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Considering Moving

MDFContracting | Posted in General Discussion on April 26, 2009 06:41am

Wondering if theres any carpenters on here that live in the okanagan valley, I’m considering moving there and am wondering what guys are making out there.

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  1. rez | May 03, 2009 07:24pm | #1

    bump

     

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    McDesign | May 03, 2009 08:08pm | #2

    Do you only make things out of MDF?  Carpenters in  the Okanagan Valley may have broader skills . . .

     

    Forrest - just sayin

    1. seeyou | May 03, 2009 08:47pm | #3

      Luckily, I was just drinking water. It doesn't make the keyboard so sticky.http://www.quittintime.com/      View Image        

    2. MDFContracting | May 03, 2009 10:22pm | #5

      Matthew Daniel Ford contracting. Purely coincidental I assure you. However, I am sure that you would be astounded by the percentage of millwork in calgary done with that stuff. Pretty much only really high end homes get done with anything else.

      1. WorkshopJon | May 03, 2009 10:27pm | #7

        MDF...Pretty much only really high end homes get done with anything else.

         

        I hate to ask what they use in the low end ones.

        WSJ

        1. MDFContracting | May 03, 2009 10:44pm | #8

          preprime mdf #356 2 1/4 casing gets used for everything including baseboard.

  3. fingersandtoes | May 03, 2009 09:47pm | #4

    I don't live in the Okanagan, but have some idea as to what is going on in BC in general.

    The downturn in residential construction you have experienced in Calgary had also been severe in Vancouver and the major towns in the Central Interior - especially those that had the largest building booms in the past few years. According to CMHC estimates these areas will not show recovery for at least a year, and to my mind they are being optimistic. The only bright spots right now are the large projects such as the Olympic related construction that promises steady employment until 2010, when everyone hopes the worst will be over.

    Even in the midst of BC's boom it was exporting skilled trades to Alberta, and many of them are returning home now. There are just way too many people employed in construction in both provinces to be sustainable, and that means scarce work and lower wages.

    All this is of course just generalizations. Even in rough times a skilled carpenter might find good work in the Okanagan, but it just means the odds are longer.

    1. MDFContracting | May 03, 2009 10:25pm | #6

      The reason for moving really doesnt have much to do with work, I've got a pretty good thing going here in Calgary. It's more just that DW is from there and really wants to make the move. Just tryin to kick some tires to find out if I can get the same dough out there. Your reasoning is pretty hard to argue with though.

      1. fingersandtoes | May 03, 2009 11:01pm | #9

        Then again using my reasoning I wouldn't suggest anyone move to Calgary either. Glad you are doing well there. I guess right now is a good time to be holding on to what you've got. 

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