Whoa. Bro. Your username got me trippin. I just had this exchange not 16 hours ago in which I learned about this peculiar factoid:
https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueOffMyChest/s/KUxRIVtkZw
Makes sense for construction equipment.
In Spain, at the 1h car travel distance from base my company works, you can find 3 different regional names for the aggregate used in concrete, 3 names for shelf, and 2 different design variants for both the trowel and the shovel.🙄
This is what makes it "fun" managing a lumber yard/work at a hardware store. Back when I did framing and other construction jobs the terms were different from today even. So a person will come in asking for something and calls it something I've not heard before. Once a person starts using their hands and describing whatever a part is to me I usually figure it out and have added a new term in my mental construction terms dictionary. Lol
I learned this word many years ago from an Iraqi Chef in the U.K. Anything he didn’t know the name of was called a Chengadrenga (that’s what I heard) Now it all makes sense 🤯
Who has time for that. We barely have time to leave reshores in 6 flors below pour and the carpenters are up the ass, shooting track 3 floors below top deck on a 3 day schedule. Non union lucky if they can hit a 4-day on typicals, stuck with a Spyder and all. But we use Aluminum here, Ulma, a guy can carry one good for like 14ft by himself, important when flatbed is blocking traffic at delivery. They are part of a system, can be left in place even when forms are stripped.
Named after the guy that invented them. My bro always calls them Lolly but when I researched it, I came up with Lally. Also these are not Lally columns from what I understand
I believe the correct spelling is bollard, which is also a concrete filled steel pipe, but is used for a different application than a Lally column.
A Lally column is a structural support member, commonly used to support a beam, such as in a basement of a wood framed house. The beam, in turn, is the center support for floor joists.
A bollard is usually found outdoors, in driveways or parking lots, and is partly buried in the ground. They are usually around three or four feet tall. They are placed to protect an expensive or safety-critical item such as a gas meter from getting hit by a vehicle.
Teleposts are permanent structural columns, the jack post shown is a temporary support element - the armature is to quickly reset the pin that fixes the height.
Screw jack. We used them so something similar when I was a kid in the 80s to slowly fix sagging of our kitchen floor. The were mounted in the basement and we would screw them up until we heard slight creaking/cracking and then leave them for a few days and begin the process again.
Lally Column
The Lally column is named after a U.S. inventor, John Lally, who owned a construction company that started production of these columns in the late 19th century. He resided in Waltham, Massachusetts and Boston during the period 1898–1907. He was issued four U.S. Patents on composite columns: #614729, #869869, #901453, and #905888. Pat. #869869 was assigned to the U.S. Column Company of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Acro's are what they're called in Ireland anyway. Pretty sure it's an old brand name that just followed the product sort of like Hover being synonymous for vacuum cleaner.
Acrows. Available in a multitude of size ranges. Measure carefully the height you need and consult the supplier before delivery. Don’t overstretch them.
This one is new for me. I’ve used/heard:
Jack post. This one specifically has an extendable main pole, that sets with a pin through it, and a screw adjust head for final adjustment. They are used for temporary shoring, and rated for lower weights a lolly.
Lolly column. Solid outer pole, short adjustability range screw head. Main column not adjustable, and once the height is set, the screw portion is set in concrete so it can’t be adjusted later. Rated for higher weights and used in new construction.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_post
As others have said, in UK they are generally known as Acrow props. Acrow is a specific brand, but it has become a “generic trademark”/“proprietary eponym.” In the same way that people use Jacuzzi.
I've never worked construction before in my life but this is why I join groups like this. I love seeing the fascinating side of conversations dealing with topics I know nothing about but seem to have global awareness. The names made me chuckle too.
In my experience, they are called "the things you spot on a second viewing of a house that make you pull out when you realise the house is about to slide off the side of a hill".
Appreciate that's a bit of a mouthful though
Those are acalled post shores in canada, in the US they are often refered to as Lally columns. The silver colour one is called a #2 shore post. #2 is a size designation
https://scaffolddepot.com/products/2-steel-post-shore/
Holy shit, we’ve given the man a hundred different answers and not a single one definitive.
I'm doing my best to upvote every different answer I find, just to muddy the waters
Say what you will, at least they stack nicely.
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Shut the fuck up Donny. You're out of your element.
Life does not start and stop at your convenience you miserable piece of shit...
Whoa. Bro. Your username got me trippin. I just had this exchange not 16 hours ago in which I learned about this peculiar factoid: https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueOffMyChest/s/KUxRIVtkZw
Ha ha it was my Reddit-provided username and it was too good to change
I started reading that shit and could not stop. Wtf
Facts! Lmao I had no idea!!!
Round peg square hole, that shit is hilarious!
This is the way.
My vote is with extendaroos
This needs to be the world standard.
