A Day in the Life of a Union Carpenter
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- Опубликовано: 10 янв 2024
- A Day in the Life of a Union Carpenter: Shoveling Snow and Pool Work at a Ski Resort | #Apprenticeship #CarpentersLife #MilwaukeeTools #HeatedClothing #UnionCarpenters
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🔨 Ever wondered what it's like to be a union carpenter? Join me as I take you through a day in my life, from my morning routine to the nitty-gritty of carpentry in diverse conditions!
🌄 Morning Routine: Get a glimpse into the daily rituals that set the tone for a productive day in the life of a union carpenter.
❄️ Outdoor Challenges: Battling the elements! Discover the unique challenges of working outdoors, especially when snow is involved. Learn how I adapt and conquer.
🛠️ Job Tasks: Shoveling snow is just the beginning! Dive into the details of my day.
🔥 Heated Clothing: When the cold bites, heated clothing becomes a game-changer. Join me as I share my experiences and insights into the importance of staying warm on the job.
🤝 Union Perspective: Being part of a union is more than a title; it's a support system. Hear about the benefits and camaraderie that being a union carpenter brings to my career.
🎓 Educational Insights: For those aspiring to step into carpentry, I'll provide glimpses into my union carpentry journey and the valuable education that comes with it.
📸 Visual Feast: Watch as I bring my day to life through visuals and clips, giving you an immersive experience into the world of a union carpenter.
🔗 Connect with Me:
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email: unscriptedwithantonio@gmail.com
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Carpentry wasn’t for me so I had switched to bricklaying, and I’m digging it entirely more. Not only is the pay for being a bricky is better here in the Midwest, bit I also find it much more interesting and it’s something that you could really master. Love to all the tradespeople out there 🙏🏾‼️
Do you all ever build houses
@boxout90 We don't build single family housing, but we do build other types of housing.
Dropped out of college and about to get into the trade of carpentry. I have no idea what to expect but I always found it intriguing how people are able to work with their hands so well. Great video tho man gives a lot of information on how life’s gonna be as a carpenter.
For me, carpentry is a great career choice. Things always have to be built and fixed. I find it to be fulfilling. Thank you for watching. I appreciate you!
I Just want to say thank you for all the hard work you put into the videos they genuinely help me a lot, I’m a 3rd term carpenter apprentice from local 1912
Thank you for the kind words. I truly appreciate it. I'm here to help and hopefully add value. If you have any questions, just let me know. Again, thank you for watching.
Videos are looking really sharp ... love the content brrrrrrrrrr 🥶
Thank you for watching! I appreciate you.
Love the videos man!!! I’m from oregon too I’m 24 turning 25 this year and am about to apply for local 503 thanks for the content brother
Help us build America! I hope to see you out in the field.
Thanks for helping us with what to expect and how to prepare. Not many videos out there with detailed advice like you give. Told I was #7 on the waitlist & expect get a call later this month. Couldn’t be more excited to start my career soon at local 503.
I'm excited for you. It's a great career. Thank you for watching and appreciate the kind words.
I'm an apprentice in 36 sheet metal union STL. I'm almost out of my time. Keep up the content even though I'm in a different trade i still enjoy your videos.
I'm working on it. Thank you for watching. The kind comments mean a lot.
Well done and good footage Antonio, people who work in these conditions can expect about 60% production numbers when working in inclimate conditions, it comes with the territory and most times the contractor/customer is happy to see people on site knowing it might be slow, but its moving forward and that's key, peace
It is better to move slowly and be safe. Then rushing around and injuring yourself. I'm trying to get more footage. I appreciate the support as always.
Timberline is Awesome. I've done plenty of work in PDX and now I'm in TN! Still doing Carpentry work and enjoying it. Bring that change of clothes and especially SOCKS!!
Timberline is very beautiful. I don't usually pack extra socks, but I will keep that in mind.
