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Marking hangers from the wrong side of a beam

Confirm which side of the beam the hanger dimension comes from before marking.

Print Reading, Tags & Layout 2nd Year YELLOW

Stop if

Is this hanger dimension from the near face, far face, centerline, or grid?

Watch out

Do not mark hangers from the wrong beam face because it looks close.

Check

Find the control line/grid.
Check beam orientation.
Read dimension reference carefully.
Mark side/offset clearly.
Ask if the drawing does not state which face controls.

Steps

Find the control line/grid.
Check beam orientation.
Read dimension reference carefully.
Mark side/offset clearly.
Ask if the drawing does not state which face controls.

Say this to your foreman

Is this hanger dimension from the near face, far face, centerline, or grid?

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