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The Construction Life

What is The Construction Life? The Construction Life is a daily routine of waking up at 5am, working out, showering, preparing lunch, sending off the family, driving to the construction site, organizing and preparing for the day's work, building, having fun on the job, wrapping up at the end of the day, returning home, spending time with the family, and preparing for the next day. It's a lifestyle that involves a constant commitment to hard work and a love for what you do, and it's never about settling for "good enough." The Construction Life is about striving for excellence every...

#372 Nina Deeb joins us to talk about corruption in government, housing bills being passed and the housing market

107 hours 22 mins; June 05, 2023

#371 TCL RoundTable – Plumbers - 4 Plumbing Professionals Converse on the Plumbing Industry and Beyond

182 hours 4 mins; June 01, 2023

#370 Ashley Van'tFoort of Colleges and Institutes Canada joins us to talk about how small to medium businesses can get up to $10,000 for hiring apprentices

68 hours 46 mins; May 31, 2023

#369 Sarah Steele from Arriscraft-Canada Brick joins us to talk about stone, brick and promoting the masonry trade

82 hours 57 mins; May 29, 2023

#368 Gavin MacRae of GJ MacRae Foundation Repair joins us to talk about taking care of your foundation

111 hours 46 mins; May 26, 2023

#367 Krish of Mahakaal Builders joins us to talk about succeeding in the construction industry as a new immigrant

98 hours 34 mins; May 26, 2023

#366 Jessie Balint-Szpak of Szpak Roofing joins us to talk about loving roofing

90 hours 25 mins; May 19, 2023

#365 Larry La Gamba talks about the Georgetown Skilled Trades Mentorship Group and what he's doing to get kids into the skilled trades

84 hours 1 min; May 17, 2023

#364 Arda Ozum and Mel Jarecki from Boltrail join us to talk about the time-saving product to perfectly set anchor bolts every time

79 hours 49 mins; May 11, 2023

#363 Dante White of Oppuous joins us to talk about tech with a human touch to help tradespeople save time

77 hours 54 mins; May 07, 2023

#362 Nick Hill and Dan Foch from The Canadian Real Estate Investor Podcast talk about real estate opportunities for tradespeople

85 hours 24 mins; May 02, 2023

#361 Anna Rossiter returns to talk to us about injustice in the construction industry Part II

103 hours 27 mins; April 30, 2023

#360 Our first non-English podcast Mher Keoushkerian of Triple M Electric hosts The Construction Life in Armenian with Nerses from Big City Realty

47 mins; April 28, 2023

#359 The Best Damn Roofer Joshua Bigger in the studio to talk roofing, politics, convoy, freedom and more

96 hours 21 mins; April 18, 2023

#358 Brian Cooke of Aerobarrier Canada Inc. talks about air leakage and building cost-effective, comfortable homes

95 hours 17 mins; April 15, 2023

#357 Mathias Williams of Matt Beth Construction joins us to talk about working under pressure and teaching employees’ future skills

81 hours 31 mins; April 12, 2023

#356 Pat Moore of the Professional School of Practical Stereotomy talks about the skill of 3D cutting and avoiding dependence on tools

98 hours 6 mins; April 08, 2023

#355 Dan Guest from Guest Plumbing and HVAC joins us to share some inspirational thinking to elevate your business

87 hours 27 mins; April 04, 2023

#354 Joseph of JD Design and Build joins us to talk about tools and union experience

95 hours 18 mins; March 30, 2023

#353 Brittany Murphy of One Thing Marketing joins us to talk about marketing in the construction industry

83 hours 43 mins; March 28, 2023

#352 Chris Nawrot of Richardson Electrical Services talks about constant ESA changes and industrial & residential electrical

80 hours 16 mins; March 24, 2023

#351 Mental Health with life cheerleader Mandy Ross

67 hours 31 mins; March 22, 2023

#350 Jamal Hoges of AG Drywall and Finishing joins us to talk about American vs Canadian drywall

80 hours 24 mins; March 18, 2023

#349 Larry La Gamba of Pool Buoy Leak Detection talks about mentoring elementary school kids and pool maintenance

88 hours 59 mins; March 13, 2023

#348 Shawn Ramsden of Brollys Dad Construction joins us to talk about drywall, podcasts, and liars in the industry

86 hours 55 mins; March 11, 2023

#347 Greg Murphy of The Builder Project joins us to talk about getting kids into trades and building sustainably

76 hours 29 mins; March 08, 2023

#346 Moez Zaman of Barbudo Construction Inc. talks about young workers, track framers and mindsets

94 hours 8 mins; March 05, 2023

#345 Entrepreneur and motivational speaker Roland Cochrun joins us to talk about running a successful business

57 mins; March 03, 2023

#344 Raff of Platinum Contractors joins us to talk about drywall and mouldings

67 hours 36 mins; March 01, 2023

#343 Austin of Koalaty Construction joins us to talk about perspective and carpentry

95 hours 11 mins; February 28, 2023

#342 Muhammed Ali Bashev of Foamit Inc. joins us to talk about spray foam

85 hours 23 mins; February 26, 2023

#341 Aron Jones of Big Dog Construction joins us to talk about rural construction and carpentry

82 hours 57 mins; February 23, 2023

#340 Roger Winter of K. Winter Sanitation Inc. joins us to talk about portable toilets

70 hours 53 mins; February 20, 2023

#339 Whitney Hill of SnapADU joins us to talk about accessory dwelling units and how they run their specialized business

59 mins; February 16, 2023

#338, Mandy Ross is back, life cheerleader & relationship expert, joins us to talk about love and relationships.

