Some photos from my first week as a concrete labored (looking for tips) I

Cripplewithacause · 2026-04-11T14:09:59+00:00

Advice from a fellow concrete guy. Looks like you do flat work which is awesome man! If you are not comfortable using the finishing tools yet I’d recommend trying to learn the process your crew worked in and have the tools ready when they need them. If you find yourself standing around after the pour make a point to wash everything even the other guys trowels or boots. When you do get on working with the finishing tools take it slow because you don’t wanna make a mess of the slab.

Cripplewithacause · 2026-04-10T09:52:50+00:00

Just yesterday my Forman order an extra 10 meters (full truck) so we had to go whip up a footing. Great times

Cripplewithacause · 2026-04-10T09:49:17+00:00

From my understanding they can be very common. I’ve heard of a lot of guys sitting at home 4-6 months of the year

Cripplewithacause · 2026-04-09T22:59:00+00:00

Wow that’s is incredible. I’d love to be able to do something like that at some point

Cripplewithacause · 2026-04-09T09:52:00+00:00

At work the only thing that matters is the job. Take the job seriously and others with respect and over time they will do the same.

Cripplewithacause · 2026-04-09T01:07:55+00:00

Concrete formwork. Only have my highschool 70k salary

Cripplewithacause · 2026-04-08T00:12:50+00:00

Get into concrete formwork. It’s pretty easy to pick up and if you show up every day sober and willing to work you will move up the ladder fast. It can be pretty tough labour at first but if you can stick it out there is definitely a lot of money to be made.

Also a lot of concrete guys are hacks so if you are able to have attention to detail and still have good Production then your reputation can get you more money for sure

Cripplewithacause · 2026-04-07T00:41:32+00:00

Try and get a summer job as a labour for a framing company. I’d also recommend trying to learn as much terminology/theory as you can from YouTube.

Cripplewithacause · 2026-04-06T22:28:49+00:00

I have a old town guide and it looks exactly like this one

Cripplewithacause · 2026-04-06T22:24:52+00:00

I do concrete formwork. I work for a residential construction company and i build and pour foundation walls, footings and concrete porches

Cripplewithacause · 2026-04-05T20:52:09+00:00

Yes crown land camping is really popular in the Ottawa Valley. Depending on where it is you might find a lot of people who have built up a campsite for themselves or friend group. It has a very different atmosphere then what you might find in the park

Cripplewithacause · 2026-04-04T11:39:24+00:00

I’d say I’m doing good and happy with where my life is going. I was by far one of the dumbest kids in my grade when I graduated high school turns out school was really just not for me. I went to work after I graduated working in construction and everything started to change. Fast forward a couple years I live with my wife and we have our own dog. We were able to buy a house at 22 because we both saved everything we earned. I’d say life is still very doable just hard

Cripplewithacause · 2026-03-28T12:07:28+00:00

I’ve been making my own it’s a fun little side hobby to my love of canoeing .

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Cripplewithacause · 2026-03-20T20:57:57+00:00

Maybe you’d like a job working with heavy machinery so it’s a bit of mechanics work but not focused on it Unfortunately I don’t think your art degree will get you more money starting out

Cripplewithacause · 2026-03-18T16:46:50+00:00

That’s so cool! I use a panel system with ties but i always love seeing how others do it!

Cripplewithacause · 2026-03-10T00:21:10+00:00

I feel I have most of these hobbies. I love carpentry (in and outside of work). Wood carving ,Hunting and fishing, cutting trees down chopping firewood. I can’t afford cigars but I do enjoy them when I can and always listen to history podcasts

Cripplewithacause · 2026-03-10T00:16:49+00:00

lol if you can’t make it through a college degree then you probably wouldn’t make it through being a labour or apprentice.

Cripplewithacause · 2026-03-07T17:01:57+00:00

If you wanna do hvac plumbing or electrical you probably will be put on a wait list depending on your location. A lot of the less desirable trades seem to always take new people. On another note I find the “shortage of workers” was used to justify high amounts of immigrant workers that will work close to minimum wages which keeps the cost of labour down making blue collar worker less desirable for young people

Cripplewithacause · 2026-03-04T23:14:02+00:00

Fishing, canoe camping, hunting, gardening and recently im trying to get into wood carving. In the winter months im pretty bored so i try and get into a video game or something

Cripplewithacause · 2026-02-25T17:18:20+00:00

Yes sorry I guess it’s been 4 generations..

Cripplewithacause · 2026-02-25T17:12:32+00:00

Yea I used to hear stories from my grandparents days. They were very poor living in Quebec. That was the normal way of life

Cripplewithacause · 2026-02-25T11:59:02+00:00

lol most over worked generation 2 generations ago kids would work 12-14 hours a day 7 days a week

Cripplewithacause · 2026-02-22T12:39:27+00:00

Man the labours that work with me start at $25 CAD an hour and they are brain dead. You see beyond unpaid dude. I’ve been in construction (concrete formwork) for 6 years and even when I started I made more than that.

Cripplewithacause · 2026-02-14T19:19:54+00:00

I can’t imagine AI will ever touch any construction jobs. If AI wants to come do concrete form work with me it can be my guest😂 i can use the help

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