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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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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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FrostNomad_1977

4 2mos 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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SageDrift

5 2mos 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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KeeperDrift

4 2mos 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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Ray_Ridge

6 2mos 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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ember_maker

5 2mos 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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forge_maker

6 2mos 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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copper_bear

6 2mos 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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EmberRunner351

3 2mos 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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RidgeDrift951

5 2mos 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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StormMaker

5 2mos 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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BuilderFlint_1956

4 2mos 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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CliffEcho_1956

5 2mos 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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FrostEcho

4 2mos FrostEcho

Why is a 4 lb mallet tearing up my hands after all these years?

I’ve been in construction for over fifteen years now, so I figured my hands were pretty much made of leather at this po...

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iron_spark_1950

6 2mos iron_spark_1950

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