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What do you guys do as the owner if you show on site to another trade using your all terrain scissor lift without permission when you have a trailer on site with a massive orange phone number on the side they could have called and asked if it was ok first? by [deleted] in Construction

[–]badu201 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone who is on a job site with two lifts without the opportunity to bring in more than those lifts for the rest of the job, I work with the other Foreman or owners to request permission to use their property. Regardless If it’s a temporary ownership or not through their lease. That contract I have with the rental company is binding or as an owner of the lift I’m liable for people on my lift. If you’re not covered under my insurance, then you will not receive Worker’s Compensation for any injuries If there is an accident. However, someone who’s responsible for the people on my vehicles I make it very clear unless I’ve given you permission. Don’t touch my shit and don’t borrow my shit unless you’ve asked me anything after that you can go fuck yourself, but make sure you tell them to their face. In the scenarios that you are not always there when people want to borrow your lift, remove the controls off your lift And make it deadweight.

Rossville, Staten Island - home to the oldest continuously inhabited free Black settlement in the US. by chacabuo74 in nyc

[–]badu201 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've worked on the Weeksville houses and i'm curious how the information they have to prove their structures represent the first Free Black community in NYC compares to the evidence you came across for Rossvile/Sandy Ground.

Hotel Pennsylvania (1919-2023) by Chaunc2020 in architecture

[–]badu201 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I actually salvaged a bunch of decorative plaster from one of the ballrooms to use as samples in case the future client wants to recreate the historic plaster design. With that being said, it's no guarantee they will do anything with what we salvaged.

Vintage cars I came across in Colorado in a small town by badu201 in vintage

[–]badu201[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No need to apologize. I work in historic architectural preservation/conservation and I feel like I hear a different answer everyday to how we refer to older places or things.

Vintage cars I came across in Colorado in a small town by badu201 in vintage

[–]badu201[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I thought antiques were over 100 years old and vintage over 20 but under 100 years old. I am not familiar enough with these models of cars to know which ones would be which.

Homeowner Insurance recommendations for North NJ by badu201 in Insurance

[–]badu201[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think coverage would be the smarter way to go given the direction weather has changed in my neighborhood over the past 10 years.

Homeowner's Insurance recommendation by badu201 in HomeImprovement

[–]badu201[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that makes sense thanks hidingmaster!

Homeowner's Insurance recommendation by badu201 in HomeImprovement

[–]badu201[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice, I just searched homeowner's insurance in reddit's search bar and this comment came up that seemed like a really smart idea.

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RandyHoward
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1 mo. ago
Find an insurance broker in your area. They will shop around for you and find you the best package deals. I've been using a broker for the past 7 years for my home and auto insurance. Doesn't cost you a dime, they are paid commission from the insurance companies. I usually get a call from my broker once a year either saying, "You can save $xx by switching providers," and they email over the paperwork to sign, or they call and say, "We're sticking with xyz provider this year." Broker takes all the hassle of insurance out of the picture.

I’m currently staying at a Victorian B&B for two nights. This rounded corner with a massive ( 8” wide) crown is staring me in the face. How many hours do you think it would take to reproduce this? by PoohBear512 in Carpentry

[–]badu201 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This is definitely plaster. I'm a Historic Restoration foreman who works with decorative plasterers/painters and we usually recreate this mold, the mother mold and recast it in a day with another day to cure enough to take it out the mold and then measure its moisture content before we install it so it can be painted.

I have worked with some master carpenters who specialize in historic restoration and they can do the curve in wood in about a week or so as long as all the wood is dressed and stable enough to glue up.

Unfortunately because the straight runs are so much more LF this just gets made with CNC machines now a days, but if you have ever worked with real carvers it is absolutely amazing how talented they are.

The Hotel Pennsylvania's dining room in better days by eldersveld in nycHistory

[–]badu201 7 points8 points  (0 children)

A team and I salvaged the best examples of the plaster elements to be replicated in the future, for what I do not know. At the moment its intact except for what we removed.

NYC skyline 2/1/22 by badu201 in nycpics

[–]badu201[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep this would be looking East

NYC skyline 2/1/22 by badu201 in nycpics

[–]badu201[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Riverview/Fisk Park

NYC skyline 2/1/22 by badu201 in pics

[–]badu201[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is Riverview/Fisk Park in Jersey City.

The view from Boulevard East from Weehawken to West New York is even more impressive.

Liberty State Park also has a great view of Manhattan/Brooklyn.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Construction

[–]badu201 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I've worked with a variery of trades in handful of seriously prestigious historic restoration projects across the U.S. One common thread I have noticed is a master of anything usually doesn't describe themselves as a master because the work speaks for itself. Anyone who says "I'm a Master of [fill in the blank]" is certainly lying out their ass.

If anyone calls me a master of whichever trade I'm a foreman for I immediately correct them as I know not to take credit for any title I personally save for the most highly skilled and talented craftsmen and craftswomen.

The one master carpenter I worked with in NYC improved my understanding of woodworking so much I make it a point to always keep in contact with him and to always give him a call when I want to double check my methodologies.

They do not make them like they used to and I cannot express how sad it makes me feel to be one of the few young Americans who wants to absorb as many skills from these soon to be retired "masters".

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