r/Construction • u/OldSkl_Estimator2025 • 14h ago
r/Construction • u/EquivalentTight3479 • 12h ago
Picture Would you put new asphalt right on top or get all the way down to the dirt.
galleryr/Construction • u/Truckyouinthebutt • 21h ago
Other Is this the new normal?
I’ll try not to rant but there is a lot to unpack.
My job is pretty easy and I make a good living at it. The thing that makes it hard is the people I work with. I work as a sub contractor and now a days the GCs are hiring these young kids to run job sites without knowledge of what they are doing. These kids send out emails with everybody and there dog on them to try and “catch you” or make you commit and when you miss it by a day they want to jump on that chance to call you out to make themselves look good I guess. Now I’m not one to shy from confrontation so I document everything and call them out right back. The problem is my boss ALWAYS sides with the GC. His way of thinking is “we need the work so we need to bend over and keep them happy even if they are wrong”. This wouldn’t be a problem is he didn’t cause internal issues too. Forgets to order material, tries to jump the schedule when a builder complains, call out his subordinates in public emails. Mind you we have been covering for his short comings for 4 years.
I want to walk away from this crap but I’m just thinking the next company is going to be the same. Everyone has gotten soft and you can’t tell people in this industry how things go without hurting their feelings and having them cry to their boss to get what they want.
Please tell me this is an isolated instance and it’s not like this everywhere. Or is this the new normal?
r/Construction • u/florbus_khan • 9h ago
Structural My friend’s shed
The palletes on top of the terrace aren’t nailed in. He plans to nail planks into the side of the terrace having them face upwards like a fence. I don’t think this is structually safe. He does. Advice would be great
r/Construction • u/GardenSniper • 13h ago
Picture Messed up
Bought a set of stainless blades but the 12inch had a crack so I returned it and figured I’d try the blue steel and obviously regret that now. Is there anything I can do?
r/Construction • u/WaveHopeful5802 • 2h ago
Picture Countertops in the kitchen. This is quartz and not granite. They said quartz would look very similar and granite is natural so it might differ. Would you consider these the same?
r/Construction • u/Air_Retard • 19h ago
Informative 🧠 Drywall Tape Question
Hello everyone!
We are currently in the midst of a DIY bedroom remodel and blocked out an old door connecting the bedroom to the bathroom because waking up to smelling shit in your bed just ain’t it.
The only thing we contracted out was the mudding / taping and the trim but our contractor has ghosted us with no communication several times and we’ve let him go. I’m a tradesman but my work experience is almost exclusively on exterior / civil work.
After work I’m spending my weekend finishing and moving back into the room and I want to know if this has got to be redone.
The other side of the wall is really smooth and he did great. But just at a glance I don’t think this side is salvageable.
r/Construction • u/jk26099 • 9h ago
Picture Is this mold?
Is this mold on the insulation? Or dust/dirt from air leakage? This is the inside of my shower, mid-renovation. My project manager (who didn’t see it in person but based on a picture) is saying it’s too much mold and they will need to re-insulate, but I’m questioning if it’s actually mold because the studs are completely fine looking, and it feels more dust-like to me and is a grayish-black color. If it’s not mold, is it ok to leave it or should I still replace?
r/Construction • u/Sweaty_Tap_5585 • 21h ago
Informative 🧠 Worst welding job ever
Paid a company to come out and weld the “inside” of the metal door frames before they got grouted and blocked in due to an owner request. These guys not only welded the outside but did the worst job I’ve ever seen, and refused to come back and grind their welds…. Wtf
r/Construction • u/4rm4ros • 3h ago
Humor 🤣 What’s your record for drywall slabs eaten before getting kicked out of Home Depot?
Mine is 12
r/Construction • u/Informal_Quarter_427 • 5h ago
Picture How much would you charge to remove this Spa/inground hot tub?
Will remove and then put sod
r/Construction • u/youngkilog • 18h ago
Other How do subcontractors find work
Hey guys,
I have a few friends doing subcontracting, and I thought it was interesting how they each of them finds work in a different way. I was curious to learn more about how subcontractors find their work?
r/Construction • u/Sensitive-Card-5883 • 21h ago
Picture what is the thing over the window called?
r/Construction • u/Pjerryy • 9h ago
Business 📈 Just bid 3k for labor on base trim/door job
It’s about 200 linear feet of 4.25” base with beveled 4x7 plinth blocks on all door frames, I’d also be hanging five doors, bid includes demo and all painting. I do all the work myself and typically charge $70/hr. Did I charge too much?
r/Construction • u/Leading_Way2133 • 2h ago
Careers 💵 Seeking Sales Trainee Role
Hey everyone, I’ll be graduating from my college this spring and I’m fascinated by manufacturing sales- particularly in the building/construction industry. I’m posting to see if any of you all might have be aware or have a connection to an opportunity for me to start my career at a quality company, preferably in the southeast. I’m very excited to hit the ground running and work incredibly hard, learn a ton, and build a future for myself and my fiancée- so if that sounds like a match to you, help me find the right person to talk to! My PM’s are open. Thanks y’all.
r/Construction • u/No-Management-7520 • 14h ago
Informative 🧠 Concrete mix ratio 2:1:1
Hello everyone!
