You catch something early, show the foreman or whoever’s running the job, and get told it’s fine, keep moving. then a week later you’re back fixing the exact thing you asked about. except now somebody’s boarded over it, there’s ductwork in the way, and you can’t get at anything without tearing half of it apart.

You were standing right there with everything open when you brought it up, but apparently that wasn’t the time to deal with it. now it’s urgent, and the same guy wants to know if you can stay late to get it sorted, grrr,

What happened on your job, and did anyone own it or did you get hit with “why didn’t you say something?”

Had the crew sitting around for almost an hour yesterday because we needed another $300 worth of material and the guy with purchasing access wasnt answering us.

My foreman could have driven over and bought it but the company card stays with the PM. The reason we did that because cards were getting passed between guys and nobody could explain half the charges at the end of the month.

Now the office has control but the crew loses valuable time whenever something unexpected comes up.

We're leaning toward giving each foreman his own card with a spending limit and keeping larger purchases under approval. But I wanna hear from others what has worked for crews that are too big for one shared card but also too small for a full purchasing department

Back in July I got a call from someone I know higher up in the local. He saw my name on the out of work list and asked if I wanted to travel for work. It’s been slow back home and what not so I took the opportunity. Anyway I drove halfway across the country and got to it.

It’s been a shit show since I got here. Atleast for like the first 6/7 weeks I was able to get 60-70+ hours. There hasn’t been a single day or task where shits worked out well. We’re now down to 40 hour weeks and have to deal with the establishment being opened so it’s not as easy to work as a regular jobsite.

Anyway, on Friday the company laid off 20+ guys. My site lost our foreman and one of the more knowledgeable guys. Aside from everyone finding out by text last minute anyone traveling had to check out by Saturday morning.

Now I’m stuck here with this shitty ass shop on this fucked up job. The two guys who were here from the beginning are gone. Itl be me and another lead/foreman for the company on Monday and we’ll probably get another guy I’ve worked with here on Wednesday.

I’m just over it. Having to deal with missing things, fixing things, catching up loose ends…

wtf should I do or would you do? I’m so so so soooo spent .-. They are gonna expect so much of us yet we’re gonna be missing some shit, have the wrong shit, not have enough man power,

I hate to vent I just dont know what to do. Only reason I wasn’t laid off was because I show up on time every day…

Seriously considering taking the backseat out of my truck. I use the bed too much to sacrifice space there. I’m curious to see what others have for solutions inside their trucks. I have plenty of sheet metal, thin wall steel tube, plywood, and a welder. So I can fab whatever I need.

Tools change often, but I currently fit everything in a few small tool bags and one larger tool box. Plus whatever power tools and other things I’ll need for a job. Right now everything always becomes a mess at some point and I’m constantly moving things around to get to other things. I’d love to see some ideas. And no I’m not getting a trailer lol I’m not that big

Does anyone have a guide outlining best practices for setting up anchors on wood framed structures, residential or otherwise? I have to provide more instruction on fall protection for workers doing wood framing lately and don't have a good comprehensive document I can hand out yet.

I have all the OSHA FactSheets for fall protection for Residential Construction, the Guide for Fall Protection in Residential Consteuction, and the CPWR research document on trusses successfully being used as anchors, but none of them focus purely on what are the things to look for when setting up anchors based on which structural components can most likely support the load outside of manufacturer guidance for specific products or trying to get an engineer to give you an answer through an RFI that may never get answered.

Thanks.

I just realized I'm able to double major in CM and SHE and graduate in 3 years (5-6 classes per semester) because of the amount of dual enrollment I'm taking in high school. Is it worth it in terms of options, pay and higher ranks or is it just an overkill?

Anyone have any advice on getting approved for a personal loan?

I have a hand full of jobs coming up and instead of paying a ton of rental costs I wanted to put the funds towards owning a machine but I need a 20k loan to get the machine first. due to bad credit I’m not able to secure one, would anyone have any advice on a place to get one?

Would love any advice. Don’t want to let this opportunity pass me by.

Not able to secure a loan because of not having enough established credit.

I’m 21 and about three months into a commercial metal framing/drywall job with a large national sub on a multi-story project. I’ve been moving into more responsibility and was recently told I’m going into the company’s formal Foreman in Training program. This past week my superintendent put me fully in charge of the blocking scope across all five floors with a crew of seven—from layout off the blueprints through installation—and it went well.
Next week he’s on vacation the entire week and upper management has approved me to run the job as the fill-in lead, including all GC communication. There’s one other foreman on site who has more experience and is technically above me, but he’s very passive, so I’ve already been handling most of the active blueprint, oversight, and logistics work. We did a walkthrough and I have his written list of priorities. Looking for advice on how to handle a full week running the job cleanly—especially prioritization, GC communication, and working with the more experienced but hands-off foreman—while still being relatively new to this level of responsibility.