Haha I'd probably be the person complaining about things digging in and my feet being cold 😂 I have done a lot of gardening work and I absolutely love it but in winter I have felt scared as I couldn't feel my hands or feet anymore so I had to go inside to try to warm up. I don't think I'd have the energy to shovel snow all day. Thanks for these videos they help give me an insight into trade work. Your attitude of gratitude is inspiring, I'm going to try to adopt that. Keep up the good work.
It does get pretty cold. But if you keep moving, you stay pretty warm. It's the coming back from break and lunch where you really feel the cold. Thank you for watching.
Great content as always. Love your attitude.
I especially love your perspective on the commute. Even when I’ve lived near coworkers and they offer to carpool I choose not to because I love that “me time” to refocus and mentally prepare for the day.
Any podcasts you like? One I recently discovered that has been opening my eyes is called How to Keep Time. other good podcasts I enjoy are Man Enough, The Happiness Lab, and Code Switch.
Podcast and audio books have been game changers. Thank you for the recommendations. I'm going to check them out.
Wassup bro first year apprentice here. Recently finished basic 1 and 2 training down at the training center and got my first job with a furniture company. Job started Monday and we completed yesterday. It was a good experience learned some new information. We were assembling desk, tables, chairs and shelves down at the Rutgers. I’m local 254 down in jersey. appreciate all of the knowledge you share thanks bro keep going
Hell yeah! Thank you for the support. Union strong baby! Let me know how I can help.
Thanks for all the awesome information you provide brother. My names Antonio as well and I live in Portland I just graduated from a pre-apprenticeship program yesterday I’ll be applying to PNCI for general carpentry! Go carpenters 💯
Hell yeah, bro! Let's build America fam!
Badass job site .. better than rain lol
Beautiful views up here.
It’s hard for me to even keep a hoodie on when it’s 30 degrees cause I sweat my ass off so much at work 😂 this thing would make me melt
I feel it. that mountain was really cold. I usually run hot too.
Yee 909 carpenter apprentice
Thanks boss for content
No pain no gain
I totally agree. Thank you for watching. I appreciate you.
I just dug out a palm tree root and hand dug the hole . With shovel.and pick axe but planted a 100 gallon oak tree in its place at 16 an hour with a hundred dollar bonus for the day but took me 3 days to get the tree in and didnt get any relief until i physically couldnt move the tree on my own so my conditions are not great. Also I do hardwood flooring as a trade but ive been struggling to make it bc the last couple years the company is kind of inconsistent for work . and looking for a new direction my problem is im 39 about to be 40 so im hesitant to make chages but i really want a better life for myself 46 an hour sounds great. I just dont know how to progress . Any advice on getting into carpentry work or if im to old to get in just lmk .
I'm working on a video on this exact topic. It should be out later this week.
You need to check out truewerk gear. I thought it was just hype but it actually works. It’s all I wear for the past year.
I will check it out. And maybe a do a review in the future.
I love your content, I’m applying for my local union here in Boston and we need to choose a branch, can you tell me between these branches the best one to start my career? * COMMERCIAL CARPENTER
* WOOD FRAME CARPENTER
* INTERIOR SYSTEMS CARPENTER
* FORMS/EXTERIOR SYSTEMS CARPENTER
* CABINET MAKER
* FLOOR LAYER
* PILE DRIVER
* MILLWRIGHT,
Thank you 🙏
I would always go with commercial carpentry. Because you get to do so many different things. And it never gets boring. That's just my opinion. I will do another video about each type of carpentry in the coming month.
@@unscriptedwithantonio Thank I really appreciate you, I will be waiting for the video 🙏
What type of carpentry do you do?
I do a bit of everything. In fact, I'm going to video on this exact topic.
I'm in HVAC. Used to be a plumber. I have a huge appreciation for carpenters. Even when I went to trade school for HVAC, there were only like 4 guys taking carpentry. They can not fill those classes. But to be fair, all the guys I graduated with in HVAC as soon as they got a job they quit because of how hard it is.
