putting it backward long lacking

we’re putting it backward long lacking

we’re putting it backward long lacking shims Brian improvises using the steel

shims Brian improvises using the steel

shims Brian improvises using the steel bands that the shipping crates came

bands that the shipping crates came

bands that the shipping crates came wrapped in

holdin me bumping cut you loose clamp on

holdin me bumping cut you loose clamp on it I’m gonna give you another shot

it I’m gonna give you another shot

it I’m gonna give you another shot anyway you know that

their goal was to hang 12 for 1 in it

their goal was to hang 12 for 1 in it let’s go home by the end of the day

let’s go home by the end of the day

let’s go home by the end of the day they’ve hung 2 with 3423 still to go

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