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How much notching is too much before you say something?

Walking through my buddy's new build the other day and spotted an HVAC rough-in that made me pause. There's a hole bore...

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HawkFlint

7 2w HawkFlint

Tips for construction downtime that actually save time

When you're waiting for the structural steel to arrive or the concrete pump truck to clear the site, the instinct is al...

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pferris

3 2w pferris

Why does the forearm area of my work coat always give out first?

Every winter I go through the same thing with my work jacket. The body of it still looks decent but the forearms get sh...

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Ben_Anvil_1968

4 2w Ben_Anvil_1968

Is it ok to park under the contractor pick-up canopy if I'm not a contractor?

So every time I go to the Depot for lumber there's this covered loading area right up front with a big sign over it, an...

6 2w

drift_drift

6 2w drift_drift

Is it normal for scaffolding on a job site to be this rusted through?

Started a new gig last week doing masonry work on an old commercial building, and some of the scaffolding frames out th...

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ForgeDrift

4 2w ForgeDrift

Is it normal to feel like quitting trades school before it even starts?

So I'm 22 and just finished my first year of HVAC pre-apprenticeship at community college. Everyone from my guidance co...

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Dan_Moss

5 2w Dan_Moss

How I finally got decent at caulking - steps that actually worked

Caulked more gaps in the last month than I care to count, so here's what I wish someone had told me when I started. Cut...

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ember_wren

5 2w ember_wren

Crew's gang box got hit over the weekend - does anyone actually recover tool theft costs?

Showed up Monday to find the padlock on our gang box cut clean off. They took a couple impact drivers, a laser level, a...

3 2w

stone_finder

3 2w stone_finder

How do you talk your way onto an easement when the homeowner says no?

Ran into this on a job last week. Old lady met me at her fence line with her arms crossed, said the utility easement ru...

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GuyGravel

6 2w GuyGravel

Do cut edges on fiber cement siding really need to be sealed?

Started putting fiber cement boards on the back of my garage last weekend and I'm second guessing myself on the cut edg...

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CliffHawk

4 2w CliffHawk

Why would a contractor leave temp barriers up for three months?

There's a stretch of pavement near my house where the crew put up a couple of those metal crowd barriers in a wierd ang...

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TimberNomad

5 2w TimberNomad

Tips for spotting a deadly excavation site before you step in it

Been doing site work for 20 years and I've walked away from two trenches in my career, both times because my gut said n...

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Dana_Iron

5 3w Dana_Iron

Just wrapped up the job I underbid last fall and somehow came out okay

So a while back I posted about the commercial repaint I lowballed. Turns out I forgot to count half the soffits and all...

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raven_spark_1989

5 3w raven_spark_1989

Is it even worth reporting stolen tools to the police anymore?

Came back from lunch on site Tuesday and my truck was popped open. Lost a cordless drill, a socket set, and a bag of ha...

5 3w

ChiselMike_1983

5 3w ChiselMike_1983

How do I get a foot in the door as an apprentice with zero connections?

I'm 26 and trying to get into general construction, maybe carpentry, but I have no expirience at all and honestly no id...

4 3w

FrostMaker

4 3w FrostMaker

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