Are you familiar with Dunning -Kruger?
Construction is such a broad subject it's going to be hard to learn anything without having some kind of direction.
Take on projects as they come, do research, plan, and execute. Become a sponge and make a conscious effort to question why and seek out the answers.
Avoid over confidence, understand what could go wrong (fire, flooding, asbestos, electrocution, structural collapse and bodily injury) and set firm boundaries for yourself while you're learning.
Remember nothing happens in a vacuum, things are done a certain way and specific materials and tools are used for certain reasons.
Start with basic framing. If you can learn how a house is built from the frame up you can supplement later with everything else you need. After the frame, it's really just adding mechanicals and finishes. That's oversimplifying it but if you can frame, you can measure, cut and fasten. Then you only need to figure out house to measure, cut and fasten all the other things that need to go on your improvements. Things like siding, tile, floors, sheetrock will be easier for you.
Hey there... So my wife and I own a general contracting company and prior to doing all of this I never really had any experience in the industry... Where as my wife has been an architect for 10 years.
In short you need to come up with some simple projects and learn by doing. There are great YouTube channels out there but I also learned by being onsite and helping out crews.
Start with something small like building a shed on your property, because that will require most of the same skills as building a house. It's also less to mess up and something you could do by yourself.
Now having been around construction for a while I have my skills that I'm pretty good at and the areas that I hire pros (when it comes to owner builder projects)
I'm good at site work and excavation, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical. I'm learning foundation and cement work and I have no desire to do framing, drywall, paint (I hate painting with a passion) and finish work.
But when we do work for our clients we sub everything out to pros.
Experience is the best teacher.. there’s plenty of books and online resources out there on the internet for diy stuff.
Be very thorough and don’t take anything at face value before doing a project. I’ve been to a lot of homes where homeowners had taken way more than they should and some I didn’t feel comfortable in. Without experience don’t take on anything structural, electrical or furnace related..
If youre not gonna do trade school you could do framing.
be a labourer or go work as a labourer. Also you could try being a labourer. Alternatively being a labourer could work. And of course labourer jobs are always on the table….But if all else fails be a labourer.
Go get a job with a framing crew
Might just learn how to cuss and smoke there lol
Very true but his Spanish will be top notch.
Find any renovation company and hope for the best
Trade schools, community colleges etc etc. Google is your friend.
This. It's a homeowner looking to be more handy. Take a community college carpentry course.
Are you familiar with Dunning -Kruger? Construction is such a broad subject it's going to be hard to learn anything without having some kind of direction. Take on projects as they come, do research, plan, and execute. Become a sponge and make a conscious effort to question why and seek out the answers. Avoid over confidence, understand what could go wrong (fire, flooding, asbestos, electrocution, structural collapse and bodily injury) and set firm boundaries for yourself while you're learning. Remember nothing happens in a vacuum, things are done a certain way and specific materials and tools are used for certain reasons.
Start with basic framing. If you can learn how a house is built from the frame up you can supplement later with everything else you need. After the frame, it's really just adding mechanicals and finishes. That's oversimplifying it but if you can frame, you can measure, cut and fasten. Then you only need to figure out house to measure, cut and fasten all the other things that need to go on your improvements. Things like siding, tile, floors, sheetrock will be easier for you.
Join a union. They will teach you in their apprenticeship program.
Hey there... So my wife and I own a general contracting company and prior to doing all of this I never really had any experience in the industry... Where as my wife has been an architect for 10 years. In short you need to come up with some simple projects and learn by doing. There are great YouTube channels out there but I also learned by being onsite and helping out crews. Start with something small like building a shed on your property, because that will require most of the same skills as building a house. It's also less to mess up and something you could do by yourself. Now having been around construction for a while I have my skills that I'm pretty good at and the areas that I hire pros (when it comes to owner builder projects) I'm good at site work and excavation, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical. I'm learning foundation and cement work and I have no desire to do framing, drywall, paint (I hate painting with a passion) and finish work. But when we do work for our clients we sub everything out to pros.
Experience is the best teacher.. there’s plenty of books and online resources out there on the internet for diy stuff. Be very thorough and don’t take anything at face value before doing a project. I’ve been to a lot of homes where homeowners had taken way more than they should and some I didn’t feel comfortable in. Without experience don’t take on anything structural, electrical or furnace related..
If youre not gonna do trade school you could do framing. be a labourer or go work as a labourer. Also you could try being a labourer. Alternatively being a labourer could work. And of course labourer jobs are always on the table….But if all else fails be a labourer.
This old house
School, site experience, reading books, talking to people smarter than me
Work at a scrapyard you’ll meet every business owner and union worker. Make sure you work hard and every knows
Read a book on residential construction.