General Construction

Should I be selling my texture samples as art?

I saw a piece of wall art today that was literally just a board with heavy mud texture on it, and it was listed for a h...

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posted by AnvilCal_1959

5 comments posted 2w posted by AnvilCal_1959

Tips for boot safety that nobody talks about

I’ve seen way too many guys rely on their steel toes like they’re some kind of magic shield, but the boots only work if...

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posted by Tom_Arrow

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Is it true you can bypass fence height limits by calling it a structure?

I'm working on a project for a client who is dealing with some truly nightmare neighbors. They want a privacy screen be...

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posted by FrostNomad_1977

4 comments posted 2w posted by FrostNomad_1977

Is it normal for framing nails to be bent and sticking out of the studs?

We just broke ground on our new build a few weeks ago and the framing crew finally started on the first floor walls yes...

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posted by SageDrift

5 comments posted 2w posted by SageDrift

Finally got the hang of the banjo while rocking some non-standard gear

I spent the whole morning taping out the high joints in the master bedroom and I think I’ve finally mastered the flow o...

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posted by KeeperDrift

4 comments posted 3w posted by KeeperDrift

Why does my foreman always cover for us even when we're 100% wrong?

I’ve been on this commercial site for about three months now and something happened yesterday that’s got me thinking. W...

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posted by Ray_Ridge

6 comments posted 3w posted by Ray_Ridge

Is it normal to find a three-liter cocktail container hidden on a job site?

I was clearing out some debris in the corner of the garage this morning and stumbled across this massive blue sphere tu...

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posted by ember_maker

5 comments posted 3w posted by ember_maker

Is it normal for the 5am wake up to still be this hard?

I’ve been working on a residential crew for about a year now since I turned 18, but man, I still can’t seem to get my b...

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posted by forge_maker

6 comments posted 3w posted by forge_maker

Thoughts on using ferrets for cable runs vs. traditional snakes?

I was reading about how some electrical crews are actualy using trained ferrets to get wires trough those impossible cr...

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posted by copper_bear

6 comments posted 4w posted by copper_bear

Dealing with a severed post tension cable in the slab

I finally got to the bottom of that weird snap sound we heard during the bathroom renovation last week. Turns out one o...

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posted by EmberRunner351

3 comments posted 4w posted by EmberRunner351

Why doesn't my wife get the way we talk on the job?

I came home today absolutely fried after ten hours of framing in the sun. It was one of those days where the humidity i...

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posted by RidgeDrift951

5 comments posted 4w posted by RidgeDrift951

Is it normal to have the apprentice chipping out the mixer drum all day?

The boss just put our newest guy on drum duty and he's been at it for hours with a pneumatic hammer. I know that concre...

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posted by StormMaker

5 comments posted 4w posted by StormMaker

Thoughts on the best way to handle bevel siding expansion issues?

After the absolute disaster of my boss getting canned yesterday—the homeowner saw the crew fight on his Ring cam and to...

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posted by BuilderFlint_1956

4 comments posted 4w posted by BuilderFlint_1956

Is it normal for site pranks to get this out of hand lately?

I’ve been working commercial sites for a decade and I’ve seen my share of messed up jokes, but what happened today at o...

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posted by CliffEcho_1956

5 comments posted 1mo posted by CliffEcho_1956

Thoughts on single vs double nailing for hemlock siding?

Things got pretty heated on the job site today over how we're installing this hemlock bevel siding. My foreman is adama...

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posted by FrostEcho

4 comments posted 1mo posted by FrostEcho