75 hours 22 mins; February 13, 2023

#337 Anthony and Joseph Mozzone of Festa Group Contracting Inc. join us to talk about young trades

93 hours 23 mins; February 10, 2023

#336 Basement Renovations and Legal Basement Apartments with Ryan and Maneeb of Assured Basements

115 hours 16 mins; February 07, 2023

#335 Stone Repairs with Chris Attia of Dr. Granite and Marble

89 hours 18 mins; February 05, 2023

#334 Women and Young People in Construction and Framing with Brittany Farrow of BMFarrow Construction and Girls Can Frame

93 hours 17 mins; February 03, 2023

#333 Issues in the Construction Industry with Greg and Justin Janizak from Generation Construction and Fine Homes Ltd.

105 hours 7 mins; February 01, 2023

#332 Trade School Issues and Generators with Carlo di Renzo of Effect Electric Ltd.

86 hours 58 mins; January 30, 2023

#331 Anna Rossitter of Answers with Anna joins us to talk about corruption in construction

87 hours 54 mins; January 28, 2023

#330 Fireplaces with Alex MacDonald of Bakwoods Fireplace and Heating

70 hours 43 mins; January 26, 2023

#329 Demolition and Creating an Enjoyable Jobsite with Patrick McCormack of Demo for Your Reno Inc.

87 hours 49 mins; January 24, 2023

#328 Rebuilding a 200-Year-Old Home in Greece with 2 Guys in Greece Greg and Christos share their story

93 hours 10 mins; January 22, 2023

#327 Vito Scavetta of Scavetta Renovation & Design Inc. on Business Choices in Construction

93 hours 18 mins; January 20, 2023

#326 Understanding Helmet and Safety with Max Strandwitz of Mips Protection

52 mins; January 18, 2023

#325 Angelo Suntres of the Human Side of Construction about the importance of mindset in the industry

85 hours 39 mins; January 16, 2023

#324 Boosting Productivity and Organization with Technology with Jas Saraw of Procore

73 hours 38 mins; January 14, 2023

#323 Epoxy Garage Floors with Michael Crawford and Youjin Seo of Dream Garage Inc.

92 hours 25 mins; January 12, 2023

#322 Client Communication and Business Mentorship with Dillon LaPointe from Bildco Contracting

93 hours 35 mins; January 10, 2023

#321 Moving from Commercial to Residential Electrical with Matt McCarthy of M&J Electric Inc.

95 hours 44 mins; January 08, 2023

#320 Innovation and Solution-Oriented Products with Chris Dall of LP Building Solutions

79 hours 13 mins; January 06, 2023

#319 Discipline, Trades Business, and Teaching Apprentices with Sean Cillis of Sean Cillis Renovations

114 hours 58 mins; January 04, 2023

#318 Managing Sub-Trades and Clients with Tim Khalimov of Ravineview Construction

87 hours 19 mins; January 02, 2023

#317 A Year of Loses and Lessons with Taha from Crew Men Group

141 hours 54 mins; December 31, 2022

#316 Brett Kelly of MOSO North America joins us to talk about bamboo as a building material

89 hours 59 mins; December 29, 2022

#315 Life cheerleader Mandy Ross joins us to talk about constructing our best lives in 2023

73 hours 44 mins; December 27, 2022

#314 Sebino Bove of Tile Install Plus Inc. Talks tiling and learning from the old man

95 hours 3 mins; December 25, 2022

#313 Surg & Peter of Home Star Roofing talk about the difficulty of roofing & teaching apprentices

96 hours 6 mins; December 23, 2022

#312 Serge Lappaire of Complete Home Services & Aaron Vehkala Sales Rep talk construction relationships

96 hours 32 mins; December 21, 2022

#311 Stacey Altayebi of Tri-County Brick joins us to talk about brick and masonry as a distributor

93 hours 3 mins; December 19, 2022

#310 Kim Piller of Sandler Sales Training joins us to talk about having business conversations

61 hours 9 mins; December 18, 2022

#309 Jeff Kutas of MB Sentinel joins us to talk about package theft and his parcel safe product

60 hours 14 mins; December 17, 2022

#308 Andrew Prete of Carpenter on Site Inc. and Gabriel DiVito of Zinnia Place Trim Carpenter talk about trim carpentry

109 hours 23 mins; December 15, 2022

#307 Jarret of Pacific Wild General Contracting Services and his wife Candace join us to talk about horror clients and being married to a tradesperson

