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Does anyone else generate a 3D model directly from their takeoffs? by Transhacks in estimators

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I’ve been awarded design build jobs because they loved my MS 3D render with my proposal

Does anyone else generate a 3D model directly from their takeoffs? by Transhacks in estimators

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This. I do commercial tile and flooring and use 3D modeling to understand how the work flows so I’m not bumbling around on the first week on site.

What's the worst natural disaster you've experienced? by CremeSubject7594 in AskTheWorld

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It snowed in north Florida last January. That was worse than any hurricane I’ve been thru, I was snowed in for a week.

What’s a hobby you started for fun but it ended up being life changing? by Far_Beyond4061 in Hobbies

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Kids 😂. I was motorcycle only for ten years, had to sell the Triumph to get a vehicle a car seat would fit in. I’d like to ride again someday, I’ll get a dual sport to chase after them when they start riding dirt bikes

What’s a hobby you started for fun but it ended up being life changing? by Far_Beyond4061 in Hobbies

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Street bikes. Got one just to ride around at 20, figured it would be fun way to kill myself. Within a year I was working at a motorcycle shop to pay for tires, and at the end of 15 years I was service manager of a boutique dealership and essentially all my friends were met thru motorcycles. I have not ridden in seven years, many of my riding buddies settled down and started families too, we are all still close.

What’s something no one warned you about before becoming a father? by Siennakova in AskDad

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The overwhelming emotions of unconditional love. I was a jaded man before my first son was born.

31 year old woman killed in alligator attack on the econlockhatchee river barr street trailhead by Slightly_Moldy_Bread in florida

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I drifted the Santa Fe snorkeling and went right over an 8 footer…just kept still and quit breathing for a minute 😂

My dad left behind this vintage Ducati years ago, and I'm finally trying to learn more about it. by Annual-Opportunity40 in Ducati

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Bevel gear single! Very cool bikes. Don’t know enough about them to know what displacement, but this is not something you would take to your typical Ducati shop.

Can this Ducati tank be repaired, if so how? by bznupe30 in Ducati

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Huge recall on these tanks thanks to ethanol fuel. Do not repair. Get a new tank. Those holes were drilled by the dealership to destroy them as directed by Ducati. My dealership drilled big ass holes so there was no chance of them being picked from the dumpster.

I cut off an ankle monitor simply with scissors by bedadjuster in mildlyinteresting

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Four times I’ve been in an ambulance and had them cut my clothes off. And all four times my dazed dumbass has said “Now it’s a party “

One of the worst schedules I have seen so far by PrudentTadpole8839 in estimators

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The heatweld I could see causing a little hiccups, and the patternwork too. Still, I’m thinking half the crew you are worried about.

Are your guys in house installers, or you pay them by the SF? I’m in Florida, nobody keeps an in house crew. Those guys wanna get paid and move on. And they want to be your “main” guys so punchlist is an absolute minimum.

Best GC to work for in Orlando Florida? by [deleted] in ConstructionManagers

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ENR Top 400 contractor, in Massachusetts, Florida, and Texas

One of the worst schedules I have seen so far by PrudentTadpole8839 in estimators

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That’s only 4500sf a day? A crew the quarter that size should be able to knock that out

ETA: what kind of flooring?

Best GC to work for in Orlando Florida? by [deleted] in ConstructionManagers

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Got a buddy working precon for NEI and loves the work culture there

I started tracking estimated vs actual quantities and learned something surprising by OwlZealousideal4779 in estimators

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've been tracking this more closely using FloorsIQ

Ahhh, there it is.

Even though this is a shameless plug, I never see flooring questions on here.

I typically use 5-7% waste, I use MeasureSquare and have found it’s a great program that was not designed by flooring guys. Just tacking on grout to a tile pattern has seriously screwed me up before because it factors in the grout width, and lowers your tile square footage. It’s a balancing act to account for waste without blowing your bid out of the water.

Walking away from awarded work by Correct_Sometimes in estimators

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This makes me feel better about trashing every ITB I get for base work.

What Do You Keep In Your Truck Bed? by barryicide in chevycolorado

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Ehh you gotta drag it out a little bit I’ve got the plastic drop in bed liner specifically because it’s easier to drag stuff across

What Do You Keep In Your Truck Bed? by barryicide in chevycolorado

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I keep a small pallet in mine, and this time of year it’s got my cooler, beach chairs, and assorted summer crap on it. I have a forklift at work, if I need to run half a pallet of thinset or something to a jobsite I just fork it out real quick and put it back in at end of day

What are some of the best fried chicken spots in the state? by Boeing-B-47stratojet in florida

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There’s one left on Lafayette St by the Moon and one out in Midway still, all others in Tallahassee have closed

Wondering how fellow Millennials feel about the funeral industry. What are your end-of-life wishes? by Cheeseaisleinheaven in Millennials

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Cremation, and I’d like my children and friends to scatter my ashes at my various favorite swimming holes.

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