and they can build whatever they are doing
in CAD. We try to do as much digitizing as
possible because it’s more accurate.”
Besides accuracy, the system also
has other advantages over conventional
measuring, says Howard. “If you miss
something, you can go back (in the program) and create a way point to create
a more accurate measurement without
having to physically go back to the site.”
Howard used to be in the cabinet
business. “The biggest problem was
always measurement,” he says. “You’d
have to send people back to check or
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Domed areas where chandeliers would
hang offered a challenge to measure
for the millwork.
remeasure. This system is a little more
work, but your behind is covered. Lasers, if you screw up, you still have to go
back. And story sticks can be broken.”
Howard and his partner Tipper Davis
see broad applications for this kind of
measuring. “We’ve done custom sport
boat interiors with complex radiuses going two or three ways,” he says.
Client happy
In the case of the Fountainebleau
project, the client was pleased with the
results. “This was our first time to outsource measuring,” says Thomas Siehr,
drafting manager, Glenn Rieder Inc. “We
heard about the technology and decided
to give it a try. It worked.”
Siehr says the system was a good
solution to this particular measuring
challenge. “It wasn’t practical to measure
by hand,” he says. “This lends itself more
to different kinds of work.” He noted
that this was a complex remodel rather
than new construction. All the curvilinear
work was easier to template digitally
than doing it all by hand, he says.
He also had praise for the Measure
Crew team. “They were certainly great to
work with,” he says. ❮
