The “Bar and Block” Method vs. Mechanical Assembly: A Cost & Safety Analysis
Walk onto almost any municipal job site, and you’ll see it: a block of wood jammed against a pipe bell, a 6-foot digging bar leveraged against the trench wall, and two guys straining to push a spigot home. For residential 4-inch lines, the “bar and block” method is a habit. For industrial 8-inch, 10-inch, or […]