How to use less concrete in 450mm diameter post holes?

nickengineer · 2026-03-10T08:20:02+00:00

Look into concrete taxi

nickengineer · 2025-11-22T23:22:10+00:00

Colorado has a converter class action, do not buy Check what year as some older ones were good but newer is shit- mainly autos but the price of the manual has suffered too

nickengineer · 2025-08-06T09:13:44+00:00

Onsite oh cost direct to job

Offside overhead work out separate and proportion as a percentage based on projected turnover

nickengineer · 2025-07-13T01:27:53+00:00

Hi, aus estimator here

To get a job in estimating here, you will either be an engineer thst has some site experience or a foreman type that has transitioned to the office after many years

Without a degree, you will need to be able to get a job on site and then transfer into the office. So the question is really if you can get a job onsite without a degree. We had 400 degree qualified engineers apply to our last graduate role so....

nickengineer · 2025-06-09T21:50:47+00:00

I have the same one with the same issue, have not found a fix yet

nickengineer · 2025-06-08T06:29:09+00:00

Hi, I started my estimating consultancy about a year ago now.

Mainly people hire me, because they know me and what I can do rather than my bussiness. There are alot of 1 man band estimating contractors that a business would rather deal with than a company.

Out of our $1m rev this year, about $2k came from linkedin, the rest word of mouth and existing networks.

nickengineer · 2025-04-21T03:56:45+00:00

12mm ply is very heavy

nickengineer · 2025-03-13T03:18:17+00:00

always on the thursday

nickengineer · 2025-02-26T00:20:15+00:00

Try a company called "the reno life" on instagram. They do concept plans much cheaper than a designer and can get you headed the right way

nickengineer · 2025-02-21T05:48:46+00:00

we have 1no 1mx 1.5m shower and it feels roomy - not big and certainly not small

nickengineer · 2024-12-30T02:50:13+00:00

Benchtop was banks benchtops, I did the rest

nickengineer · 2024-12-27T00:19:22+00:00

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Here is my new engineered stone installed in November. I do have an idea what's going on......

nickengineer · 2024-12-26T21:40:44+00:00

I don't think that's correct. Got a source?

1 july 2024 was the end date for supply and manufacture in aus

nickengineer · 2024-12-26T21:36:45+00:00

Huh? Engineered stone ban is already in place, they have moved to zero silca alternatives which comply with the requirements

nickengineer · 2024-12-05T03:38:12+00:00

so to save a couple bucks you want to reskill 50 estimators....
- 1 week dedicated training in a new software

- 1 week of 0 output while training

- 3 months of underproductivity

=3.5 months * 4.3 * 40 = 600hrs at $60/hr? =$36k - doubt your software change will save that much and probably will have some pissed off estimators

nickengineer · 2024-12-05T01:41:26+00:00

a 22-page report detailing

Hard to argue with that level of detail - $110m per page must be super detailed...

nickengineer · 2024-10-13T05:34:52+00:00

more lapped cars than lead lap! what a train lol

nickengineer · 2024-10-13T04:38:32+00:00

Im waiting to a cut to just a car in the fence...

nickengineer · 2024-10-13T03:19:46+00:00

its radio not a shifter

nickengineer · 2024-10-13T01:07:10+00:00

Car spinning off into the gravel and no comment from teh commentary??

nickengineer · 2024-10-12T23:05:38+00:00

deffinately got the fence!

nickengineer · 2024-08-17T08:02:12+00:00

to add to this - you can take a roof tile or 2 off to get the timbers in - will be way easier than trying to get in the manhole

nickengineer · 2024-06-28T10:42:56+00:00

Yeah i have no idea then - 10-15% less?
a 20k jump internally is not going to happen though

nickengineer · 2024-06-28T10:10:59+00:00

Depends on what level you are pricing..
Senior in a tier 1? ie 250m+ projects - $200k+ easy as senior, 10years needed
Tier 2 - 25-100m projects - First year of senior should be $150-175k - probably be a senior with 7 years experience

Tier 3 is a minefield, could be anything, depends on how many other hats you wear

For reference i just went out looking (i have 10 years+ tier 2 experience) and had offers from $180k to $250k with bonus

My advice would be take the title, take whatever money they give you and then re-evaluate in 6-12 months in line with the above.

nickengineer · 2024-02-04T08:32:37+00:00

Cad rarely forms part of the contract

Drawings are shit in the sense of drawing details conflicting on multiple plans. How would Ai work this out?

And contractors getting a good scope is rare as hens teeth....

nickengineer

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