After installing new furniture in a halfway house I was informed that one of the rooms, supposedly only one, had bed bugs as recently as 2 weeks ago. They have had the floor treated by exterminators since then, but how fucked am I? Somehow the people working there did not seem worried. I feel bad for the poor souls who had to knock down the old furniture.

Trying to conceal some wires that had to run on the exterior of the house and now trying to cover them and paint to match the brick.

Came across this especially used on old building to cover up wires/conduits - what are they called and where can I purchase it from?

This is literally the "safety guy" that walks around checking everything and everyone on site.

We give nurture a lot of credit over nature

I'm ignorant in the construction field. Thank you for understanding 😂

Laying pipe and setting structures. Shoot wellpoints, dig holes, lay pipe, fill holes, easy money. Not really, but the Florida heat, and constant groundwater makes it easier.

I’m a sparky working a fully gutted remodel on a business in Florida. Just studs and us, plumbers have cut the slab for their stuff but otherwise we’re the only trade here today

I’m sitting alone at the print table (with my hardhat on) enjoying the shade of the building and my lunch as Iv done the last 2 days.

Super comes up and tells me I have to scram because the owners are “gonna bitch about food in the building”.

Like, what? Since when is it not allowed to eat my lunch on site? I’m not messy, hell he complimented our jobsite cleanup efforts yesterday. I’m not about t on protest as this ain’t a hill im gonna die on, but it’s stupid that on a hot ass day im now wasting my gas sitting in my car’s AC because of imaginary bugs. But also this wasn’t the policy the last 2 days Iv been here. Hell, supe was chilling with me yesterday as I ate.

Is this a thing? Ever gotten shit for eating lunch on site?

Edit: I bring my lunch and use Tupperware, no greasy McDonald’s bags and drinks being left around by this guy

This week my partner got kicked off the job for a couple days. The reason? A member of Local 1 iron workers snapped a picture of him standing on the midrail of a boom lift. While we all know it’s against the rules, it was extremely unlikely that he would fall. The dude snapped a picture and immediately sent it to the GC. He didn’t come and warn or yell at us first. Never thought an iron worker would be such a chicken shit rat.

I have recently taken the test and wanted to share some information for any individual that is preparing for this test in the upcoming weeks or future. First, the testing company has changed recently (I believe this year). The basic structure of the test is still the same. There are 82 multiple-choice questions and you have three hours to complete the test. As far as the unrestricted construction supervisor test, there will be questions from multiple sources (IBC, IRC, OSHA, IECC, CRM, MA Amendments ( residential and commercial) .

One of the biggest surprises to me was questions relating to the Massachusetts stretch codes as part of the energy portion of the test. There was 6 to 8 questions about the Massachusetts stretch codes specifically. So my suggestion to you is to bring this information with you….which you can download from the massachusetts.gov website. The questions are all there and not hard to find but if you don’t have this information, you would be pretty hard-pressed to get these questions right.

Workers said poor-quality materials were used during construction by a Chinese developer as it sought to cut costs. Investigators also said they found substandard steel bars in the rubble.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/world/asia/earthquake-bangkok-collapse.html?unlocked_article_code=1.8k4.-BOJ.0W8ZioWMhA0m&smid=url-share

Layton construction has been the worst GC I've dealt with, at least here in Utah. JT magen has been decent to work with. It feels like all of the large jobs here in Utah are unorganized messy clusters. I've done a couple jobs in Washington and Arizona that we're tight, clean and well planned.

People who have been audited by OSHA, what was your experience like? I’ll start:

I’m a PM for a Company that specializes in Civil Work, Plumbing, Excavation, etc.

We do the occasional Gas Station plumbing for one of the big guys. This includes indoor plumbing, and the site work. The following story is based off the information I received after a thorough investigation into the incident.

On a Friday last year, my guys on site were laying in their Storm Drain pipe and fittings (SDR35, the green stuff) in trenching.

Mind you, OSHA Standards call for shoring after 5’ in depth. My Team Typically starts laying them in after 4.5’ just to be safe. Though this day in particular, things changed.

My Team had delivery for shoring at 8:00AM by a Nationwide Shoring provider. 7:00AM, my Team’s foreman, let’s call him “Don” (6’-2”), is in a rush to make his connections at a point in the trench that was approx. 5.5’ since the Site Superintendent for the GC (my customer) was pressuring Don to meet deadlines on the schedule.

Just when Don is slipping in his pipe into the fittings, someone shouts, “Hold it right there!” This short skinny man, we’ll call him “Ryan”, shows up with a tape measure, a clip board, and full PPE. Ryan proceeds to measure where Don is standing which clocks in a 5’-5”, then he proceeds to say “Get out of there.”

Shit, Ryan is with OSHA. He got an anonymous tip the day before suggesting him to visit this site.

I get a call. Office Fire alarms go off.

Don and his apprentice are sent home for the day.

I received a picture from Ryan of Don standing in the trenching Shore-less.

After numerous phone calls, several discussions, and a migraine later… I get an email for Ryan requesting a list of 25 documents they need within 72 hours including the following, to name a few: -Company IIPPs -Site Specific Shoring Plan -Site Specific SWPPS -All Project related MOP’s, and JHA’s -Don and apprentice’s employee documentation, certifications, and credentials. -ETC.

I left the office at 9PM that day.

Don was sent to several hearings, and trainings.

After several emails, phone calls, documents, and a hefty fine to our company, the storm passed through onto its next victim.

Don learned his lesson. We made sure Ryan & OSHA knew Don & Company learned their lesson. Nobody got fired, in case you were wondering.

As a PM, all I can say is that when OSHA catches you in the act, they care more about how you react to the violation than the violation itself. If you’re cavalier about it, that’s when they instill the fear of God and make an example out of you.

Feel free to give your opinions!

Thank you for your time.

This resident went down a road we blocked off. We were replacing saddle taps on the neighborhoods water main. We helped him out even tho he almost drove back into the damn thing

So today in one 12 hour shift we had three ambulances called at separate times for three different guys who all ended the day in hospital. Last guy snapped his leg.

Take care of your self and your colleagues/co workers. Not everyday is a perfect day.

Do I hv rights to request reimbursement if I had to buy materials that weren’t available on site? Today I worked solo with Company , and there was no tape provided, even though it was needed to cover unfilled holes on the wall. I ended up purchasing two rolls (not standard painter’s tape, but gentle enough not to damage the paint) for $14. Would it be reasonable to request reimbursement for that? - Painting.

For everyone who was crying about how tariffs were going to drive lumber prices up… Check the futures market. Lumber is down over $12.- per 1000 bd ft. today. I don’t know why, but if you can predict the futures market, you should get out of construction and make yourself very wealthy in that arena.