The BIGGEST Building we’ve Built Part 3: POSTS

It’s the work we all hate the most but it’s what is the most important. The repeating, the simple, the boring work. The quality control

I was so glad to hear you make the comparison between what you do and office work. I grew up in the masonry business and I was one of my dads Hod Carriers when I could work before I was 10 years old. I was playing in the sand pile with my "Metal" Tonkas when I was 5. I started laying brick in my mid teens until I was 19. I fell asleep one morning driving to the job, veered over and drove off an overpass after flattening 26' of guardrail and blowing through a concrete box that housed all the streetlight controls down on the road I landed on 40' below. I broke my back at T 10-11, so I still had all my abdominal muscles and given the physical shape I was in save my life and made my rehabilitation easier for me. Other than wanting to be dead. I went to college like the professionals told me to do. I went to school for business and went to work for a fortune 500 company with an office and all that. I would find myself staring out the window daydreaming about being outside using my hands to build. My older brother was a rough in framer and up until the day he died he did nothing but bitch about "the suits and ties" in their air conditioned offices and how easy they had it. I wanted to strangle him and tell him how wrong he was, but I didn't. I am 58 and retired, nice pension and on and on, but I can verify after all those years in white collar America were like a prison for me. If I had to do it over again I would not even consider going to school. I would have stayed in the business and drove a truck delivering equipment and materials and did the bidding. In fact about 6 months after retiring I was going so crazy I got a part time job at Home Depot as a Millwork Specialist designing doors and windows and although the money isn't what laying brick or being an analyst in a big company didn't pay near as good, I was happy for 5 years just being close to "it". I have a shop and I tinker mechanically keeping my ZTR and little tractor in shape and do some metal Fabing and wood working I also maintain my house and property. Where there is a will... You keep driving nails as long as you can!

Future tip, strap a weighted bag on the bottom of your tripod laser so you won’t get any wind interference. I learned this trick from shooting long exposure photography.

The amount of thought and planning that you put in is incredible. It’s why you build such “clean” structures. Nothing is ever too far out of line. Looks like Cole is a budding framer and RR has a bright future. Awesome.

Thanks for these videos! Awesome work. I am finishing up a 24x48 and have referenced them many times for the details. To the people that say " it's just a pole barn" you are wrong. It is someone's investment. It is also someones trade to build it. Take some pride and do the job correctly, not cut corners. You will never hear me say "it's good enough".

Best construction and explanation videos I have ever seen. Just setting up the video equipment shots and the editing is a big job. This is a huge job and I can really appreciate your skill and attention to detail to make everything as exact as possible!!! Most of all your explanations of how to’s and why’s are extraordinary!!! I absolutely can’t stop watching your videos.

Nice to see your son learning the business, and it is time he will cherish later in life as much as you cherish it now.

Starting at 27:11 into the video where your talking about physically working verses sitting on your assets in an office cubical that keeps you fit and healthy looking is very true and that's one of the biggest reasons why I chose to be a carpenter. Man, I love your content!

Straight as an arrow for 304 ft. Amazing work boys! Love these videos.

That thing is massive! Can't wait to see how everything turns out!

Getting your boy on the job is a great idea. Real experience and hands on training will benefit him in what ever career his chooses

What you guys are doing is so awesome I can’t believe how big the building is. What’s your showing is really amazing and I appreciate all the detail and the hard work you guys are doing.

Can't wait to see them set the trusses, and the 4,876 roof panels!

Wow, so impressive. Can’t wait to see walls stood up.

Thank you guys for showing us how a true professional executes a project.

Its always good to see the team. Plus being able to work with your son is a good thing. Keep up the good work fellows.

your the man dude i’m just a barn builder from austin tx that loves the work yall do

Guessing they're gonna get some job site radios before the end of this project. That wind must be a hassle.

A “Construction caddy”, brilliant!

Good afternoon Great week 👍🤟✌️🙏🙏🙏