I need some assistance with finding a construction job in San Diego. 21 years old. I recently applied for the laborers union here (Local 89), which I am hoping to hear back from soon. I'm trying to get into general labor positions, but it seems like most of these job postings are ghost postings.

I used to work in tree trimming and did some tree groundwork over in Florida for a good while, including driving chipper trucks or hauling heavy equipment.

Any help is much appreciated, just trying to gain more experience and expand in my career.

Hey guys, im getting a small ADU built and the contractors during the anchoring process of the bolts when they were hammering in the bolts, the cement cracked. I don’t know if I’m gonna have problems in the future or if there’s a way to remedy this any input would be greatly appreciated.

I'm a survey tech working in earthworks and I'm curious how different crews handle MC model building. Is it in-house or outsourced?

If outsourced, roughly what does that run you, and how long's the turnaround?

Trying to understand how big a pain point this actually is before assuming it's worth solving. Appreciate any real answers!

A) Construction company that does extensions, loft conversions and renovations

B) Plumbing & heating company that later scales into a multiple trade peoperty maintenance company that does plumbing, heating, electrical and drainage

C) Drainage company

D) Electrical contracting company

E) Fire and security company

F) Loft conversion specialist

Currently on a tight urban infill lot with practically zero yard space—street parking only, no room for a full-sized job box or storage container, and rain in the forecast all week. We're burning way too much time moving framing lumber and sheet goods around inside the footprint just to keep them dry and out of the working path.

How do you guys manage material staging and weather protection when the site gives you literally no elbow room?

Just got a job at whiting turner, i start in two weeks and wow i never really thought i would get a job offer from them since they’re a big gc company and i don’t really got much experience as a craftsman

A construction crew in Barberton, Ohio, rescued an abandoned kitten on the worksite. And he joined the team. They heard him meowing coming from their excavator. Supervisor Chase Guello checked the skid plate on the Komatsu. A tiny kitten tumbled out. They warmed her up, moved her into the office trailer, and named her Sue short for Komatsu. She’s now the official shop cat.

Stole the story here: https://x.com/Puppieslover/status/2091604423856517412

Hello everyone, I am a junior who recently switched to the BIM drafting field and I am looking to improve my shop drawing skills (specifically for concrete layout and finishing drawings). For those with shop drawing experience, which mistakes are most commonly made?"

I really want to learn from you guys.

Thank you all so much!

Do we all just have a pile of folded tarps?

Does anyone have a good storage / organization solution?

Does any one have any tips on how I can land an estimating job with very little experience.

I had a new driveway put in last Thursday - took a look along the garage foundation this morning and noticed these ants pushing through!

Any concern? Best way to get rid of them?

I came across a breakdown of how AI is being used in construction, and I’m curious how much of this is actually happening in the real world vs. just tech companies selling the idea.

They’re talking about things like AI-assisted estimating/takeoffs, scheduling, predictive maintenance, analyzing project data, documenting jobs, identifying safety issues, etc.
But I’m much more skeptical about trusting AI with things where experience and judgment actually matter.

Jump to the last two paragraphs to skip the backstory.

Experience

Until my early 20s, I grew up working for my dad's roofing and construction company. So, I can handle the basics of roofing, demoing, plumbing, drywall, and finish work.

I've worked in tech for 20 years, the last ten managing people and projects. I feel that may be relevant.

Why am I looking for work? With AI came layoffs and too few openings. 8 months without a gig.

The offer

I leveraged my home demolition and remodel project photos to land an offer at a local Florida water remediation and construction company.

The offer is to contract the work or W2 $20/hour with a minimum of 40-hour week. For central Florida and my experience setting above apprentice (as I understand it) and journeyman - what route should I take? If W2, what is a fair wage starting point while I settle in?

My mom made me breaded chicken its nice having homemade food for a change :)

I stay with her instead of a hotel for this job

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What’s better to get into cm , construction mangement degree or civil engineering

How’s this pony wall look for first attempt? Blocked into joist with hangers and GRK screws off the framed wall and last vertical. Feels solid but open to roasting

I'm currently 24 looking for new work. I've done landscaping for a few years now and have reached the wage ceiling without getting into management positions and all that. I want my physical labour to translate into more cash, it doesn't feel worth it doing 12-18 hour snow removal shifts and with how inconsistent the work is, it not giving me anything substantial over the long term. I also don't want to go to school and do really technical stuff so It seems like floorhand might be the job I'm looking for. I'm just curious if anyone has got any tips for going into it, I am good for physical labour, as I said doing landscaping for some years, and I've also done commercial bricklaying so I'm used to getting yelled at and all that good stuff. I'm located in Alberta so I'm sure finding companies won't be too hard I'm just hoping they will be willing to do on site training as I have not done any O&G work. Another question I have, I don't plan on doing it forever and I'm wondering if I did get into it, would I be able to translate it into different jobs in years time that maybe isn't so physically demanding? I don't really want to be a broken vegetable in my later years I just want some good paying work for a couple years at least. Gotta make that bread for the wife.

getting ready for the florida contractor license exams, specifically the General Contractor (CG) exam... trying to find a prep package that has pretty much everything in one place.

looking for something with the books, book rentals, online courses, practice exams, maybe even some help with figuring out what books i actually need.

there’s a ton of prep companies out there and the prices seem all over the place lol. if you’ve taken the florida CG exam recently, what did you use? was the package actually worth it?

also curious if there’s any companies i should probably avoid...

Feels like work is gatekept from me

Hi everyone, I am 22F, 1 year into the workforce and believe that I am subtly being discriminated against. I’d like to get others opinions on my situation though before I jump to that conclusion.

I currently work in construction engineering and am the youngest and only female in a team of 15 men. For the past year, I’ve been asking for work but have been told there’s no work or given nontechnical work such as annotating drawings to “make things look pretty and aesthetic”. If I do get technical work and I screw up, I get berated pretty heavily mostly on the aesthetics of my drawings even if the work is technically correct. I get told things like “your drawings make me want to throw up” or “you need to put more effort into the job” even though I was already trying my best and seniors were too busy to answer my questions. Additionally I found out that my manager has been asking my male coworkers if they believe I am “capable” of doing a task despite them being hired around the same time or a year ahead of me whereas I have never been asked input on whether male coworkers are capable of a task.

Last week there was a team meeting where we talked about work distribution and since I had the lightest workload, the senior vice president told the project manager to put me on a task which is highly technical. However I found out today that the project manager gave the task to the other two male junior engineers who are at the same level as me and I was just told again to “update the tags on the drawings”. This situation confused me because that project manager kept saying how the project needs a lot of help yet he is just not giving work to me.

This whole situation makes me feel like I suck at my job. Even though I admit I have screwed up at times my male coworkers have screwed up too, yet they still get assigned the more technically complex and challenging work. I should also mention that these male coworkers both have “mentors” assigned to them whereas I have no mentor assigned to me because my previous mentor quit. She was also a woman on my team who was given the construction admin work mainly instead of technical.

What do I have to do to get those same opportunities as my male coworkers and earn trust from the project managers? At this point my career is suffering because I am not being given technical work.