What Did You Do Before Construction?

Handymanservice

Before you became a contractor, or before you got into your current trade, what did you do?

I have worked contruction since 1989, off and on. In between, I owned an auto repair shop, a magazine, a shed and garage building business, and currently, a handyman service business.

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"You can shear a sheep every year, but you can only skin him once!" Remember that when dealing with your customers and pricing.

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BrianFox

carpentry was some what of a birthright for me seeing Dad and all his brothers were carpenters.

always worked in and out of the field but took time to:
work in kitchens
go to art school / BFA
work at bar
sell drugs
heroin addiction
sobriety
owning my own custom carpentry business

Stock

Aeronautical engineering

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silvertree

I was half owner of a Head Shop and played music professionally.
Jazz and Rock and Roll.

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Vote for Pedro
Kitchen, bath, St Paul remodeling
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naptown CR

Nothing this is all I have done for the past 35 years

GregS

IT manager, software developer, computer sales.

I really much prefer driving around in my van, blasting the rock'n'roll and doing a few appointments per day installing things in peoples houses to make them happy. And there's no office politics to deal with!

rbsremodeling

Nothing else 20+ years of contracting. I am in this for fame and fortune til I die

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SLSTech

Amen - IT Security, Server & Storage God - (man was that guy pissed when he called me that )

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BreyerConstruct

After I was weaned I began building...

~Matt

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fast fred

nothing.

when I was younger I fought against it as much as I could but there was no saying no.

at age fourteen I had a shovel in my hand and got a paycheck on friday.

who could say no to that.

Gus Dering

Chased skirt and partied as much as possible.

Didn't have a worry in the world, free on the face of the planet, answered to nobody.

Some things never change

RickS

I was a machinist in the aerospace industry for almost 20 yrs. Then worked a few years as a machinist for an acoustic spray machine co, no challenge whatsoever, so a buddy hired me as a repair guy for his families termite business. Did that for about 5 yrs and then my buddy ran the business into the ground, after that I went off on my own and haven't looked back.

silvertree

I thought you already had fame and fortune.

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Kitchen, bath, St Paul remodeling
Minneapolis Remodel Blog
203K Loan Consultant Minnesota

rbsremodeling

Only on CT I need the rest of the world to know about my greatness

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Magnettica

I did landscaping for a year before going into the Navy at 19.

No fame or fortune over here, that's for sure.

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Chris Johnson

Was there a life before this business?

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Chris

WarriorWithWood

Graduated high school, went to a tech school for automotive technology full time during the day 8am-2pm and worked as a laborer's helper in a truss manufacturing plant at night 4pm-12:30am to pay for school.

Well I graduated with honors but worked my way up to the roof truss set up guy (top paid position). Never left the trades after that. 5 years at that plant and wound up leaving after 2 years as shop foreman.

Found a "real" carpentry job after that and never looked back.

Learned electrical after a while and now I feel comfortable doing up to 400A services (380A for the pro's.) and I do it legally in Pa.. I still keep my local licenses current even though I'm an employee these days.....you never know.

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www.bowmanch.com

hughjazz

arborist 5 years
owner of a small trucking company 4 years.

willworkforbeer

Auto mechanic 16-25, kind of drug construction type things along my whole life until 26 then got serious, advertising business for a year, property management, numerous ventures into this and that, rather be shot to death then sit in a classroom or office, I freakin hate most white collar people cept my HO's of course . If I know exactly whats gonna be on the plate next month I'm hating life. I dont want to know whats gonna happen next, if I do then I know I have a crummy job. I love working, I hate jobs.

BobsLandscaping

U.S. Coast Guard.