#163 Kevin Carty the Friendly Mason From Irish Farmer to Autoparts to Mason in Canada
Open the show with a great Irish work song and we get chatting about Ireland, the beautiful country and people, the great food and work ethic. What a pleasure to have Kevin on the show and everyone knows Manny will always have a special place for the masonry trades.
On with the show.
Arriving in Canada in January, five years ago got into autoparts first, and after a number of odd jobs including the rickshaws by the Skydome aka Rogers Centre, yes he did that for a little while to build up his endurance but construction was quickly calling him. Beginning with all sorts of block, underpinning, brick work that all led to restoration work and why Canada has so much damaged brick work and why being a mason is in very high demand.
The conversation shifts into the next generation of masons and why most of them have a hard time with an honest hard days work. Most tradespeople will always focus on the problem and not thrive on finding the solution to all sorts of construction problems, this is construction, there will always be problems.
Kevin brings up yoga and how yoga has helped him deal with aches and pains from the construction life. Kevin shares that he can find knowledge in every crack and corner and aske the other trades, even the cranky trades, rub their belly and get them to share. Kevin started like most masons, mixing the mortar, carrying the brick, feeding the mason to keep the production going. Kevin is interested in building a great atmosphere of masons on every site.
We end the show with an interesting story on the name of his business and how it came about while he was on holidays. Kevin has a lot to say about the industry, the cast of odd balls that get into construction and how much he loves them for it. It’s really about coming into work with the right attitude, so simple.
Shared and Discussed Link
https://www.selfbuildcanada.ca
https://ontariomasonrytrainingcentre.com
What an amazing show and thank you so much Kevin for sharing so much must needed mason information, educating our listeners on everything to do with stone and brick, Irish and life, Thank you. Find Kevin on IG @thefriendlymason_ and contact Kevin on his email at thefriendlymason@gmail.com
Find Manny @hardcorerenos info@hardcorerenos.com info@theconstructionlife.com
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