Construction Labor

It is a payment done by owner to the contractor; it is a difference between the completed work and material stored and a pre-determined schedule of values or unit costs.

Reinforced concrete have steels bars or mesh in them, which gives extra strength to the construction.

OSHA stands for Occupational Safety and Health Act; its motive is to fulfill the health and safety requirement of employees and workers. It is a standard for health and safety that is followed by every industrial segment and corporate offices throughout U.S.A.

Some of the checking done on the exterior of the construction is

☛ Utility connections

☛ Drainage

☛ Retaining walls

☛ Compaction of fill material

☛ Caulking at opening

☛ Storm sewer system

☛ Safety provision ( terraces, porches, areaways)

☛ Accessory buildings

☛ Pavement edging

☛ Protection against moisture penetration

☛ Design of dwelling structure

Zoning permit is a document issued by governing urban authority permitting land to be used for a particular purpose.

☛ Tally System

☛ Sage

☛ Maxwell System

☛ Premier construction software

☛ eTakeoff

☛ Construction partner, etc.

☛ Slate or Stone roofs

☛ Wood shingle roofs

☛ Metal roofing systems

The responsibilities of a construction manager are

☛ • Cost Estimates

☛ • Pre-purchase of selected materials

☛ • Selection of bidders for bidding phase

☛ • Analysis of proposals

☛ • Construction contract negotiations

☛ • Construction Scheduling and Monitoring

☛ • Cost control of construction

☛ • Construction supervision

I believe I am best at cement spreading. Being a perfectionist I do not stop until the assigned surface is consistent and smooth

Situations such as these arise often. Construction workers all have their own specialties and there are times when we do not get much direction. In a situation such as these, I make use of my own judgment as much as possible along with keeping in contact with customers to ask for periodic feedback.

I am willing to get my salary as per company’s policy

I cannot refuse someone straightforwardly (This is a positive weakness – actually it will go in favor of you)

Before you start building a kitchen island, you need to take care of

☛ Design the kitchen island according to the need- if it is only for cooking purpose then use less space, but if it is also for eating then design it accordingly

☛ List out what appliances you need for your kitchen island

☛ How high the counter should be

☛ How much storage space should you required

☛ Working sides surrounding the kitchen island should have 42 inches of space as a minimum around the kitchen island. Don’t plan Kitchen Island if it makes your kitchen more congested.

Wooden shingles are rectangular in shapes, and they are like slats or sheets that are nailed to the exterior surface. Shingling is a traditional weather proofing method for building.

Architect- Prepared Contract is an agreement prepared in-house by the architect between owner and architect, and often reviewed by an attorney, before its execution. It is a legal contract, and it includes all terms and conditions including adequate legal protection for both the parties.

☛ Whether the owner has proper planning permission

☛ Whether the building has a certain listed grade approved

☛ Knowledge of building appliances and materials that includes the cost as well

☛ Need to take environmental factors into consideration

If you are using CAD and want to use dimension tools, then go to CAD>Dimensions and you can have access to a wide range of dimensions like

☛ Manual dimensions

☛ Interior dimensions

☛ Auto exterior dimensions

☛ Auto interior dimensions

☛ End to end dimensions

☛ Point to point dimensions

☛ Angular dimensions

☛ Display temporary dimensions

☛ Moving objects using dimensions

Earlier on in my career, I fell from a high rise building that I was performing construction work on. I had been too sure of myself and decided not to fasten my harness because I was “only” 20 feet above the ground. I fell down and landed on my behind. I was lucky not to break my back. But from then on, I realized that even if one is 2 feet above the ground, a harness is essential.

Built on balconies are mainly designed for retrofitting older buildings. This free standing balcony is supported in front of the facade on four columns. They are backed to the wall with brackets.

The advantage of built-on balconies are

☛ Old balconies can be dismantled, and the new ones can be erected immediately in front of the faced without disturbing the inner structure of the building

☛ The work takes place outside of the house, so there is no interference to the interior of the building

When I joined as a construction worker I had very little knowledge of mixing materials. Over the past 4 years I have learnt a lot about the types of building materials, their specifications and required quantities to generate specific quality and compositions of construction blocks as per demand of the target structure