The Best Things About Being a Builder
We asked our readers, "What's your favorite part of working in construction?" Here are a few of our favorite answers.
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“I drove by the first addition I did on an older home. Yes it was 40 years ago and it is still standing straight. All good…but the real legacy for me is the fact that the electrician I hired is a close friend of 40 years now! Cheers Alvin.” – Tim S.
“A smiling satisfied customer and witnessing the pride in an apprentice as they master more skills.” – John T.
“The nostalgic feeling I get from the smell of the pine framing lumber reminds me of my childhood years being on construction sites when my dad was building houses. I still love that smell as I enter one of my job sites today.” – The Craftsman Group
“Learning something new every day.” – Steve W.
“I love the feeling I get when I go back to a place I wired several years ago and think of all the energy I had when I was younger!!” – Dave F.
“Showing the customer the final results.” – Steve L.
“I love the problem solving, the team building, the smell of doug fir, self-performing on interior carpentry, and in the end turning over a project that fits within the community and thrills the owners. The profit margin is nice too.” – Chip M.
“I’m active everyday so I stay in great shape. This allows me to eat more and drink beer!” – Sammy S.
“Getting on the job site in the morning before anyone shows up and having the sun come up , the job has a unique calmness before the day starts.” – Robert R.
“Driving by a house and thinking to myself, ‘I did that.’” – Steven B.
“When you can take an old building and do amazing things to it that blow people’s minds… and I like making money on a job.” – Esa A.
“Watching the transformation. My heart hurts when I drive by a busted up house.” – Alex K.
“Mostly like having an excuse to buy power tools. I always tell my wife I really need that for this job. 😀 ” – Tommy B
Feel free to share your own story in the comments below (or in the original post).
More blog posts with feedback about life in the skilled trades:
Stuff Found On Job Sites – We asked our readers what odd things they’d dug up or pulled out of walls when working on old houses. Here are a few of our favorites.
Landing a Job in Construction – We asked readers to tell us what inspired them to start a job in the trades. Here are some of our favorite stories.
A Passion to Build – FHB readers share their stories of what got them started in construction.
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We are only hobby builders but when you see guys in the trades bring their wives or girlfriends by your project to show them what they are working on, you can't beat that feeling. Also when your tenants tell you they hate to leave because they know where they are moving, the house won't be as nice.