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This was taken in a Home Depot. I have also seen these as wood construction. Are these to contain smoke? Are they structural? What is the NFPA or other code reference that indicates the requirements of these? Thanks.

Neighbor complaining that there are night intruders at our SFR remodel in Los Angeles, and that they could possibly go into her backyard. She is demanding that we put up a fence around our site. Doubt that's going to keep the intruders away (there were squatters residing in the empty house few weeks before we demoed). What's the legal requirement (do we need to put up fencing) and implications if something happens?

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I’m an intern at a small electrical company. We have around 20 guys in the field and in the past few weeks I’ve noticed that a lot of them seem to feel unappreciated.

I’ve been thinking about putting together little goody bags for the guys and dropping them off anonymously over the weekend, but I really don’t know what to put in them. I don’t make a lot of money but I’ve been thinking about things they can use at work like snacks, hand wipes, lotion, etc. but I don’t know if they’d actually use it. Do you guys have any suggestions on what I can put in there, or do you think it’s a dumb idea?

small update: gave the suggestion to my boss and he said he’ll set something up. He said definitely no out of pocket expense for me, so we can look beyond that part. They have done craft lunches before and they give out gift cards now and then, but I’m looking for something more personal.

I will be taking 3 exams in total. Business & Finance Exam, Plaster and Lath Specialty Exam, and Structural Masonry Specialty. If anyone has ever taken these exams, please provide me with information I should know ahead of time. Also, if you can share your experience with the exam and how you went on preparing for it. Another thing, did yall use up all time given, because I see that the business & finance exam offers 6.5 hours which is tremendous. Off topic question, how old were you when you took the exam?

Hello, I've been a mechanic for years so I don't know much about construction. I was walking and saw a traffic barrel and noticed the weighted black rubber thing at the bottom looks like the sidewall of probably a 22.5" tire. Is this what is used?

I might be coming late to the game at 32 but I always wanted to work in the field. My background is in sales and operations where I worked in software IT, renewable energy and aviation. My role has involved alot of operational improvement, reporting, analysis, bid management and contract management. I also have recently completed my certificate in Work Health and Safety

I have an interview with a structural steel company as an operations assistant. I will be taking a significant step back in terms of pay and progression but I am keen to now bring my experience and develop in construction - Ideally make my way up to project manager then construction manager.

Any tips? Considering smashing out my Bachelor of building online to be a more appealing candidate for future roles.

I was reading today that conversion of an office costs about $700/sf whereas buying a multi-unit costs around $600/sf. The article noted that a significant portion of the cost was regulation related. Evidently some cites are working on streamlining that to get more housing. Can anyone here shed light on just what kind of regulations add so much to the cost? And on a related thought, would it be possible to have shared bathrooms in a converted office residential property? I can understand how it would be very expensive to run separate plumbing to each apartment. Excuse the ignorance!

Hi everyone - not sure if this is the right place to post but it felt tangentially related. I am dating a man who is in a wheelchair and he really struggles in the winter because traditional gloves get wet and ruined or don't have enough grip to hold onto the wheels. He's a manual wheelchair user and in a chair full time. His hands get wrecked in the winter. I'm looking for glove recommendations that hold up to a lot of manual abuse and are warm and waterproof. Construction professionals was recommended to me as a place to start looking so I figured I'd post here! He has large hands and we are in Illinois.

My contractor drilled a hole in my fiberglass roof when he was out cutting tiles. Went straight through the tile and the board beneath it (of course no one mentioned it to me either). He says he will repair it but I'm not sure he knows how. Anyone here have advice on how to repair?

Been thinking about doing FIFO for plumbing and wondering is it tough on the mind and body or if you can be away for awhile is it just hard on the body. I have nothing in my personal life so people won't notice me gone. How many months did you work and did you need any visas

Hey all. i've been a civil inspector for just over 2 years now, got the job with an art/design degree (yeah i know) out of college just to get some money coming in. ended up liking the construction industry a lot and hoping to stick around.

Unfortunately inspection itself is boring as shit and often leaves me without work for weeks at a time. I've been looking for jobs that actually use my brain 40 hours a week whether it's on site or in an office but i don't have many ideas yet.

Had some thoughts about estimating, low level RE/PM stuff, and even just hopping on a crew this summer but would be interested to hear what moves i could make from others who may have done the same.

Thanks, and don't forget to compact your HMA in several even lifts tomorrow.

I have just about 6 years as an installer and light service work for hvac in residential and light commercial. With a recent move to Texas I’m considering going back to school for a business related degree to try to get into a management position down the line. Wise move ? Should I just continue in the field and get more certifications or get a degree. The end goal is to own my own business and I can see how a degree would be useless if I’m my own boss anyway. Any thoughts would be appreciated!!

I'm in Northern California and my siding failed. Water leaked in and it's been dried out. But now I'm curious about how to best reconstruct. Initial construction was painted siding with black moisture paper. Been reading up on the tyvek house wrap but it seems to only be applied over the siding. My wife doesn't want vinyl siding but it seems like just replacing the moisture paper and reapplying OSB would restore it to original condition.

Anyone here use Lift DAX hardhats? Would you recommend them?

I'm bidding converting a basement into a 1 bedroom appartment. So need to relocate electrical panels, cut into the foundation to build 2 windows and a second exit door, making whole kitchen bathroom, flooring,framing drywall. Also need to install new water heater, gas meter and electrical meter.

Area is 600 sqft. It's only half the basement being finished so there's plenty of room for the electrical panel to go and water heaters to be. Basement clearance is already sufficient and has concrete flooring.

Around how much would you bid on a project like this?

Hey, I’m interested in this field which route sounds like the best. Any help would be appreciated