how do I get into construction?I like the idea of building homes and learning how to maintain them
become a trade apprentice for carpentry is my best bet.
>>34821739will they take me on if I have zero experience and am not physically fit or built for outdoor environments?My state's training center usually has carpentry classes available, but their building is not fit for actual workshop classes atm. They're waiting until October at the earliest for the new building to be ready so they can offer those kinds of classes again
>>34823399In the mean time try some related course like plumbing.
>>34821717Trust me you don't want to consider that.Many older tradesmen have a harsh attitude towards apprentices. Rampant alcoholism & substance abuse.
>>34824942Why is society built upon rape and fear?
>>34821717>>34824942Take up alcohol and substances I guess.Not to be pedantic, but what industry is both well-paid, low stress and welcoming? I've always heard that most guys just fall into construction due to family or friends or something. If OP really wants to do it, then great. It's full of druggos and shit heads but you might be guffawing with them in a few years time. Physical fitness should be near top of your priorities though. If you aren't ready for the physical strain, you'll suffer and it might dissuade you from the whole thing.
>>34824942This, they all smoke
man idk I just want to learn how to build a nice house and what goes into itI want to understand good craftsmanship, don't matter if it's different types of shingles, wood joints, window installation, etc
>>34832728Start small and build a shed. Then you'll know if you're really into it
>>34821717Probably an easy very in-demand thing to get into. Dunno about staying in but getting in seems about easy, job-wise, always sounds like a we take anyone physically sound enough type thing
Since I don't know which country you're in, I can only give general advice.If you get a job as a construction labourer, that's a common and easy start. The work sucks, but because a lot of people don't want to get into it, it's usually pretty easy to find that kind of work. They'll get you doing the shit kicker work, like digging ditches, moving earth, moving supplies, clearing and sweeping where tradesmen have been, shit like that.Aside from giving you experience on site, it will put you in contact with a lot of different building tradesmen. You can look at a lot of different work that various trades do, talk to them about how to get into that field, ask if they have jobs going, shit like that. And even if you just use it to find construction jobs online, you now have experience and a list of references from relevant tradesmen in your area.I worked as a construction labourer for a few years, but had no real interest in getting into a building trade. But I saw a few people get further into the work that way. One young guy I worked with was really into plumbing, and when he told our supervisor, he started to get given certain jobs that would be plumbing-adjacent to give him an idea of what would be involved. Most labouring isn't like that, but most of what I said before more than likely still applies.The part about tradies being smokers, drinkers, druggos, etc is often true. I remember seeing some concreters on site who kept going back to their work ute to pack a bong and keep smoking. A landscaper I worked with also had worked as a conreter's labourer, and a portion of his job was just keeping weed chopped up for when they wanted a smoke. Most of the plumbers I worked on site with got on the bag and took MDMA over the weekend. Don't even get me started about bricklayers. The electricians tended to be a bit cleaner, but all in all, most of them were alright.
>>34833074Is it really tough guy work or do they just ham it up to scare away literal faggots?
>>34824965>what industry is both well-paid, low stress and welcoming?Software engineering 10 years ago
>>34833094There's plenty of machismo on site, but all that shit other people were saying about tradesmen being harsh and bullying apprentices didn't really track in my experience. It was much more common 15-20 years ago, but just didn't seem to be as much of a thing.I saw apprentices being given some of the hardest, shittiest work, but that's also to be expected when you're a first year.One thing to be mindful of and look out for is sometimes tradesmen will hire someone on as a first year apprentice, and then just use them for unskilled labour. That way they can get them to do all their heavy lifting, and the really shit work, but they don't have to pay them as much money as a labourer would get. But building sites are basically a hotbed of gossip; so you'll find out about a lot of that pretty quickly.>literal faggotsAlso seemed to be something that nobody really cared about in my experience. You'd be surprised how progressive building sites and workshops can be these days. But you're probably not going to be told that by a terminally-online homophobe on 4chan.
>>34824963It’s just crabs in the bucket, or sour grapes.All of it.
