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Construction equipment used on light commercial projects?
QUESTION:What types of equipment are used during construction of a light commercial project?
I would appreciate it if someone could please help me out.
I did research online but it seems there are hundreds of equipment is there some equipment that would stand out to use in a 5 min presentation 4 my class thanks or maybe main points for an outline
ANSWER: I guess the question first is what you mean by equipment. Obviously drills, saws, screwdrivers & hammers, etc. These are all used. I will go into some more detail about the actual heavy equipment of a light commercial project.
-Grading Phase: You will have a Grader (two wheels spread way apart and a blad in the middle to push dirt around), a Bulldozer, a Dump Truck. If the site is fairly well to grade already the Bulldoze may acutally just be a Backhoe. The numbers will vary from one on a very small job to many on a mid/large job.
-Underground Phase: Backhoe to dig the trenches. These are for piping and electrical. You will need a concrete truck and possibly a concrete pump for the foundations. You will probably have a Lull lift (the vehicle with a big forklift on the front) for moving materials, and you will probably need a Bobcat for misc. cleaning, digging, and moving. There will be multiples of these depending on the size of the project and number of contractors
-Steel Erection: Crane, Scissor lifs, Lull Lift, Boom Lift, Welding equipment. All these will be needed to erect the steel. Multiples of the Scissor lift and lull may (probably will) be needed. Boom may not be needed yet.
-Roof and Skin: Lull lifts, Boom Lifts, Scissor Lifts, Scaffolding (not really equipment, but it is often rented and treated like it), Backhoe (moving material, general digging).
-Interior: Duct Lift (small material lift with no men in it), Scissor Lifts, Boom Lifts, Crane or possibility helicopter to set the RTUs, Lull lift.
-Paving: Spreader, tamper, smoother, striper. All these to get the parking lot together.
Obviously there is a lot more equipment to a job, and this is a very rough list. I hope this is what you were looking for.
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