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#137 Q&A Show Part IV with Jim and Manny and questions, comments, praise keep coming in

The Construction Life
The Construction Life
Episode • Mar 23, 2021 • 1h 26m

Another great Question & Answer show with Jim and Manny. A jam-packed show with another long list of questions, comments, inquiries and more all about The Construction Life.

We open the show with Jim mentioning @renosforheroes and how the pandemic has made it tough to get donations to help our wounded soldiers. Jim and Manny as asking for tradespeople to go to the web site www.renosforheroes.organd donate any amount. Thank you so much for the support.

On with the show!!

Here is who reached out to us and thank you everyone for reaching out.

@hayesnulmandesigns wants to know how to scale up his business

@rabenbuilt – Does he partner up or continue to sub contract?

Tim from Ohio email comment

Updates from our good friend - @upperlevelfinishes

Tim Reed from Christiansburg, VA he left the business, now at 42 wants back in and wants to know how to ease back in

Danny Valado – a labourer for a large high rise builder would love to share his story on the show

@brook.peel – side hustle real estate opportunities

@libramplumbing – wants to learn how to improve his plumbing trade

Ryan Connolly – a 21 year old tradesperson would love to be a on the show and share his Millennial story.

The ASSOCIATION or should we be calling it a Mentorship. It is coming soon.

@mishaaksel – asks, what should a trade thinking about going on their own have?

Chris Goodwin from @chriscg82 – he’s 38 and wants to get into trades and thinks he might be too old.

@topline.painting – Increases in painting materials

Mr. Smith is Back with more insight into the building code and inspections.

Adam from @ozoconstruction – wants to know should he as a GC apply for permits?

@kiraveedesignbuild – clients keep asking him to itemize his estimates and they begin to cost compare trades.

@jake_buckman – Working exclusively for one builder, good or bad idea?

@hamiltondrywall – being robbed, truck broken into.

Lorenzo from @supersevengroup – Would love to see the Roundtable return, was curious about what Jim was up to and his google search found the podcast.

Aaron from @eastidohocarpenter – much respect for Jesse and the younger trades that step up.

@mas_araz Landscaping Company - The rising material costs

Stay tuned for a follow up show where we tackle the crazy rising costs of material and how an early morning story post on IG woke up 100’s of trades on line.

Thanks for all the support, the kind words, the emails and messages about our little podcast. The word is spreading, tell your friends, family, subtrades, suppliers, tell everyone and anyone about The Construction Life.

Want a sticker, contact Manny at info@theconstructionlife.com or info@hardcorerenos.com or DM Manny @hardcorerenos He will mail you a sticker free of charge anywhere in the world.

Don’t forget to find Jim @carukhallconstruction www.carukhall.com info@carukhall.com 416 546-8602. Lastly, find Manny @hardcorerenos www.hardcorerenos.com and info@hardcorerenos.com 416 433-5737

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