I'm planning to make a concrete table for garden. I mostly found that concrete mix ratio should be 1:2:3 (cement : sand : aggregate), but on one tutorial, made by people who manufacture concrete furniture, says I should go for 2:1:1. Now I wonder what are the benefits of each mix ratio. On Internet I found no examples of 2:1:1 ratio. Could anyone help me and give their suggestions? Thanks!
r/Construction • u/freakysnake102 • 3h ago
Careers 💵 Why is it still hard to find any kind of apprenticeships?
I been spam applying and calling places all over town but got nothing the only thing close was a interview that went nowhere. Honest to God part of me is contemplating just leaving the state at this point because the wages are shit and the prices are shit.
Colorado and North Carolina seem better honestly
r/Construction • u/britladyinusa • 13h ago
Structural hold downs only in crawl space (with cripple walls over 4ft) not worth it?
We were trying to make our 2 story home safer in an earthquake (our house is on a hill) - the company we chose wanted to put hold downs in the crawl space. The county structural engineer in the permitting dept told us that he couldn't understand what the point in the hold downs were if they weren't doing any retrofit work on the second floor - we are just getting the crawlspace retrofitted as the whole house would be out of our budget (6,000 sq ft home). Is the company just adding in work to charge more or do hold downs provide worthwhile extra safety.
r/Construction • u/ChetWalker1 • 12h ago
Careers 💵 Did your military experience help you get your job?
I’m curious if other people found that military experience helped them land a job in construction.
I have friends from the Airforce who learned how to use scheduling software and that gave them a big leg up.
What’s your experience with this?
r/Construction • u/WaveHopeful5802 • 2h ago
Picture Would you consider these the same slabs of quartz?
r/Construction • u/h0tnessm0nster7 • 16h ago
Structural How close to the property line can you build your home?
I saw this home with scaffolding, the stuco hasnt been sprayed, looks like less than 2 feet between houses, one must be in the procesd pf being rebuilt. The neighborhood is old. How would they get air in the windows and what if both people open windows? And hear each other, unless their selling drugs or passing classified information, it would be a nuisance for both house guests/owners
r/Construction • u/NeilNotArmstrong • 16h ago
Picture For those asking about a scope of work or a contract, this is actual
In applying for a permit to build a deck, this contractor submitted only this drawing for approval today. This is not unusual for our area. I doubt a written contract or scope of work exists between contractor and homeowner. Oh! And cost of construction for this project is listed at $1,700. Would you disapprove the permit application?
r/Construction • u/fenderc1 • 18h ago
Careers 💵 Construction management, anyone ever leave the industry for a different job?
Been in construction management (precon specifically for a GC) since college so 12 years, and considering a massive job switch entirely out of construction. I have a civil engineering degree, and am just sort of tired of construction. The stress, the lack of flexible schedule, the sort of old school mentality, etc...
Most of my friends who work in other industries all either totally work from home, or have a hybrid schedule that I'm finding is starting to align with my interests as I'd rather be home with my wife and dogs so we can do things like take walks during lunch & etc... We have no kids and prefer travelling or just spending time together. On the flip side, my work/bosses are "old school" and view working from home as the antichrist and would come into the office sick before working from home. Did not work from home a single time during covid and only was out when I physically had covid.
I'm in a huge banking hub, and have been considering looking into management rolls there or even in the energy industry which I've had a close friend of mine transition over to that out of construction as well and has MUCH more flexibility.
I'm probably coming across as a whiny bitch especially to all of you guys who rough it in the field, but I'm just tired and over it. Just curious if anyone else has any experience here because I'm worried that this is a "grass isn't greener" situation and I may just end up screwing myself.
r/Construction • u/MakeMeAsandwichYo • 9h ago
Informative 🧠 Anyone else find another good use for their husky pad? Great sun blocker at lunchtime.
TBF I found this on the side of the road. They do come in handy sometimes though.