Steel Building Arch Installation - August 2013

Much respect for you disciplined dedication.

Absolutely ingenious for a one man operation! I watched several 'fail' videos erecting arch buildings then I found yours. Excellent job! I watched some of the fails with up to 4 people struggling and fighting, some using elaborate braces with a tractor to hoist the arch up then to watch the arch and brace topple over. I'm in the construction industry where hoisting items with a man-lift is not allowed, but when I looked at your set up closer and assumed approx 500 lbs +/- with the rigging and 7 panels I figured you were well within the lifting capacity of the man-lift, which I assumed was a 40'. Plus man lifts are extremely stable. I also noticed you were on level and prepared ground and very careful and meticulous in your movements with the lift. It was obvious you were being extremely safe, even using your fall harness, which I rarely see anybody do when erecting buildings on YouTube. Anyway this was the coolest and most thought out step by step erection of an arch building I've seen and you've given me a whole new outlook on how to erect one of these style buildings by yourself. Thanks for videoing and shearing! Oh one question if you get this, how did you rig the lifting cables to the arch where it was easy to unhook but secure enough to hold it and not interfere with , it was difficult to see in the video but it looked like possibly some kind of lifting eye and using a pre-drilled panel bolt hole, but I couldn't tell. Thanks again

Thanks 🙏 Props to you for your dedication.

After watching numerous videos of raising arches for these type of buildings, I came across your video. Must congratulate you on your ingenuity. Would have gone much faster with one helper but good help is hard to find! Thanks for your post, Steelmaster should feature your video!

You built that yourself?!  Fantastic, shows what some ingenuity and determination can accomplish.

nicely done

Great method if you don't have any help. I am preparing to erect a 40'W X 50"L X 18'H Steelmaster building and looking for ideas. Thanks for your post.

Nice work!! How did you attach the straps to the steel? I cant tell from the video. Did you have to drill holes in the steel that will need to be patched up?

Whose the manufacture of the steel components? Nice 👍🏻 video, TY

MY HAT GOES OFF TO YOU. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO MAKE THIS. I AM CURRENTLY BUILDING MINE AND THE INSTRUCTIONS REALLY SUCK. I EVEN THINK THEY DID NOT GIVE ME ENOUGH BOLTS FOR THE WHOLE PROJECT. I FOUND THE FIST ARCH TO BE THE HARDEST. HOW DID YOU GET THE FIRST ARCH TO BE PERFECTLY LEVEL AND STRAIGHT? THE FIRST ARCH IS CONSTANTLY MOVING AND SWAYING. IF YOUR FIRST ARCH IS WRONG I THING THE REST WILL BE AS WELL.

How was the sling secured to the metal arches for lift?

What gauge metal made the walls? Yours look to be 2 pc. Is that how you ordered it or did you fab up one piece of the wall?

Why did he pick it up and then turn it, when he could have started in that direction in the first place

So you have this man bucket lift. Why didn't you just stand them up by having them lay across the bucket?

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Paint a wall, watch it dry, you will hae more fun