WCT Instructional Seminars

18th Annual Wildlife Control

Instructional Seminar

January 16 - 18, 2012

Las Vegas, NV

 

 


 

 

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Professional  Exclusion Course  301   

 

by Rick Shadel

 

Wish you had an answer to those difficult locations to exclude?  How about that long running gap?   Screen, foam and Stuffit have there place but are overused in the exclusion business.   Custom formed aluminum is the answer.  Learn the basics of aluminum brake use, materials, and plenty of examples and samples. 

 

I.  Our history:   

                

    A.  Historical ‘industry’ approach to exclusion.

    B.  Our business evolution. From hand brakes to portable brakes

    C.  Problem solving out of necessity -  IS the mother of invention.

            1.  simple tasks

            2.  difficult tasks

    D.   Looking  for  a better final product.

 

II.  What do you do:

 

    A.  Challenge to change and adapt how you do things

    B.  Challenge to change your clientele

    C.  Opportunity of new work opportunities, i.e. excluding things you never thought      

         possible.

 

III.  Why we prefer,   our Purpose

       

    A.  Aesthetics

    B.  Confidence

    C.  Functionality

    D.  Longevity

    E.  Enhancement

F.  Value added

 

IV.  The tools we use:

           

A.   Aluminum Brake  Tapco   www.Tapcotools.com

1.   portable  

2.   coil stock material handler/roller

3.   cutting wheel

4.   stand

    B.  Transporting Equipment

    C.  Material

            1.  color variety

            2.  brands

                    a. Alcoa  www.alcoa.com

                    b.  Certainteed  www.certainteed.com

 

V.  Examples:

 

    A. Hems

            1.  why important

                    a.  rigidity

                    b.  interlock

            2.  how to make

 

    B.  Crown face moldings

            1.  straight angle with stiffener

                    a.  how to make

                    b.  example of  use

            2.  combo fascia  drip edge moldings.

                    a.  how to make

                    b.  example of use

 

    C.  Gaps at roof sheeting to fascia intersection

            1.  roof deck to fascia intersection gap

                    a.  how to make

                    b.  variations

                    c.  example of use

            2.  corrugated roofing

                    a.  how to make

                    b.  example of use

 

    D.  Fascia to vertical intersections

            1.  gap at wood fascia to brick or woo d

                    a.  how to make

                    b.  example of use

            2.  gap with warped fascia

                    a.  how to make

                    b.  variations

1.  butt against roof deck or other material

2.  slide under drip edge

3.  cover underside of roof deck

4.  cover underside and engage drip edge

                    c.  example of use

            3.  gable end fascia gaps to brick

                    a.  how to make

                    b.  variations

                    c.  example of use

 

    E.  Soffit to vertical wall gap intersection

            1.  gap at wall to existing J channel

                    a.  how to make

                    b.  example of use

            2.  gap at wall to wood soffit

                    a.  how to make

                    b.  variations

                    c.  example of use

 

     F.  Vertical gaps

            1.  chimney to house intersection, expansion joint (free standing chimney)

                    a.  how to make

                    b.  variations

                    c.  examples of use

            2.  vertical brick to wood/siding intersection

                    a.  how to make

                    b.  examples of use

 

    G.  “T” channel  application

            1.  gap at recessed soffit to vertical brick wall

                    a.  how to make

                    b.  example of use

 

     H.  Pac Man  application   

            1.  gap at soffit to roof  and roof to roof intersections

                    a.  how to make

                    b.  examples of use

 

     I.  Rodent stop strips

            1.  gaps at the bottom edge of siding

                    a.  how to make

                    b.  variations

                    c.  examples of use

 

     J.  Butt ends of pre-manufactured housing components

            1.  siding corners

            2.  roof ridge vents

                    a.  how to make

                    b.  examples of use

 

      K.  Gable end vents

            1.  how to make

            2.  examples of use 

 

VI.  Demonstrate  effective use  of the brake,  considerations, limitations and customer expectations

 

VII.  Trapping considerations with your exclusion work

A. Our mindset, setting up the job with exclusion in mind

    1.  what is achievable

    2.  what is the cost

B.  Communicating with the customer, i.e. We are right!    

C.  Trapping

    1.  type of traps

    2.  seasonal considerations

VIII.  Questions and answers

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