Construction thread... Show off your work!

[Sparkyp]

I need to start taking more pics. I own an electrical company. (Electricians) here’s a hockey rink we did. All of the lights here are 480 volts. Then a little 3 phase 800 amp service with meter bank. I had to black out my company name/label on the meter bank

 

[JackSmooth]

Not industrial construction but a few projects I've done for some people in the past. For all you car audio enthusiast.

 

[chocolatethunder]

It truly is an epidemic. Its the reason so many illegals come to this country. Not enough Americans to do the work. Sad but true.

In my area you can go to the local home depot or bus station and pick up a worker for the day or whatever. I couldn’t even get one of the guys to pull some weeds and lay mulch in my yard. 2-3 hour tops. Didn’t want to do the job I guess.

 

[Brandaddy]

Here are a few of the projects I've done myself the last few weeks. Remodeled a duplex I bought. Place was a run down shit hole



Here is a before picture of the place


Here is a picture of the valley on a roof I did a few weeks ago at a place I was flipping. 24 square roof in 90+ degree weather


Here is a before and after of one of the units in a triplex I just bought a little bit ago

 

[Oldschool]

Very nice work @Brandaddy

 

[Btcowboy]

Like @Sparkyp I too am an electrician by trade. I have since moved off the tools into management. And thank good for that with the down turn in oil and gas here there are a ton of tradesmen out of work and not alot ot work to be found. A lot I have seen is very low paying. My last role I had my rates cut by 60% in less than a year. I had to move on. I was luck and due to my experience and being alot more multifaceted was able to find much better paying work

 

[Sparkyp]

Like @Sparkyp I too am an electrician by trade. I have since moved off the tools into management. And thank good for that with the down turn in oil and gas here there are a ton of tradesmen out of work and not alot ot work to be found. A lot I have seen is very low paying. My last role I had my rates cut by 60% in less than a year. I had to move on. I was luck and due to my experience and being alot more multifaceted was able to find much better paying work

The market is better than what it was for the past 10 years or since the recession but still hasn’t fully recovered.

 

[ickyrica]

Here are a few of the projects I've done myself the last few weeks. Remodeled a duplex I bought. Place was a run down shit hole

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Here is a before picture of the place
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Here is a picture of the valley on a roof I did a few weeks ago at a place I was flipping. 24 square roof in 90+ degree weather
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Here is a before and after of one of the units in a triplex I just bought a little bit ago

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Come to Boston for a few weeks man. I have 3000 square feet I'm rehabbing. Would love the help!!

little studio for my girl. fun project

is that a 4x3 projection screen? Cool project

 

[Logan44551]

Sometimes when we are slow I work with my buddy doing av. This was a pretty cool box we built around this TV to cover the speakers, turned out really nice!

 

[chocolatethunder]

is that a 4x3 projection screen? Cool project

i was trying to figure out how to hide the garage door without looking cheesey, it was actually suppose to be a projection screen but we ran out of money, so i made it into a chalkboard.

 

[chocolatethunder]

Good afternoon gentlemen,
I figured I'd ask on here since a lot of you guys are so knowledgeable with construction. I went up in my attic today and noticed a leak/crack. Any suggestions how I could fix this?

 

[Rockclimber]

I would love to show off my new construction project but then everyone here would know who I was I'm afraid. Kind of sucks wanting to join in the conversation but not wanting people to know who you are.

 

[Sparkyp]

I would love to show off my new construction project but then everyone here would know who I was I'm afraid. Kind of sucks wanting to join in the conversation but not wanting people to know who you are.

Well you cant build it up and at least not provide a clue

 

[Sparkyp]

Good afternoon gentlemen,
I figured I'd ask on here since a lot of you guys are so knowledgeable with construction. I went up in my attic today and noticed a leak/crack. Any suggestions how I could fix this?

A carpenter can give you a better solution but even with cracked sheathing or tongue and groove sub roof, the water should still roll over the shingles. I wonder if the shingles in that area are also cracked or damaged

 

[Rockclimber]

Well you cant build it up and at least not provide a clue

Eh fuck it. If they know me they probably already know I'm not natty.
So we are expanding one of our businesses right next door to the current one. Tile was finished yesterday and I think we did well with the colors. We are putting up cloth walls with 1/4" padding behind them and wall sconces. The walls are like a dark red velvet with gold accents. Very 1700s french chateau feeling.

 

[Logan44551]

rain barrier on z- metal we installed.

 

[Logan44551]

Eh fuck it. If they know me they probably already know I'm not natty.
So we are expanding one of our businesses right next door to the current one. Tile was finished yesterday and I think we did well with the colors. We are putting up cloth walls with 1/4" padding behind them and wall sconces. The walls are like a dark red velvet with gold accents. Very 1700s french chateau feeling.
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That is sweet!

 

[Sparkyp]

Eh fuck it. If they know me they probably already know I'm not natty.
So we are expanding one of our businesses right next door to the current one. Tile was finished yesterday and I think we did well with the colors. We are putting up cloth walls with 1/4" padding behind them and wall sconces. The walls are like a dark red velvet with gold accents. Very 1700s french chateau feeling.
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Looking great.
If anyone in your business world sees this picture then they are doing the same thing as you

 

[Oldschool]

Eh fuck it. If they know me they probably already know I'm not natty.
So we are expanding one of our businesses right next door to the current one. Tile was finished yesterday and I think we did well with the colors. We are putting up cloth walls with 1/4" padding behind them and wall sconces. The walls are like a dark red velvet with gold accents. Very 1700s french chateau feeling.
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Id get with Millard and get that kid out of the pic. But that looks awesome. Beautiful work.

 

[chocolatethunder]

Eh fuck it. If they know me they probably already know I'm not natty.
So we are expanding one of our businesses right next door to the current one. Tile was finished yesterday and I think we did well with the colors. We are putting up cloth walls with 1/4" padding behind them and wall sconces. The walls are like a dark red velvet with gold accents. Very 1700s french chateau feeling.
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That's beautiful, seriously looks like the Versailles section of the metropolitan museum!

So, are you hiring? I don't know what you do but I know you own some businesses boss.