WHAT WERE YOU THINKING / SAFETY FIRST

                                       SOMETIMES YOU JUST HAVE TO SCRATCH YOUR HEAD AND SAY
                                      "WHAT WERE YOUR THINKING"

"OOPS" SAFETY FIRST (WHEN YOU REMEMBER)

What do you think happened? or do you have a good sayin?. Let us know.

• Boss, I don't know what happened.
• I had the ramp chain hooked on the trailer.
• This was NOT my fault.
• I did everything by the book.
• It all happened so fast.
• The trailer must have moved when I was in it.
• Do we have to let the boss know what happened? do we?
• Can we fix it before anyone knows?
• I hope no-one saw it happen.
• The ramp wasn't put on the trailer right.
• The ramp must have broke.
• The ramp slipped on me.
• Someone was playing a trick on me and put the wheels down on the ramp.
• I might have been going a little too fast backwards when I stopped on the ramp.
• WOW what a "E" ticket ride. 
• I kept my hands and feet in the cage as I rode it down.
• Will I have to take a drug test because of this?
• I hope I have my forklift license on me.
• I hope my forklift license has not expired.
• Should I go get another forklift and keep working. 
• Can I sue the employer for not having a Safe Work Environment? 

                          In-House Production-6620 W Arby Ave-Las Vegas, NV 89118-702-631-4748 office

STAGEHAND LABOR AND CUSTOM RIGGING

Have you ever gone into a Building, Showroom, Casino, Convention Space or Lobby and wondered how they clean those hanging Chandeliers. So did management, at one of the showrooms in Las Vegas. They gave us at In-House Production a call and asked us to come down and look at rehanging their chandeliers. They wanted to lower the chandeliers for cleaning. We went to the catwalks to get a closer look at the chandeliers and how they were hanging. You could see the collection of dust from years of hanging with no attention. The showroom was never down long enough to install scaffolding all around the chandelier for cleaning. This is not a small chandelier. each one was about 10 to 12 foot across and about 4 foot tall.

After years of hanging in the showroom collecting dust, we came up with the plan to hang a chain hoist for moving the chandelier up and down for service, and then having a dead-hang cable installed when it's in it's resting place. We also had the electric to the chandelier redone. After several days of planning, building some custom parts, we had the rigging team go in and start installing the custom rigging parts. When done, the chandelier came down to the ground. This was a great day. Years of dust sitting there will now be gone.

The timing was Great for this rigging project. At this time, production was putting in a new show which involved new sets, speakers, redo the fly system for lighting and new lighting equipment. Working with the great house crew, In-House Production supplied the extra crews to install this new show. In-House Production had, Carpenters, Lighting Tech, Audio Tech, Video Tech, Riggers and Loaders.

Load-in was fun. Most stages you work at have the load-in door on the ground level. Not this place. You unload the truck, push the sets down a long walkway to a chain hoist, hook your sets to the chain hoist and pull it up along the wall for about 30 feet. No Large Service Elevator here. Rolling cases go down a long hall to the service elevator. This service elevator is the size of a large people elevator. Great for cases and small items that roll, but not sets. From ground to stage is about 10 minutes if the elevator is working.

At the end of the day, everyone was happy. The load in went great, the showroom was able to clean their chandelier, new carpets, new seats down front and production had a great show. It was a very good day.

If you have a need Stagehand Labor, Rigging, Staging or Rigging Rental, call In-House Production at 702-631-4748 or email us at info@ihplabor.com.  

WHAT ARE WE DOING AT IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION

BOTTOMS TO DISPLAY CASE

To give you some Ideas as to what we have been doing at In-House Production, have a look at some of the photos I have added to this blog. For the past several months, it seems like some of our jobs In-House Production has involved Rigging and Rigging Design, Installation, Dismantle from hanging tons from the ceiling to working with some very Breakable Glass items. Our Crews can work in that GLASS SHOP or with NON-BREAKABLE GEAR

BOTTOMS AND SIDE TO DISPLAY CASE

DISPLAY CASE GLASS SIDE DOLLIES

Some of the photos show some Cases we have build for storage of Glass Display Cases. Dollies to hold Glass for the sides of the displays and the bottom and tops in slid in custom cases. This is one of the many items we have build or installed. 

DOLLIES WITH-OUT GLASS

One of our new builds are "CHICAGO BEAM CLAMPS". What is a CHICAGO BEAM CLAMP you ask. This is one of those 3" channel with an eye-bolt in the center, Slip Resistant Notches and Clamp Tabs that go over the Flange of the I-Beam. You have seen them, you have used them, We have a NAME for them, "CHICAGO BEAM CLAMPS". Royle came up with a great name for the beam clamps, and you heard it here first. We did not design them, We MADE THEM BETTER. Look for Photos in our Next Blog.

