What makes a shoring post ‘heavy duty,’ how load capacity works at different extensions, ANSI/SSFI safety-factor standards, and when standard adjustable posts aren’t rated for the job.
How screw jacks work in formwork and falsework shoring systems, the extension rule that governs safe use, and when concrete formwork and shores can actually be removed.
Adjustable shoring posts explained: how screw jack and pin-and-collar posts work, when a single post is enough vs. when you need an engineered system, and Cal/OSHA permit requirements.
LA’s mandatory seismic retrofit ordinances drive real shoring demand. Here’s where shoring fits into a retrofit project, what’s required, and the difference between a retrofit contractor and a shoring subcontractor.
Not every shoring job lasts months. A temporary shoring wall carries load for a defined window — a repair, an inspection, a phased install. Learn what it is, when it’s used, and what California requires.
When an entire section of load-bearing wall needs to come out, posts can’t sit where the load currently is. Needle beam shoring carries that load around the work area instead. Learn how it works and when it’s the right method.
If a wall on your project needs to stay standing while everything around it changes — adjacent excavation, partial demolition, a retained facade — it needs raker shoring. Learn what it is, how it works, and when it’s the right call over vertical shoring.
If your project involves removing a load-bearing wall, modifying a structural beam, or reinforcing a building before seismic retrofit work begins, you’ve probably heard the word “shoring.” This guide covers what shoring is, the main types used in LA construction, how it differs from underpinning and excavation shoring, and when Cal/OSHA and LA County require it.
Every scaffold on a job site is a temporary structure carrying real structural loads — workers, tools, materials, wind, and sometimes debris netting or containment. That’s why scaffolding design isn’t guesswork. It’s governed by federal OSHA standards, California’s stricter Cal/OSHA regulations, and established engineering principles that determine how a scaffold must be configured before the…
Picking the right scaffolding height sounds simple until you’re standing in front of a building trying to figure out whether you need 6 ft scaffold sections or a 20 foot scaffolding system engineered for multiple lifts. Get it wrong, and you’re either paying for equipment you don’t need or — worse — working from a…