Stupid Stuff
The building industry never ceases to amuse us with its colorful characters and creative solutions. The following is our collection of images and videos that have crossed our path. Enjoy!
Construction Marvels & Blunders
Optimal Bracing Placement
![bracing through room You don't mind this large brace through the middle of your dining room, do you?](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bracing-through-room-e1591629882148.jpg)
![bracing through room You don't mind this large brace through the middle of your dining room, do you?](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/bracing-through-room-e1591629882148.jpg)
Oh you didn't want that brace there?
Living on the Edge
![HowonEar5 How?](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/HowonEar5.jpg)
![HowonEar5 How?](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/HowonEar5.jpg)
How on earth?
Between a rock...
![HowonEar2 How?](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/HowonEar2.jpg)
![HowonEar2 How?](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/HowonEar2.jpg)
...and a hard place.
Client Requests
![Client requests realized Respect your client's requests](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Wonderworks_orlando_pan-1024x591-e1475174584565.jpg)
![Client requests realized Respect your client's requests](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Wonderworks_orlando_pan-1024x591-e1475174584565.jpg)
"The first thing you've got to remember is that it's your clients' money you're spending. Your goal is to achieve the best results by following their wishes. If they want you to build a house upside down standing on its chimney, it's up to you to do it." - Richard Morris Hunt, Founding member of American Institute of Architects
Jobsite Safety
Inadequate Restraint
![plasma cutting Who needs safety gear?](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/plasma-cutting.jpg)
![plasma cutting Who needs safety gear?](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/plasma-cutting.jpg)
Who needs a welding shield?
Into the mixer
![fall protection fall protection](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/fall-protection.jpg)
![fall protection fall protection](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/fall-protection.jpg)
High end fall protection.
Want me to turn it on?
![ladder safety ladder safety](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ladder-safety.jpg)
![ladder safety ladder safety](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ladder-safety.jpg)
When one ladder just won't do.
Fall protection?
![Fall protection while erecting steel Fall protection](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/steel-erection.jpg)
![Fall protection while erecting steel Fall protection](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/steel-erection.jpg)
We don't need no stinking fall protection!
Electrical Safety
![Electrical safety Electrical Safety](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/7.jpg)
![Electrical safety Electrical Safety](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/7.jpg)
Completing the circut
Walking the bar
![walking on bar Walking the bar](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/walking-on-bar.jpg)
![walking on bar Walking the bar](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/walking-on-bar.jpg)
Who needs bar caps?
Advanced Technology
Asbestos: The Magic Material
![Asbestos The magic of asbestos!](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Asbestos.jpg)
![Asbestos The magic of asbestos!](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Asbestos.jpg)
Its amazing to think of things in the past were considered wondrous inventions, only to be found to be dangerous or environmentally damaging in the not too distant future.
Stops Rust In it's Tracks
![Rust-oleum Rust-Oleum](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ATT00218.jpg)
![Rust-oleum Rust-Oleum](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ATT00218.jpg)
New and improved cordless hose
![Cordless hose Home Depot Releases New Bluetooth Cordless Hose](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_5510.jpg)
![Cordless hose Home Depot Releases New Bluetooth Cordless Hose](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/IMG_5510.jpg)
Prevents nasty tangles for smooth flow!
Redneck hot tub
![Redneck hot tub Redneck hot tub](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/redneck-hot-tub-2.bmp)
![redneck hot tub Redneck hot tub](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/redneck-hot-tub-1.bmp)
Redneck Grill
![cookout cookout](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cookout.jpg)
![cookout cookout](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cookout.jpg)
First Cousin to the Redneck HotTub: The Redneck Grill
Random Sh*t
All by myself...
![Cocnrete Memes Cocnrete Memes](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Cocnrete-Memes.jpg)
![Cocnrete Memes Cocnrete Memes](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Cocnrete-Memes.jpg)
Do you have a moment to spare of Petrographic analysis?
An updated classic
![Updated Ironworkers Updated Ironworkers](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Updated-Ironworkers.jpg)
![Updated Ironworkers Updated Ironworkers](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Updated-Ironworkers.jpg)
An updated classic! Notice no one is holding a fifth of whiskey anymore.
The evolution of the office desk
![The evolution of the desktop The evolution of the desktop](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ecf704408c7078fe1b822fee1c7b99f6.9801e31a3103c06fb006e4a8faf3263a.gif)
![The evolution of the desktop The evolution of the desktop](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ecf704408c7078fe1b822fee1c7b99f6.9801e31a3103c06fb006e4a8faf3263a.gif)
The transition to the computer age.
Cost estimating
![Dilbert Comic Tell me about your project...](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Dilbert-Comic1.jpeg)
![Dilbert Comic Tell me about your project...](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Dilbert-Comic1.jpeg)
A Dilbert classic
Coming out of Covid
![feral engineers feral engineers](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/feral-engineers.jpg)
![feral engineers feral engineers](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/feral-engineers.jpg)
Engineers coming back to work
Carpenter Aunts
![Carpenter aunts Carpenter aunts](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Carpenter-aunts.jpg)
![Carpenter aunts Carpenter aunts](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Carpenter-aunts.jpg)
The Tape in the Stone
![tape in the stone tape in the stone](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/tape-in-the-stone.jpg)
![tape in the stone tape in the stone](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/tape-in-the-stone.jpg)
And become king of all the trades
Caution!
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![107773343_1047497065647046_3972839572726656084_n 107773343_1047497065647046_3972839572726656084_n](https://dcstructural.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/107773343_1047497065647046_3972839572726656084_n-e1615219545439.jpg)
Loose gravel ahead!
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