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The original was posted on /r/carpentry by /u/nca369 on 2024-11-07 18:37:17+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/carpentry by /u/4reddityo on 2024-11-07 17:15:24+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/carpentry by /u/StorminMormon98 on 2024-11-07 02:23:09+00:00.

Man. Where do I begin.

I've been working carpentry-esque jobs since I was 16. Started out form setting for a couple summers, then moved to framing, then did handyman work for a property management company, now at a trim & built-in company.

I'm only 27. And I am so burnt out on this life. Waking up at 5 AM every day. Drive 45 mins to the jobsite. Work till 4:30. Get home at 6 after rush hour traffic. Never know if I'm working Saturday. Get up and do it again. The attrition, the time missed with my wife and my family. The monotony of trying to please the boss and the customers...take it apart, rebuild it, blah blah blah. The sitting around and waiting for decisions to be made about minutia. The way it feels like 8 hours have passed....and it's only 9 AM. The grouchiness and yelling from other grown men who can't handle their own emotions.

Anybody else older or younger gone through this type of feeling? I've been in the dumps for a few weeks now. No enthusiasm and dreading Monday mornings all weekend. Looking for some positivity and coping mechanisms, I guess. Maybe this post is relatable for some of you guys.

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The original was posted on /r/carpentry by /u/Low-Chicken1650 on 2024-11-06 22:25:26+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/carpentry by /u/carpenterboi25 on 2024-11-06 21:39:45+00:00.

Hey folks,

I made the mistake of wandering into a post on r/handyman about building some shelves, and the prices people were estimating ranged from ludicrously low ($300 for a day of labor) to ludicrously high($8000 for 3 small bookshelves of shitty pine). Got me wondering what those of you who are self-employed charge for your labor. Mostly a matter of curiosity, but also wage transparency is always a good thing for the worker. It would also be helpful to add your region and its relative cost of living, and if you feel your pricing is standard.

I’ll go first.

Location: Central VA, medium cost of living Hourly: $95/hr Relative to others: A little higher than others, but I’m way too busy and will raise pricing soon.

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The original was posted on /r/carpentry by /u/Actonhammer on 2024-11-06 15:07:59+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/carpentry by /u/thesupersoap33 on 2024-11-05 19:41:16+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/carpentry by /u/ChangeNarrow5633 on 2024-11-05 11:42:59+00:00.

The world’s first wooden satellite was launched into space today, an early test of the use of timber in lunar and Mars exploration. This move paves the way for future SpaceX satellites to be made from wood rather than aluminium.

Known as the LignoSat probe, the world’s first biodegradable satellite was invented by Japanese scientists, who, combined with Japanese forest giant PEFC-certified Sumitomo Forestry, discovered that magnolia wood is the ideal alternative to earth-polluting metals used in satellites.

Named after the Latin word for “wood,” the palm-sized LignoSat is tasked with demonstrating the cosmic potential of renewable material as humans explore living in space.

“With timber, a material we can produce by ourselves, we will be able to build houses, live and work in space forever,” said Takao Doi, an astronaut who has flown on the Space Shuttle and studies human space activities at Kyoto University.

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The original was posted on /r/carpentry by /u/helpwitheating on 2024-11-05 14:49:55+00:00.

Trump is a liar and a cheat who treats the contractors he used to build his buildings like garbage.

In the early 1990s, during the construction of the Trump Taj Mahal Casino, many contractors claimed they were not fully compensated for their work. The Edward J. Friel Co., a family-owned cabinet-making business, was owed $83,600 for work completed but never received payment, contributing to the company's bankruptcy.

During the construction of Trump Tower, a class-action lawsuit was filed alleging that undocumented Polish workers were employed and underpaid. These workers reportedly received as little as $4 per hour for 12-hour shifts without proper safety equipment. The lawsuit was settled in 1999, with Trump agreeing to pay a total of $1.375 million.

In 2017, a Florida court ordered Trump's company to pay over $300,000 to The Paint Spot, a paint supply company, for materials provided during renovations of the Trump National Doral Miami golf resort. The court found that Trump's company had failed to pay for the supplies and rejected their defense based on a technicality.

AES Electrical filed a lawsuit alleging that Trump's organization failed to pay for work performed during the renovation of the Old Post Office building into the Trump International Hotel. The electricians claimed they were owed $2 million for overtime and additional work requested to meet accelerated deadlines.

A 2016 investigation by USA Today found that over three decades, Trump and his businesses were involved in at least 60 lawsuits where contractors alleged non-payment for services rendered. These included cases involving a dishwasher, a plumber, and painters, among others.

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The original was posted on /r/carpentry by /u/OhFuhSho on 2024-11-05 05:26:45+00:00.

Please share your craziest estimating stories.

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Washington State, USA

• 350 linear feet of baseboard/trim
• Painting included
• Caulking, wood filler, sanding, repainting included
• Not sure if demo was part of the process
• Live-in situation, so I’d need to move furniture around or work around whatever he had in his home.

As soon as I shared my estimate, he said it was insane and soon after ended the conversation.

Right before leaving, he said it shouldn’t take more than 4-5 hours and should cost him $300 or less.

I’m willing to admit that my estimate MAY have been steep, even though I don’t think so … but at his rate I’d pretty much be paying him.

What’s your craziest estimating story?

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The original was posted on /r/carpentry by /u/robin_nohood on 2024-11-04 20:36:22+00:00.

Ran into a funny situation and curious about everyone’s opinion. This is more of a general contractor question rather than Carpentry, but most of us work for GC’s and have been in positions like this, so let’s have at it. I’ll remove the thread if this isn’t a good place for it.

Entire house is skim coated. Whose job is it to clean the (massive amount of) remaining dust off the walls & ceiling?

• the tapers? They created it.
• the painters? They’re the ones who need it gone.
• the carpenters? Since the GC likes to treat us like their bitch anyway.

I know who will be cleaning the walls (me, carpenter). But philosophically, whose job is it?

Have some fun with it, who else has situations like this they run into all the time?

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The original was posted on /r/carpentry by /u/belwarbiggulp on 2024-11-03 19:20:32+00:00.

Original Title: I'm a journeyman carpenter who has made the switch to joinery. It feels weird to be an apprentice again, but I'm learning lots. Here is a table project that I am particularly proud of, I hope you like it.

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The original was posted on /r/carpentry by /u/mporter1513 on 2024-11-03 17:48:01+00:00.

Wrapping up a remodel with a moderately white trash customer, not my typical clientele. They have been horrible to deal with from the beginning, the husband is a drunk, and the wife has is completely socially incompetent and would not make eye contact or talk to us the whole job! I sort of assumed I was going to get murdered on this job, but I'm still alive. Certainly some lessons learned, but I do have good contracts, and they signed the contract, and they signed all change orders. Have not sent final invoice because there is a countertop and a glass door that are yet to be done. Per usual there will be probably a half-day of punchlist items to attend to.

Here is where it gets weird. Customer sent an email claiming that we breach the contract and that they will not pay final invoice, she is going to report me to some Colorado contractor thing, and also that we were banned from the property. But not only is the work not completed yet, there's no invoice that has been sent. She claims that we left the job unfinished, but it's not unfinished. I just think that she has kind of a low IQ so doesn't understand anything? I'm not sure. Now that I've been banned from the property, do I just put a lien on their house? It's so bizarre because if they were gonna stiff me, it would've made sense to wait until the job was finished? My gut tells me they are out of money, and so they just are running away.

Curious what advice you guys have, like I said I'm in Colorado so contractors have pretty good rights here from my understanding, I do have a paper trail contracts etc.