Masonry Magazine November 2008 Page. 41
Masonry Façade Re-Anchoring Solutions
# SAVE THE WALL!
Don't Tear it Down or Cover it with Insulation and Stucco
Strengthen and stabilize masonry façades while adding veneer stiffness for added decades of protection and comfort.
CTP has engineered anchor performance solutions for claddings of brick and stone. A selection of corrosion resistant products are available to re-anchor brick to wood, concrete, steel, block, brick, metal stud, or tile back-ups.
Stitch-Tie
Helical Wall Tie System for Stabilizing Veneers and Crack Repair
Panel-Tie
Mechanical Anchors for Stabilizing Stone Panel Veneers
NEW PRODUCT ADDITIONS
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for Brick Additions or Replacement, and for Brick Veneer Stud Cavity Wall Construction.
Veneer Anchoring System that Keeps the Air Barrier Intact and the Veneer in Place.
Construction Tie Products, Inc. is committed to supplying the highest quality masonry tie and construction systems in North America and satisfying all stringent national codes and standards for today's building structures.
CTP, Inc. promises to be a reliable product source along with on-time business integrity for all demanding builders.
Shown Here With:
CTP Wall Tie
a Multifunctional Triangle Wall Tie That Torque-Tie Can be Used in Standard or Seismic Veneer Anchoring Applications
Mechanical Repair Anchors for Stabilizing Veneers
Contact our Technical Services Team with your repair application needs for a cost effective and performance targeted veneer stabilizing solution.
CTP
CONSTRUCTION TIE PRODUCTS
7974 W. Orchard Drive
Michigan City, Indiana
46360-9390 USA
Phone: (219) 878-1427
Contact: Steve Getz, asci
www.ctpanchors.com
Engineered Anchoring Solutions Provider
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What Size Crew Is Best for You?
MASONRY NEWS CONTRACTOR TIP
Have you ever wondered if you're more productive to have smaller crews or larger crews? Given our 20-plus years of experience, we've found that using smaller crews increases productivity, as long as your overhead doesn't kill you. (You may have to read this tip twice to determine the real difference in what scheduling of men will cost.)
Let's say we are working on a large school project. The general contractor says you must have at least 30 employees (including masons and laborers) on the jobsite at all times. Should we work all 30 employees in one area or break them into smaller crews and work on different areas of the project?
Lang Masonry Contractors' productivity studies show the ideal number of employees to put in each area is four to six, or three to four masons and two to three laborers. Using the four to six employees in each area will make the job the most profitable for us. Of course, it isn't always easy to break a job into this many parts; some projects may only have one location ready for your people to work in. But the more locations we have set up for our employees, the more these employees can turn per hour, per man.
Here's the difference: When you have 10 bricklayers on one wall, they must all wait until the line is up to lay the next course. If the lead person on either end doesn't have his lead up, or all the bricklayers don't finish laying the course of block at the same time, the rest of the bricklayers wait on the line to start laying block or brick again. Or, maybe a couple of the bricklayers are working around an electrical box or arch. If you have 10 bricklayers on the same wall, you could potentially have eight of them waiting. This results in lost production time. However, if you have four bricklayers on the wall, you would potentially only have two of them waiting. The extra time is saved by breaking a larger job into smaller parts.
Now, say you have some smaller projects to do. Would it be more profitable to use only four to six men on each project? No, unless there is no room to put more employees on the project. Obviously, we need to assure there is plenty of work laid out in front of our people, or we don't want to put more on the job. But, watch your overhead on single projects with four to six employees on each project. We've found that it is more profitable to work eight or more men on every project. Then, we break them down into four to six man crews. Why? Overhead will kill you working too many different projects. Ask yourself this: Can you run eight projects with four men on each cheaper than four projects with eight men on each project? On every project you need a forklift, scaffolding, mortar mixer, management and so on. With four projects instead of eight, you save a tremendous amount on overhead.
It is a double-edged sword. To stay competitive, we must watch every aspect of scheduling our employees on each project.
Damian Lang is a mason contractor in southeast Ohio who has four companies that do combined sales of $18 million. He is the author of the book "Rewarding and Challenging Employees for Profits in Masonry." To order a copy of his book or to attend one of his seminars held specifically for mason contractors, call Linda Hart at Lang Masonry, 800-417-9272.
Provided by Damian Lang, President of Lang Masonry Contractors, Inc., and EZ Great Corp.
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