I work in the building materials/lumber dept at Home Depot and today I have to give a hands on demo installing asphalt shingles. The training available is horrible and I stumbled across your building process videos. Wow this is by far the best and most detailed information I have found. Thank you so much for making these. You and your team are lifesavers!
How does a developer make money if the build unwanted homes in an already saturated market? They don't. If, however, a person wants a custom home or a particular section of the market is still buying, they build. I know for a fact that one of the major building contractors in the Vegas area went from over 600 employees in 2007 to under 20 in 2010. Greed? These companies are just trying to stay afloat. Get your facts straight.
Sorry to hear that. It's rough all across the Southwest. I have heard that the construction industry is doing pretty well in Nashville. Vegas/Havasu won't come back till people can start affording vacations again. Those communities are so dependent on the casinos/ resorts and tourism. Good luck.
The framing crews cannot wear harness when they are swing trusses. They run a higher risk of getting caught up in moving trusses and getting yanked off the top plates. Typically on residential, the only workers that wear safety harness are the roofers.
@arossona In Australia, netting is set up at about ceiling height, as a back up to the harness, to catch falling people.
It's very common for homes to be built on concrete slabs in Australia and there's been too many deaths from people falling onto them.
Business opportunity right there, introduce the netting idea in the US, get insurance companies to demand it on site and make some money by selling the netting to the contractors and then training them on how to correctly install it.
Netting is required and used on larger commercial projects, etc. I am an advocate of a more hands off approach to business. I hate having too much legislated regulation. That being the case, if the laws did mandate use of safety nets for residential construction, the first company that was geared up for it would really do well.
I work in the building materials/lumber dept at Home Depot and today I have to give a hands on demo installing asphalt shingles. The training available is horrible and I stumbled across your building process videos. Wow this is by far the best and most detailed information I have found. Thank you so much for making these. You and your team are lifesavers!
mallettdarin12 6 months ago
MrMufn8r,
How does a developer make money if the build unwanted homes in an already saturated market? They don't. If, however, a person wants a custom home or a particular section of the market is still buying, they build. I know for a fact that one of the major building contractors in the Vegas area went from over 600 employees in 2007 to under 20 in 2010. Greed? These companies are just trying to stay afloat. Get your facts straight.
arossona 9 months ago
Developers in Vegas are saturating the market with even MORE empty houses! This keeps the market flat and home prices low. Greedy bastards!
MrMufn8r 9 months ago
I need a job So bad here in Lake Havasu City .....
Damn get'n desperate .....
lolahavasuaz 9 months ago
@lolahavasuaz
Sorry to hear that. It's rough all across the Southwest. I have heard that the construction industry is doing pretty well in Nashville. Vegas/Havasu won't come back till people can start affording vacations again. Those communities are so dependent on the casinos/ resorts and tourism. Good luck.
arossona 9 months ago
look at all that wood! we are building our house with ICF Eco, or Green block
DeborahWilde 2 years ago
Awesome! I hope you have a great building project.
arossona 2 years ago
I don't see anyone who is at height wearing a safety harness in case they fall....what the heck!!!!
SauronsEye 2 years ago
The framing crews cannot wear harness when they are swing trusses. They run a higher risk of getting caught up in moving trusses and getting yanked off the top plates. Typically on residential, the only workers that wear safety harness are the roofers.
arossona 2 years ago
@arossona In Australia, netting is set up at about ceiling height, as a back up to the harness, to catch falling people.
It's very common for homes to be built on concrete slabs in Australia and there's been too many deaths from people falling onto them.
Business opportunity right there, introduce the netting idea in the US, get insurance companies to demand it on site and make some money by selling the netting to the contractors and then training them on how to correctly install it.
SauronsEye 2 years ago
Netting is required and used on larger commercial projects, etc. I am an advocate of a more hands off approach to business. I hate having too much legislated regulation. That being the case, if the laws did mandate use of safety nets for residential construction, the first company that was geared up for it would really do well.
arossona 2 years ago