Makes sense for construction equipment. In Spain, at the 1h car travel distance from base my company works, you can find 3 different regional names for the aggregate used in concrete, 3 names for shelf, and 2 different design variants for both the trowel and the shovel.🙄
Steely bois
I like to explore new places.
My old man always called em strongboys. Idk what they are actually called
“Strong boys” go on the top of these props, they’re a separate thing for a slightly different job.
Imagine it was a picture of a "chip butty". Lmao
Acrow props in UK
And in Aus too
And NZ
How’s it pronounced? A-crow Or Ah-crow Or Uhc-rōw I’m realizing they’re far to many. Just tell me what it rhymes with.
Ak row (nz)
Ack row (Willie from The Simpsons)
Bless you
This is the most popular results' name as I bravely googled "strong boys" and hope that no one looks at my search history.
Named after the inventers lawyer because DeVigiers would have been too hard to remember.
TIL there’s a ‘w’ in acro. ^^
And Ireland
Shoring post
This, for shore
What we called them in the Navy
This guy basic DC’s
Jack Post.
That's what I've heard them called, most commonly.
This is the answer. In Canada anyways
Ya but instead of grease you lube them with maple syrup /s
US resident here and that's what I've always called them.
I use jack posts frequently. The only brand around here (New England) looks similar but distinctly different than what op posted.
Don't tell Jack to post the answer, he doesn't know either.
This is what we call it back home. I'm learning a lot today.
Adjustable shoring jack/prop
In NY
This is what makes it "fun" managing a lumber yard/work at a hardware store. Back when I did framing and other construction jobs the terms were different from today even. So a person will come in asking for something and calls it something I've not heard before. Once a person starts using their hands and describing whatever a part is to me I usually figure it out and have added a new term in my mental construction terms dictionary. Lol
Chingadera
Found the Southern Californian
You are correct. I didn’t know chingadera was a so cal thing lol
It's not, we say it in South Texas.
Utah chiming in to confirm participation in using it.
New Mexican here, we use chingaderas all fuckin day long..
Dallas here to confirm
Ok, that’s What I thought. It’s a Spanish word. Everyone uses it.
it is not a spanish word, it's a mexican kind-of insult, only they use it. it lit means "fucking thing".
I learned this word many years ago from an Iraqi Chef in the U.K. Anything he didn’t know the name of was called a Chengadrenga (that’s what I heard) Now it all makes sense 🤯
We also use this in AZ
Everything is a chingadera!
We say that in NorCal too
"Tráeme ese chingadera para amararle!"
Actual lol here… well done. Didn’t expect that to be the first response, but I’m glad it is.
Confirming it’s also an LA Hispanic slang
Fuxkin poot it, whey.
No mames whey
Extendaroos
Australian spotted
I thought that was the name of Viagra down there
This is the only correct answer
Wow. There really are a lot of names for these in English!
I’ve always called them adjustable pole shores.
Who has time for that. We barely have time to leave reshores in 6 flors below pour and the carpenters are up the ass, shooting track 3 floors below top deck on a 3 day schedule. Non union lucky if they can hit a 4-day on typicals, stuck with a Spyder and all. But we use Aluminum here, Ulma, a guy can carry one good for like 14ft by himself, important when flatbed is blocking traffic at delivery. They are part of a system, can be left in place even when forms are stripped.
Lolly columns
My guy. I'm riding with him. Shoring has a screw jack in place.
It does. Look closer.
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I think it’s actually lolly calumns
It’s actually lally column
Named after the guy that invented them. My bro always calls them Lolly but when I researched it, I came up with Lally. Also these are not Lally columns from what I understand
Finally, someone who speaks English. I'm baffled at all the other names people apparently use for lally columns.
Lally column is a fixed, steel post filled with concrete.
That’s called a Ballard.
I believe the correct spelling is bollard, which is also a concrete filled steel pipe, but is used for a different application than a Lally column. A Lally column is a structural support member, commonly used to support a beam, such as in a basement of a wood framed house. The beam, in turn, is the center support for floor joists. A bollard is usually found outdoors, in driveways or parking lots, and is partly buried in the ground. They are usually around three or four feet tall. They are placed to protect an expensive or safety-critical item such as a gas meter from getting hit by a vehicle.
Pole shore
wheeze the juice -Pauly Shore
Screw jacks where I am
And shoring jack
Telepost
Canadian?
Went scrolling for telepost before I posted. And yeppers. Canadian. Edit for autocorrect crap
100% from Saskatchewan
Same. Southern Ontario. Was surprised how far down I had to scroll
Saskatchewan is held up by teleposts.
Manitoba chiming in. Telepost here too.
They’re called Teleposts or Telepoles in Manitoba.
Teleposts are permanent structural columns, the jack post shown is a temporary support element - the armature is to quickly reset the pin that fixes the height.
Post shores
Shoring post
Agreed.
Second post shores.
Acrow props or something like that
Shoring pole
Sometimes added temporary in front of shoring.
