I am looking for a mentor that could broaden my knowledge on building and renovation. I currently work as a Display Artist for Urban Outfitters and do small renovations on my own. I have some clients that need work but do not want to get in over my head. My goal is to provide the best possible standard of work for them and make sure that everything I build is to code, structurally sound, and contains the most of my artistic abilities.
I have built my skills from reading and doing. I am punctual and have most tools to do almost any job. I recently went back to the local Community College for Construction Management but the program was cancelled after my first semester. In fact, I had the skills already to teach half the class that I was taking.
Any help here would be greatly appreciated!!!
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Hey Blue. You anywhere near this guy?
"When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking." — Sherlock Holmes, 1896
He's in Austinhttp://www.quittintime.com/ View Image
Thought so.
"When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having, just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road, without thought on anything but the ride you are taking." — Sherlock Holmes, 1896
Thanks for thinking of me guys. I learn a lot lurking in the Breaktime forums. My subscription to Fine Homebuilding has proved very useful too. Some of my most pressing questions involve what needs a permit to build and the process of of having an engineer and/or architect render drawings. My 3rd edition Renovation book from Taunton has nailing schedules and load limits and what isn't there I refer to my textbook for NCCER training. The main advise I hear from people is to just get out there and build (learn from experience). I feel like there's more that I need under my belt. That's where a Mentor could really help me out.
The local building dept would be happy to tell you what you need a pemit for and what you need drawings for. most of the time they will accept drawings done by anyone not just an archy but not always. and the same about an engineer.
CapnMac is there in TX somewhere, think he's near Houston but not sure.
Have you gotten your own code book (current rev being used in your area)? There's a lot to learn in there. What made me think of it is the way you ref.ed a Taunton book for nailing schedules. that book won't carry much weight with a BI.
I thought capnmac flew airplanes?
row boat and canoe outfit....
paddles a lot...
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Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
pretty sure he's a unemployed architect or at least he was at last report. For some reason I don't think he's a pilot or aviation type although i'm pretty sure he's got some involvement in a military branch that has lots of boats.
pretty sure he's a unemployed architect or at least he was at last report. For some reason I don't think he's a pilot or aviation type although i'm pretty sure he's got some involvement in a military branch that has lots of boats.
Still wretchedly unemployed M-F. Was (falsely) led to believe I had a job nailed on Friday <minimally-suppressed primal rage response here>.
And, while it is true, I am sensibly a blackshoe (not a naviator; Sphere and Frenchy are brownshoes*). However I have quite a bit of "hobby" flying time, about 640 hours, none in a logbook, naturally.
Sadly, Houston is two hours--one way--hard driving from me; about $90 the day in mileage. about $150 the day billable.
What OP needs is long-wandered-away TxLandlord, who is probably still busy building motels.Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)
I would not be a good mentor. He would probably faint when I whacked off his baseplate extension and demolished the guard with my hammer.