DIVERTER SHEAVES  TO MOVE CABLE DOWN-STAGE

Diverters used to move lift cable Down-Stage for a special project we are working on. 

IF YOU HAVE A NEED FOR THAT SPECIAL HELP, WORKING ON DESIGNS AND TO TALK TO SOMEONE ABOUT THE IDEA, OR NEED HELP WITH HOW-TO

GIVE IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION A CALL AT 702-631-4748

NEED TO RENT SOME RIGGING GEAR, GIVE ROYLE A CALL

NEED THAT EVENT LABOR INSTALL CREW, GIVE CHASE A CALL

NEED TO PURCHASE ONE OF THE ITEMS WE SALE, GIVE KYLA A CALL

IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION LIKES TO HELP.

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NEW PIPE GRID FOR LIGHTING

BUILDING AND INSTALLING THIS LIGHTING 1-1/2" PIPE GRID.                      It was great working with Jim Reid with JR Lighting. JR Lighting gave In-House Production a call to supply and install this      1-1/2" pipe grid used to hang Lighting Instruments from for a new room in the news studio. After the site survey, In-House Production came up with what would be needed to accomplish this project. Custom Steel Brackets, 1/4" Aircraft Cable, Shackles, Pipe Hangers, 1-1/2" Schedule 40 Black Pipe and T Clamps to Bolt the Cross Pipes Together. Parts.

After meeting Jim with JR Lighting and the Studios Project Manager Mark, I let both know, hanging this Grid in this designated space was no problem. This is what In-House Production does. All we need was 2 days and a clear floor to hang this Grid. I then let Jim know I had the perfect crew to install this grid and Jim knew the both of them. Jim's Brother and Nephew.

If you know of the JR's (Reid's), you will have guessed there were 3 JR's involved with this project. Jim Reid went into Lighting, Joe Reid went into Rigging and Joe's son followed his dad and became a Rigger too. As you look at the photo, you will see Joe and Joe.  The first Joe with the long sleeves in the photo is Jim's Brother and the other Joe is Joe's son. So we have Joe Reid and Joe Reid installing the grid and Jim Reid with JR Lighting asking In-House Production to do this job. In-House Production does Rigging. 

You would think, JR would wear In-House Production shirts on the job, but no, they had on JR Lighting shirts. Take a close look. JR's wearing JR Lighting shirts. It fit. JR Lighting Rigging job done by In-House Production.

NEED A PIPE GRID, NEED A LIGHTING GRID, GIVE IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION A CALL AT 702-631-4748 OR EMAIL US AT: INFO@IHPLABOR.COM.

Photos for the Blog

NEWY YEARS EAVE PARTY SET-UP AND BLUEMAN OPENING PARTY AT THE MONTE CARLO HOTEL IN LAS VEGAS.

PLATFORMS FOR RENT

LET IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION HELP YOU WITH YOUR PLATFORM/STAGING NEEDS.
SEMA 2012 came to the Las Vegas Convention Center with a bang. In the parking lot across from the Las Vegas Convention Center, Andretti Sports Marketing transformed that parking lot into a racetrack for the GLOBAL RALLYCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP.

In-House Production working with Andretti Sports Marketing, Source 1 Events and Freeman, we were  able to support there needs. In-House Production was asked to supply platforms and help with the labor to install for the guest to give




them a great place to watch the race. In-House Production supplied 336' of platforms 12' wide and 12" high and then 336' of platforms 24" high by 12' wide. This was a nice two (2) tier platform with front step-up's and handrails. Source 1 Events then covered the platforms with Tents.

We also added a 16' x 20' platform that was 8' tall and attached to the 8' platform was a 16' x 20' platform that was 16" high. It had stairs, handrails and places to put banners. This was a great platform for Cameras and Judges to judge the race from..







FOR INFORMATION ON WHAT IN-HOUSE PRODUCTION MIGHT HAVE FOR YOUR NEXT EVENT, GIVE THEM A CALL AT 702-631-4748 OR EMAIL THEM AT INFO@IHPLABOR.COM. 

RENTAL TRUSS FOR YOU

As we sit around with nothing to do, I thought that we could take a photo of our PLATED ALUMINUM STAGE TRUSS. We have 12" x 12" by 2', 30", 3', 4', 5', 6', 8', and 10' long. We have 20.5" x 20.5" by 18", 20", 3', 4', 5', 6', 8', and 10'. We carry PRE-HUNG TRUSS, CORNER BLOCKS, SLEEVE BLOCKS FOR CLIMBERS, TOWER TRUSS AND ALL THE HARDWARE THAT CAN BE USED.

One shoot for your next rental needs

In-House Production

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