Can you share more about whats hard about carpentry, HVAC and plumbing? I'm considering learning a trade so I'm interested in people's experiences of working in them.
What are some of the harder aspects of working in HVAC? Carpentry is lower in the pay scale. But it's a lot easier to become a carpenter than other skilled trades.
@unscriptedwithantonio I think carpentry is extremely labor intensive compared to carpentry. That's what I meant by hard. But HVAC is very complicated to diagnose things. That's if you like repairing things. It's also hard on your body, but not as much as carpentry. HVAC is like plumbing, an electrician, and some carpentry all at once. I've had to cut into walls before and repatch them. It depends on the person, but electrical was super hard for me to learn. I love plumbing. Don't get me wrong. But I wanted something more challenging to learn like HVAC. Plumbing is pretty basic to learn.
@katec9893 HVAC is very difficult physically and mentally. Carpentry is very difficult physically. We need carpenters, and it's a shame we don't have enough of them. I started in plumbing and moved to HVAC because I wanted more of a challenge. Boy, it doesn't disappoint how hard it is mentally. Trying to figure out why something broke could take you hours to fix.
@unscriptedwithantonio I also don't agree with it really easy to become a carpenter than other trades. Where I live, they are dying for plumbers right now. Every time I apply for a hvac/plumbing company, they always give me the plumbing job and not the HVAC job. My neighbor is a carpenter at local 661 Sylmar, a pretty tight nit group that doesn't just let anyone in.
What is a good age to retire as a union carpenter? And what union are you in?
It really depends on when you get in. I plan on working until I'm at least 65. But we will see how things go.
Do you think being a carpenter AND electrician is a good/smart choice or is that too stressful/complicated?
I don't think it is possible to do both apprenticeships at the same time. Both would be 40-hour commitments. And they have different schooling you have to complete.
so what do u think is the best way for me to start ? do a apprenticeship or something locally college wise to learn the skills ?
I would start with an apprenticeship. The best part of the apprenticeship is that you get to work and get paid while you learn. I believe it's a better model than the current college system. Plus, there's no debt.
Do u work Saturdays and Sundays or just Monday through Friday also how many hours a day?
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We usually work Monday through Friday. 7am to 330pm most jobs. Saturdays are always over time. And Sundays are always double time. We don't work on the weekend aa much.
Shot out from Long Beach, CA Local 562.
Union strong baby
what does it mean to be on the out of work list?
It's means when you don't currently have a job. Companies can contact the mix 20/20 for the carpenter's looking for work. Or you can find your own job.
Is journeyman and master carpenter the same thing?
We don't have master carpenters in my union. But it's usually a level beyond journeyman.
@@unscriptedwithantonioSo you’re in the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America which I’m guessing is the best union?
"I never drank coffee before the trades". Anyone who wakes up at 5am and rawdogs the day is a psychopath.
I totally agree. They would have to be nuts.
You get travel pay? I worked up at crystal mountain building their new lodge and we got an extra $5 per hour and a hotel paid for
We get $3 dollars. But it's not that far from the local so we don't get hotel pay. It's just a long (beautiful) commute.
How do you manage a commute like that? I have a job offer with an electrician but it's a pretty long commute but they are going to pay me really well so I am considering commuting to that job. Any tips? Awesome video by the way
@x7Shuffler7x Ain't nothing to but to do it. The job wasn't longer than a couple of months. The commute home does wipe me out, though.
@@unscriptedwithantonio thank you for the reply! Do you find yourself having to travel a lot for most of the projects you work at or does it vary?
Do you wear hearing protection?
sometimes depending on the work.
Do you still get paid during your break?
You get paid during your break. But not your lunch. So we usually work from 7am to 330pm
Do you find being a carpenter as a stressful job?
Sometimes, it can be stressful. But for the most part, it's pretty chill to me. It's more stressful in the beginning. The more you learn and the easier things become.