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Contractor Invents Device That Allows One Person to Raise an Entire Wall
With current labor costs, the Wall-Lift quickly pays for itself
It takes an entire community of Amish to raise a barn. And even for a single, conventionally-framed stud wall, you need at least a few people to get the thing up. But this invention by Virginia-based contractor Mark Helmuth reduces that number to one.
Helmuth's Wall-Lift allows a single person to raise a framed and sheathed 2x6 stud wall all by themself. One unit can handle a wall that's 25' in length; doubling up the units allows you to raise a 50' wall.
Here's how it works:
Two types are offered: A 440-lb capacity model and one that will handle 550 lbs. They run $1,074 and $1,449, respectively (before taxes and shipping, which vary state to state). Given the cost of labor these days, that seems like a bargain.
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I consider a one man construction site a hazard. When I built my house, a framer was working alone while jacking up the 3rd floor wall by himself. He improperly pinned the floor plate & the wall fell out along with him. I found him hours later with the wall on top of a stack of plywood. He fell right beside it to save his life but he was a mess by the time an aid car got to him. Finished his career. Had to find a new contractor... a real, horrifying mess
This would be more impressive without the John Galt-style breathless gushing over how it'll save money by not having to pay someone to do a job. You do get that to raise a wall you just pull in a few guys from other tasks to lend a hand for five minutes then go back to whatever they were doing? This is more for DIY libertarians with no friends but lots of money.