Roof hatch installation

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This was a job in Santa Ana Ca. A customer had had me bid a larger 1+ million dollar project for them but had awarded it to another contractor. The project ended up being way behind schedule and way over budget. This is always unfortunate and I really would rather not come in and help out on these projects but I can’t leave the customer hanging so I did do some stuff for them.

On this job the needed a roof access hatch and ladder. They needed it fast and I had a two day window coming up to install the hatch. I hadn’t been to the job in almost a year so I only had some vague notes.

We showed up with lumber for framing, steel for welding and a roof access hatch from bristolite skylights.

The first day we laid out the hatch and cut our opening through the roofing material and sheathing. We then framed underneath with doubled 2 x 10 support around the bottom of the opening. We bolted the roof hatch in place.

Meanwhile we also cut and welded flat strap and 3/4 O.D. Pipe to make a 9′ tall ladder. The access was from an existing mezzanine so we only needed 9 feet.

We additionally welded a guard rail because the unit was being installed close to an edge. We didn’t have any plans but I followed code guidelines for all installation. Plus we did the job very clean and it looked professional so I knew the inspector would be pleased with the work.

The next day we came back and painted and mounted our new installations. The customer was happy and we even moved the condensate line that was in the way without complaining.

On day 3 the roofing company came by and finished it off.

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