Story · 26:17
// THE QUOTE
“what won it for us was it just because such a massive truss we couldn't prefabricate that”
— Tim Houtsma · Marid Industries
How they stick-built a giant truss in the air using old hangar columns as temporary supports; a hard-won field-engineering win.
Full episode at 26:17Design-Build Steel in Atlantic Canada: Merit Industries on Projects, Pricing, and Why Tradespeople Know Best ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
Listen to the tradespeople who are actually on the tools — they've installed more steel than engineers have designed, and their field knowledge (erection sequences, temporary support schemes) routinely solves problems formal drawings miss.
“pay attention to what the guys outside have to say — they've put up more steel than you have designed”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
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SOURCE: 26:17 of Design-Build Steel in Atlantic Canada: Merit Industries on Projects, Pricing, and Why Tradespeople Know Best