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[AMA] I am a professional construction carpenter. Feel free to ask me anything. (lemmy.blahaj.zone)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've been working in construction for the past 11 years at this point with a few years before that in a part time role. I'm more than happy to lend whatever knowledge or insights I may have about work, life, or whatever.

I will be checking in sporadically to see if there are questions.

EDITED WELL AFTER QUESTIONS STOPPED: I'm still active-ish on Lemmy, so if you happen to find this and have a question, I will likely still get back to you.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you have to fix other people's DIWhy? If so, what's the number one "repair" that you get to repair?

Thanks for the AmA

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Generally I get to clean up some other carpenters issues most of all. I've completed work that someone else has started more often than just getting to do the work from start to finish. Either they were not doing things well enough, quickly enough, or and most often, taking advantage in both time and money of the person they are working for. I've heard of some tradesmen making really crazy aggressive comments when being let go. One of the people I worked for had told me that when she let the previous guy go, he made it a point to inform her that he had an open carry license.

As for the type of work... Poorly installed floors, drywall, and doors are the most common.