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Found my mom's old journeyman card while cleaning out her garage

Spent the weekend clearing out my mom's garage before she moves into a smaller place and came across a dusty envelope f...

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drift_hawk

3 3w drift_hawk

Anyone else weirded out by AI doing roofing estimates and stuff?

So I was reading some news article the other day and an ad pops up for one of those instant quote sites. Clicked it out...

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BirchRover

4 3w BirchRover

Tips for inspecting century homes that nobody talks about

You walk into a pre-1920s build, look up, and see gorgeous, hand-hewn old-growth beams without a single knot in sight....

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RunnerThistle

3 4w RunnerThistle

Tips for trench box safety that nobody talks about

Too many green hands think having an aluminum box in the dirt automatically means you are safe. It doesn't work that wa...

4 1mo

TorqueDrift911

4 1mo TorqueDrift911

Is it normal for every other trade to constantly rag on the sparkies?

Just started my first month as a commercial electrical apprentice, and I swear every sub on this job has a full stand-u...

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BuilderBayou

4 1mo BuilderBayou

Anyone else keep a cheap tape dispenser in their bag, or is it just clutter?

Ran into a guy yesterday who popped a standard roll of electrical tape into one of those cheap plastic desk tape dispen...

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ghughes

6 1mo ghughes

Is it normal to dig down 10-12 feet right next to a foundation without shoring?

Our building management hired a plumbing crew to fix a broken main drain line running along the side of our property. T...

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BirchDoug50

4 1mo BirchDoug50

Why do our inspection log timestamps keep showing future dates on tall guyed masts?

We wrapped up a structural check on a monster guyed mast out in rural Saskatchewan last week, but our site documentatio...

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DriftFox

5 1mo DriftFox

Tips for breaking in an eager apprentice that nobody talks about

When a greenhorn gets completely glued to one tool—usally a framing hammer or an impact—and runs from the broom like it...

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flint_bear

5 1mo flint_bear

Tips for managing equipment rentals that nobody talks about

It’s wild how quickly a job site can turn into a total mess when nobody is communicating between the trades. I just saw...

3 1mo

TorqueRay_1966

3 1mo TorqueRay_1966

Just finished my first week on the shotcrete crew — a few observations

Transitioning from residential framing to this commercial civil work is a massive wake-up call. I thougt I knew what a...

5 1mo

MossHawk_1966

5 1mo MossHawk_1966

Update on the lift situation at the corner deck

I finally got an answer about that red scissor lift that's been trapped behind the yellow exterior wall for a few weeks...

4 1mo

Joe_Dusk

4 1mo Joe_Dusk

Thoughts on mandatory daily testing vs. supervisor discretion?

That story about the operator needing the fire department to get him out of the cab because he was too drunk to climb d...

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drift_runner_1976

6 1mo drift_runner_1976

Spent the weekend on the basement insulation and learned a lot

I finally got around to stacking the aerated blocks over that yellow fiberglass board in the basement, and man, my arms...

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FlintSage

6 1mo FlintSage

Is it normal for an iQ228 dry cut saw to leave jagged edges on stone offcuts?

I've been working on this stone patio for what feels like forever and I finally broke down and got the iQ228 dry cut sa...

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pike_fox

4 1mo pike_fox

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