A Better Place To Work

MetalFramer

Hello,am new to the forum,this is my second post.I live in Puerto Rico and i work for $6.50 PER HOUR ,i need,no,we need (a crew of 5) a better place to work where we can make some money .We work hard,we work good.Metal framing,drywall,finishing,door & windows installation,painting,flooring,acoustics,etc.Cost of living in PR is expensive.Am the only one that speak english well.Please help us sending info about construction companies,opportunities and stuff like that,thanks.

-Leo

ch0mpie

I could be wrong, but I was under the impression that the construction industry was really getting ready for a big boom (as far as volume, I don't know about wages) in PR since a lot of rural areas are being bought up and developed for tourism.

Where in PR do you work?

DaveH

Orlando always needs good men. We also have a large P.R. community here. $6.50 Wow! The going rates here in Orlando are for piece work. Not many people hire for hourly. The companies I estimate for pay $12/$12 Hang/Finish, $5.50/12.50 per foot to metal frame, $.60 per square foot for volume acoustics. Hope this helps....
Dave

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MetalFramer

That's not true,not a lot of rural areas developed for tourism.The BIG problem here is the OVERPOPULATION.When 4 million people live in a small island,there's not much to do.I live in the east side of the island,but that's not a problem,because we can go east point to west point in about 3 hours or less.

Keep posting.

ch0mpie

I was in the west about a year and a half ago (my gf has family that lives there). And a lot of people were talking about beachfront property that was being bought up and was going to be developed in the near future. We drove around the country side quite a bit and I saw a lot of houses and condos under construction.

MetalFramer

Ahh,the beautiful west,but that was a year ago.Ask your gf family about the economic status of the island and i will tell you another story.Living here is HARD because is expensive,dangerous and the overpopulation makes all things worst.I just wanna work and live in a better place to RAISE my family.That's it,so simple.

MetalFramer

Yeah,that's what am talking about.Am looking for jobs in Orlando right now,thanks. Hey,for who you work?

ch0mpie

Her family has recently bought more property there. Good luck finding the simple life , I don't think that urban people (or any people-I shouldn't generalize) even know what that real is (I surely don't).

DaveH

Metal framer,

I work for several companies here as an estimator. I am currently opening up my own company here as well. Give me your E-mail address and I'll send you a couple of contact names.

Dave

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MetalFramer

hey DaveH,send your contact names to xorker@gmail.com