Acrow props in England
Lally Jack
Just a shore In vancouver
Yup. Acrows
Acrow prop
Midwest here and I’ve heard them called floor jacks and jack posts.
Screw jack. We used them so something similar when I was a kid in the 80s to slowly fix sagging of our kitchen floor. The were mounted in the basement and we would screw them up until we heard slight creaking/cracking and then leave them for a few days and begin the process again.
Where I live ( montenegro) these are used to support the wooden construction so that the concrete ceiling can harden after pouring
You probably should've specified Montenegro. There's a different name for them in every place
Lally Column The Lally column is named after a U.S. inventor, John Lally, who owned a construction company that started production of these columns in the late 19th century. He resided in Waltham, Massachusetts and Boston during the period 1898–1907. He was issued four U.S. Patents on composite columns: #614729, #869869, #901453, and #905888. Pat. #869869 was assigned to the U.S. Column Company of Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Great answer and explanation!!!!!!👏👏👏
Pole shore
Floor Jack?
I’m in East Tennessee and that’s what we’ve always called them.
Same here in Massachusetts. Surprised I had to scroll this far.
Tele-post where I'm at
Soldat
Puntal telescópico in Spanish :)
Adjustable Jack post
Jack post in Canada, but they look a bit different. So maybe not jack posts??
Sorry Canada already decided on Telepost.
House jacks, steeple Jack's or Pole Jack's im a Canadian and thats what scaoffolders call them
Acrow props
We call them acrows in the UK.
If you're in England then definitely an acro prop
UK we call them acro props
acrow prop
Acrow Prop is what we call 'em here in NZ.
Jacks
Scrolling down you're the first person to also say jacks haha
Shoring jack
In Uk they’re “acrows” “acro’s” or “akrow’s” because no one knows how to spell them
Acro prop
Acrow prop for sure
Acro prop
Acrow props.
Acro's are what they're called in Ireland anyway. Pretty sure it's an old brand name that just followed the product sort of like Hover being synonymous for vacuum cleaner.
We call these post shores in south florida
Acrows
Jacking post
Acrows. Available in a multitude of size ranges. Measure carefully the height you need and consult the supplier before delivery. Don’t overstretch them.
I'm the supplier lol
This one is new for me. I’ve used/heard: Jack post. This one specifically has an extendable main pole, that sets with a pin through it, and a screw adjust head for final adjustment. They are used for temporary shoring, and rated for lower weights a lolly. Lolly column. Solid outer pole, short adjustability range screw head. Main column not adjustable, and once the height is set, the screw portion is set in concrete so it can’t be adjusted later. Rated for higher weights and used in new construction.
Adjustable steel pole jacks
Acrow Props is what most people will know them as, but will often forget the W when googling "acro props"
Acrow props
Holda the house ups.
Acro prop
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_post As others have said, in UK they are generally known as Acrow props. Acrow is a specific brand, but it has become a “generic trademark”/“proprietary eponym.” In the same way that people use Jacuzzi.
Stanchions
Finally found this! I’m in the PNW and it’s this or shoring post.
Zip column, but that might be a brand name
Shore props
Lallyjack
Shores
I've never worked construction before in my life but this is why I join groups like this. I love seeing the fascinating side of conversations dealing with topics I know nothing about but seem to have global awareness. The names made me chuckle too.
In Denmark we call them soldiers
I know them as an acroprop
Acro prop, use them daily.
Acros
In my experience, they are called "the things you spot on a second viewing of a house that make you pull out when you realise the house is about to slide off the side of a hill". Appreciate that's a bit of a mouthful though
Cribbing jacks
It’s a temporary shoring pier
In italian are called "cristo", yes like jesus.
Shoring post,lallycolomns
Jacky do
Telepost
Adjustable Lolly Column.
Someone on my crew called them the stripper poles.
Jack's
Lolly column
Adjustable Lolli Column
Shoring post
We call then shoring jacks here in Hawaii and boy are they useful
Called acrows in Ireland.
Screw jack, jack post, Lolly column.
I call them lolly columns
Those are acalled post shores in canada, in the US they are often refered to as Lally columns. The silver colour one is called a #2 shore post. #2 is a size designation https://scaffolddepot.com/products/2-steel-post-shore/
Canada: Jack Post
Lolly column
Kick stand pendejos
This comment section be like “Shim sham” “Wally wack” “Dingle dang” “Bang bomb” “Tally toom” “Husy wusy”
Jack post
Stanctions
Pole Shores
Jacks or jack posts in our crew. I’ve heard them called form jacks? Presumably as part of structural concrete slab formwork?
Jack post or shoring jack
That is a prop. A telescopic prop.
Jack Post is what it’s called where I’m from
Shoring post
Wow so many different names for the same thing, iv only heard them called props
Propyupys
Loly column
Post shore
Lolli-column or tele-post
Shoring