104 hours 27 mins; December 13, 2022

#306 Brian DesChamps of DC Improvements talks about politicians, shitty tradespeople, and the industry at large

88 hours 53 mins; December 11, 2022

#305 Dave Settlemyer of LS Underground joins us to talk about outdoor living spaces and decks

76 hours 8 mins; December 09, 2022

#304 Simon Breslar and Azam Khan of Trax Codes join us to discuss their Trax app, the google for building codes

102 hours 39 mins; December 07, 2022

#303 Coralee Beatty of Thrive HQ talks about coaching women in the industry and how to build a better business

80 hours 22 mins; December 05, 2022

#302 Hans Eich joins us to talk about building better, not faster. We open up the show with Bill 23's issues and how rushed jobs create low-quality homes

92 hours 6 mins; December 03, 2022

#301 Luke Hansen of CompanyCam joins us to talk about visual communication and their app

85 hours 51 mins; December 01, 2022

#300 Gary from @marescarpentry and Carrie from @mysticalca talk about something that has affected so many of us: cancer

103 hours 16 mins; November 27, 2022

#299 Monique of AMA Roofing Supplies joins us to talk about running a mom-and-pop and staffing issues

86 hours 40 mins; November 25, 2022

#298 Richard Eipl of RETile & Finishes joins us to talk tiling, welding and more

107 hours 20 mins; November 23, 2022

#297 Clint Young of Fieldstone General Contracting talks about subcontractors, pricing & tiling

105 hours 5 mins; November 20, 2022

#296 David Paraguirre of the Mexican Carpenter talks carpentry, construction & passion

94 hours 34 mins; November 17, 2022

#295 Agnes of NextGen Professional talks women in construction & getting people into the trades

83 hours 11 mins; November 14, 2022

#294 Ken Morgan of Kenneth Morgan Group talks an inspirational conversation about building up from the bottom

89 hours 41 mins; November 13, 2022

#293 Jason and Wendy of 780 Handyman Grand Prairie talk about construction in Alberta & small town handyman services

98 hours 48 mins; November 12, 2022

#292 Adnan Zabian of ACAD Modular talks modular and the many projects he has going on

81 hours 25 mins; November 11, 2022

#291 Nuno from Luso Roofing and Sutton Group Security Realty joins us to talk roofing and real estate.

104 hours 13 mins; November 09, 2022

#290 Luca Bucci, CEO of the Ontario Home Builders Association, talks about Bill 23 & government interference with building more homes

106 hours 51 mins; November 08, 2022

#289 Clifford Parker of Pegasus Underpinning and Reno talks about underpinning & construction

101 hours 51 mins; November 07, 2022

#288 Neil Freidberg, Building Science Manager at LP Building Solutions, talks building science

97 hours 49 mins; November 06, 2022

#287 Hayes Nulman of Hayes Nulman Design talks about custom millwork, carpentry & furniture making

83 hours 26 mins; November 05, 2022

#286 Frank, Sam, Tony and Joey of Atlas Kitchens and Bath join us to talk about custom kitchens and cabinetry

102 hours 20 mins; November 03, 2022

#285 Melvin Newman of PataBid discussing estimating in the construction industry, & hope it can be improved

92 hours 39 mins; November 02, 2022

#284 Steve and Royce of 3Way join us to talk about taping & drywall from the last 50 years & a game changer product

106 hours 32 mins; November 01, 2022

#283 Dan Wall from Covenant Construction joins us to talk about tiling and TTMAC certification and more

101 hours 48 mins; October 31, 2022

#282 Pata Chan of Kwaihinian in Hong Kong joins us to talk about construction and design in Hong Kong

86 hours 17 mins; October 30, 2022

#281 Casey Grey from The Conscious Builder talks about passive homes & building the business

82 hours 47 mins; October 29, 2022

#280 Doug Taylor of Frontiers Design Build talks about the hurdles Frontiers has been through

93 hours 52 mins; October 28, 2022

#279 Nuno Pinto and Jordan Mora of Assmbly Inc talk all about high-end lighting and home Intergration

94 hours 55 mins; October 27, 2022

#278 Shahzad Qureshi from Pinnacle Real Estate in New York talking real estate business, construction & social media

100 hours 42 mins; October 26, 2022

#277 Mike of Mike's Tool Fun talks about commercial electrical jobs and how he got into tool reviewing

100 hours 55 mins; October 25, 2022

#276 Fred Garceau joins us to talk about Timber, Rough Carpentry and Restoration learning the trade in France and Canada

103 hours 26 mins; October 24, 2022

#275 Ben Cowburn from Chase Contracting is here to discuss the BC concrete process and the issue with employees nowadays

57 mins; October 23, 2022

#274 Scott Sauve of Sauve Construction joins us to talk about his experience going from Union to independence

95 hours 23 mins; October 22, 2022

#273 Kevin Graham and Josh Wells from Tools in the Trades Bootcamp and future tradespeople

104 hours 38 mins; October 21, 2022

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