{"id":6040,"date":"2021-12-27T13:18:08","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T21:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedconstruction.com\/?p=6040"},"modified":"2021-12-27T13:18:08","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T21:18:08","slug":"cold-weather-construction-tips-nick-crawford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitedconstruction.com\/cold-weather-construction-tips-nick-crawford\/","title":{"rendered":"Cold Weather Construction Tips with Superintendent Nick Crawford"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Up here in our HQ city of Reno, we not only celebrated a true “White Christmas” with the snowy conditions on Christmas Day – we also welcomed more than two feet of snow in some parts of town over the weekend! As such, now is the perfect time to discuss some of our tips for cold weather construction.<\/p>\n

Holding about 25 years of experience, Superintendent Nick Crawford has some expert pieces of advice for navigating construction projects during inclement weather,<\/strong> such as snowstorms, that we will be sharing with you periodically during the winter. Here is his first tip:<\/p>\n

“Knowing the weather patterns for your specific jobsite – including having a game plan for protecting the site by making sure you have positive drainage on the site – is a must. Snow can be easy to deal with, as it can be plowed and removed from the site, but if left to melt before removal, it poses risks to work already in place. You could end up with melted snow saturating soil that is already over the optimum moisture content. The best solution? 9 times out of 10, plowing the snow is the way to go!”<\/em><\/p>\n

Stay tuned for more cold weather construction tips from United Construction throughout the season!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Up here in our HQ city of Reno, we not only celebrated a true “White Christmas” with the snowy conditions on Christmas Day – we also welcomed more than two feet of snow in some parts of town over the weekend! As such, now is the perfect time to discuss some of our tips for cold weather construction. Holding about 25 years of experience, Superintendent Nick Crawford has some expert pieces of advice for navigating construction projects during inclement weather, such as snowstorms, that we will be sharing with you periodically during the winter. 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