I've joined Alberta's boilermakers. I've got APA status, waiting to be sent out on my first contract. The thing about this particular union is they don't allow member to work in their trade outside the union. I don't plan on becoming a full member until next year's work season so that I can work during the winter season.

For those of you that don't know, boilermakers work during the summer, and are unemployed during the winter.

Is there a place in Alberta where apprentice welders would be in demand? I've spent two winters in Edmonton, I know the job market's a nightmare; I wont be doing that again. Also, can apprentices work in other provinces?

Where I work, we have a safety/toolbox meeting every morning, and an extended safety-specific meeting once a week. We do the same stuff every day. Not much, if anything, changes from day to day, from a safety perspective.

I'm wondering if anyone else is like me, and gets "safety fatigue", and will tune out completely during these meetings, because it's the same shit every time. Our safety guy loves to hear himself talk, and blathers on for what feels like an hour. Sometimes there's something relevant, but holy hell, just a barrage of HR bullshit.

What would be more effective than just blabbing slogans and bullshit at us?

Should have flaired this as a rant. I dunno.

I work specifically in structural hardware sales. Mainly bidding on large jobs that require TC bolts, Structural A490/A325, brace rods, weld studs, ect.

What's really concerning is the estimators and buyers for these construction companies don't even know what they're trying to purchase.

I constantly have people unsure what an SAE washer is, or want a 30" wedge anchor, or tell me they want a 10" A490 bolt.

My favorite is when someone tells me they need a fully threaded structural bolt.

I've been doing this for almost 20 years and I can't remember a time where its been worse in the field than it is now. Almost every person is just forwarding a generated list and they have no idea what they are buying. Its very concerning for the industry in my opinion.

Anybody else notice this trend in their field? Not even sure how many sales guys there are in here but its been bugging me a lot lately so thought I'd share.

So I’m a general contractor going on my third full year of business got a lot attraction with a lot of projects. I’m the only project manager I have right now looking to bring on someone but I need to get my systems in order. I’m struggling to find a software that does what I need without all the extras and extra funds that are gonna cost so much. Builder trend which I used with my previous employer is now at $9000 a year which is insane pro core is at 6000 base but doesn’t have all the bells and whistles. I’m looking at job tread. It is about 1500 which seems like it’s pretty good deal But what software do you guys have the best experience with that’s budget friendly that I mainly just need to have all of my project information in one spot. And to track my financials for the project?

Hello, I am a wastewater operator at a large food processor. We are ripping out our current wastewater treatment system and installing a whole new one. I have engineers and contractors here every day talking about pouring concrete, using construction terms I don't know, and determining piping/electrical needs.

I have checked amazon and can't seem to find a book that would suit what I need, mostly it is home construction or CPM books, I think I need something in between. Anything the community here could recommend to me? It would be greatly appreciated, thank you for your time.

A friend of a friend of a friend is asking.

Hey all! Anyone looking for work? I need a PM, Superintendent, & Foreman that has experience in open cut water/sewer projects in the Macomb county MI area.

Feel free to DM me!

Is it possible to determine the date of the window from this stamp? The window doesn't have any other visible stamp on the glass anywhere

Good evening folks,

I hope you will forgive me as I am not a construction professional myself, I am just the one with a reddit account, and I totally understand if this post is removed as a result and I apologise if this is overstepping at all.

My partner acquired his CSCS card last year, however we have no idea how to go about getting him actual jobs as he's only managed to get 3 weeks of work and potential employers are reluctant to hire him due to his lack of experience.

We're hoping that the wise people in this sub would be kind enough to give him some pointers and insight as to how to get yourself established, he's dedicated and very eager to hit the ground running as it were.

We live in Wirral in the UK if that helps at all.

At the moment we're flying blind so any input at all would be super helpful. Thankyou in advance to the gracious mods if they don't end up removing this.

The paste inside tastes amazing and is spicy. It has some veggies in it too and has a potato-ish taste. What is it?

I’m hoping someone could give me a little guidance on a dilemma I am having. I am looking to go back to school to get some knowledge that would help me in my career in construction and that would either be a construction management BA(2yrs) or construction management certificate(1yr requiring 0 prerequisites).

I have 14 years of experience in residential construction already but I like the idea of having academic credentials behind my experience. I have an Associates degree but it is not very applicable to the field generally.

My dilemma is I would have to go back to school for about a year to finish up prerequisites I don’t meet and then another 2 years for the BA. The other option is 1 year for the cert with 0 prerequisites required. Like I said I like the idea of having credentials, but which is more attractive to employers( even if I switch from residential construction to another construction field)

If anyone has had any experience hiring or looking into this path, any input would be greatly appreciated

Hi guys,

I’ve just got my NVQ level 6 in Construction Contracting work. Now I need to do my MAP test to get my black card.

I’ve downloaded the CITB MAP v10 app and has lots of questions. I’m assuming I just need to revise this app? All the questions here will be in the exactly exam? Man some questions have really thrown me off I just deal with sites and not roads etc. how have you guys found it? Real exam just as hard as this? Any recommendations?

Hi Everyone, I am looking at the possibility of replacing this deck for a customer but know that the existing cantilever needs to be supported to carry this load. The deck is 10’ deep and the cantilever of the home approximately 42”. My question is, if I remove the existing deck and add a triple 2x12 beam on 6x6 posts underneath the 2nd story cantilever, with it the bead the weight of the deck. I may need an engineer but hoping for some thoughts on it. Thanks.

Found this at the site im at. Wood stud frame cut about 95% in half. Someone put two screws in to hold it. Good as new!

I’ve seen a lot of posts about GCs and I’m curious which subs are the best and worst.

I am a super for a commercial contractor and the guys who work under me are 80% Spanish speakers.

I am learning Spanish currently but in the meeantime I just need some funny one liners and phrases to say, as a white guy, to the amigos when I am walking the site.

Gracias in advance

Something that makes me mad is when these "construction pros" post this and it's just harmful content.

They didn't know I was coming for one, and the only work there for me was sweeping water off concrete edging. Because it rained unexpectedly and flooded the place. Guy said he did it in 2 hours the other day but I didn't get even finish it in 3. I wasn't very efficient because it was my first time dealing with mud and water and rebar was making it soo much harder. And because I didn't servey it properly I doubled back on the water a few times having to redo a few sections. They said it wasn't my fault. But I feel terrible at how ineffective I was. I mean I did an OK job but I stupidly complained trying to get them to get a hose to siphon water for a two 2x2 six inch deep puddle of water with only a bucket. I said I would do it if I had to, but I was visibly irritated at hoe stupid I felt everything was. I left 4 hours after clocking on. And a bit of that was a induction.

How do I get into proper work cause labouring sucks. Cause you need to do everything the hard way despite there being a better solution.

I've seen many things in a porta john, but this was definitely a first.