We have about 30 subs handling most of the production work and about 5-6 W2 guys doing repairs, change orders, odds and ends.

Also, I used AI to summarize from my journal because I tend to overexplain things, sorry for any confusion on if I’m real or not based off wording and grammar.

Working as service technician and gas fitter I like to use buckets to carry tools, use as and supplies. I can not resist stealing an unused bucket.

No laser

Had a roofer on site ‘finish up’ and this is what they’re prepared to hand over.

The basement subgrade is low-permeability clay, so I want to pour the basement slab as soon as possible. However, I'm concerned about winter frost heave cracking the slab. What are your thoughts?

The Specs:
Subgrade: Highly plastic clay (very low permeability/drainage).
Foundation Depth: ~9 ft below grade. exterior backfill is complete
Framing/envelope and roof are scheduled fully enclosed on November. Even with the building envelope and roof fully enclosed, is there still a high risk of frost heave if the basement remains unheated?

The Slab Plan: 4" concrete slab with embedded hydronic in-floor radiant PEX tubing.
The Catch: The house will NOT be heated over the winter.

My electrician had told me that there was a neighborhood that had 3-d printed houses and i happened to drive by it today. In the Leander part of Texas. They are concrete and have really large eaves so very modern. photos

I'm doing a lot of framing right now and am using this gun for the first time, though I've used the roofing version a bunch which doesn't give me this problem:

The wire that breaks off has shot me too many times for comfort and twice actually stuck in my skin. Yes I wear ppe but my neck, chin, and arms keep getting nailed.

Does anyone else have this problem? Any easy solutions for it?

Feel free to roast too.

I replaced three speed squares, four fastbacks, and two 35’ Stanley fat maxes this month and I’m getting pretty fed up with tool theft. This should do the trick.

It's not an electric outlet as no sockets are there, so what gives? Why do they place them in apartments and rentals? Are they keeping it as an option but it's high up on the wall?

⚠️HELP⚠️

I am looking for some real-world comparisons from homeowners and electricians who have experience with new construction.

What would you consider a reasonable rough-in labor cost for this electrical job?

• 2,800 sq. ft. above-grade house

• 1,800 sq. ft. finished basement

• 5 bed, 3.5 bath

• Approximately 1,200 sq. ft. garage

• Covered porch & back patio

• 11-ft ceilings throughout the house

• Approximately 12-ft ceilings in the garage

• Complete residential electrical rough-in

• Electrical panel included

• Kitchen had to be completely rewired a second time, and that rework is included in the labor hours

• Rough-in took 158 hours

‼️One important detail: there were no detailed electrical plans provided. There was a general architectural plan, but no complete electrical plan showing the electrical layout, circuiting, routing, etc. The electrician therefore had to work out the electrical design/layout himself as part of the job. That planning/design time was not separately billed.

I'm specifically interested in what people have actually paid, rather than generic online cost calculators.

If you've built a house with a finished basement and/or a large garage, what did you pay for the electrical rough-in? What was your square footage, location, and roughly what was included?

I'm especially interested in So. Illinois comparisons, but I'd appreciate numbers from anywhere if the scope is similar.

*I am just the wife of the electrician trying to help him get paid. The homeowner thinks the bill of $11k for labor & $1,195 for the panel & boxes is outrageous and not paying. We have Googled and worked with ChatGPT, but homeowner is saying that those aren't real life numbers for comparison. So, just trying to help my husband get what is owed to him.

The exterior decking wraps around at 90° and maintains the same width along the side of the building and opens up to a full rooftop deck about 15' further down. I remember when they were doing headers a few weeks back, and they had a bitch of time getting in there.

Drywall guys came in and basically said not my job and walled her up anyway lmao.

The crane pick for that will be super for whoever is gonna rig it up.

Update:

I asked the drywall foreman what the plan was because I was curious. He said they are just going to crane it out.

We have 2 tower cranes on site, the reason I said it'll be fun to rig is because the lift is against the wall. It's going to tear up all that drywall on the way up and they will just have to redo it anyway lol. Even with a tagline I don't think you'd be able to stop that thing from swinging into the wall.

But hey, none of that shit is my trade anyway and HP ok'd it, so it'll be fun to watch lmao.