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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...

#172 Taping and Beyond with Sunaina talking plastering, females in construction, puppies, harassment and more

85 hours 1 min; October 01, 2021

#171 Alair Homes Springwater with Owner Norbert Lengyel and Operations Manager Curtis Stein

71 hours 26 mins; September 24, 2021

#170 Paolo Foglia – Fogliatile - Stone, Masonry, Tile, Marble Restoration / Installer and Expert

96 hours 42 mins; September 19, 2021

#169 David Maniccia of Luco Design & Build shares his 20 plus years of navigating through construction

87 hours 58 mins; September 17, 2021

#168 Chris Allen of On Point Contracting talking hiring, working and sourcing out new leads in construction

79 hours 11 mins; September 16, 2021

#167 Julia Rose - The Brick Chick is on the show talking all kinds of brick, block, stone and restoration work

79 hours 20 mins; September 12, 2021

#166 Julie Sawchuk Accessible Solutions Inc. Accessible Design Construction and more

85 hours 36 mins; September 09, 2021

#165 Peter from Picasso Interior Con – Crown Moulding / 3D Plaster Walls / Waffle Ceilings & Stone Veneers

88 hours 47 mins; September 06, 2021

#164 Plaster Masters with Shane Wile - A lot to learn from this young tradesperson and business owner

75 hours 33 mins; September 03, 2021

#163 Kevin Carty the Friendly Mason From Irish Farmer to Autoparts to Mason in Canada

82 hours 14 mins; September 02, 2021

#162 Talking cigars with Mike from Toronto Habanos – Listen and you understand why cigars and construction

69 hours 44 mins; August 30, 2021

#161 Waddell Engineering is back for some more talk on engineering with Jim Caruk this round

76 hours 53 mins; August 28, 2021

#160 Matt Feeney of Feeney Design Build going from 8 builds in 2020 to building 25 homes this year

30 secs; August 26, 2021

#159 Retired Ontario Building Official and College Professor Glen Good is here to share so much about CODE, Inspections and Training

108 hours 44 mins; August 24, 2021

#158 Adnan is back talking more on Modular Shipping Containers with Acad Modular Part II

80 hours 9 mins; August 23, 2021

#157 The Construction Life includes motorcycles – Carmine from The Dukes of Cycle is here to talk motorcycle technician and motos

91 hours 27 mins; August 17, 2021

#156 Sheet Metal Steve is on the show talking all things metal and more

87 hours 1 min; August 15, 2021

#155 The Construction Team with the most of everything is on the show WELCOME CrewMenGroup

117 hours 22 mins; August 13, 2021

#154 Steve Andrews from Structural Reinforcement Solutions talking about Carbon Fiber reinforcement over concrete

80 hours 29 mins; August 10, 2021

#153 Brock Peel from Advanced Property Solutions 5 months into construction after leaving a 6-figure diesel tech position

83 hours 29 mins; August 09, 2021

#152 Joe from Tip Top Exteriors is on the show talking about all kinds of exterior cladding

85 hours 4 mins; August 07, 2021

#151 The Keystone Contractor is on the show – Jason has a lot to say about The Construction Life

111 hours 40 mins; August 03, 2021

#150 Bram Weitzman a GC with 16 years of experience and it wasn’t until his 14th year he finally figured it out.

88 hours 42 mins; August 02, 2021

#149 Linda Kafka from Livable Canada is back and talking more Wellness Building – Healthy Options for your home

84 hours 12 mins; May 29, 2021

#148 Engineer and Architect in one Gabe Faraone from GPF Design Services Inc is here

90 hours 22 mins; May 28, 2021

#147 Let’s discuss budgets during these crazy construction days

59 mins; May 21, 2021

#146 DGR Concrete Forming is back with the 4 members of the concrete business and more

104 hours 56 mins; May 16, 2021

#145 Right Choice Plumbing with Danny, Jim’s plumber for over 20 years with a lot of stories

93 hours 11 mins; May 08, 2021

#144 Ridley Windows and Doors and a load more about construction relationships

85 hours 45 mins; May 01, 2021

#143 Q&A Part V with Jim and Manny another round of questions and comments

96 hours 1 min; April 23, 2021

#142 Finish Carpentry with Gary Mares Carpentry and Fabio FNA Custom Woodworking revealing so much about the craft

107 hours 48 mins; April 17, 2021

#141 We are at Skilled Trades College of Canada doing a Q&A with the students

100 hours 59 mins; April 07, 2021

#140 The rising costs of construction material – Jim and Manny share some insights on the critical mass.

97 hours 34 mins; April 04, 2021

#139 Almost 40 years of residential, high rise and now exclusive condo construction with Joe Ferrara

99 hours 5 mins; April 02, 2021

#138 Our first phone in podcast with Adrian and Byron from Calgary talking all kinds of construction

105 hours 49 mins; April 02, 2021

#137 Q&A Show Part IV with Jim and Manny and questions, comments, praise keep coming in

86 hours 8 mins; March 23, 2021

#136 Parkview Building Supplies with Laurie who holds her own in a man’s construction world

110 hours 51 mins; March 23, 2021

#135 Laneway Custom Building with Joel taking construction to new areas of the city

96 hours 9 mins; March 16, 2021

#134 Cottage Country Real Estate with Steve Haid how to buy that second property

100 hours 21 mins; March 16, 2021

#133 Q&A Show Part III with Jim and Manny and this show gets very real.

98 hours 31 mins; March 09, 2021

#132 From being a Chef to becoming a Contractor Belley Renovations has a great way to renovate your home

105 hours 34 mins; March 09, 2021

#131 Ontario Youth Apprentice Program everything you need to know and more

101 hours 47 mins; March 02, 2021

#130 Cavemen Landscapes with special guest Carlos starting a new business at the start of the pandemic.

115 hours 35 mins; March 02, 2021

#129 Another Q&A with Jim & Manny please keep the questions coming

107 hours 30 mins; February 27, 2021

#128 Talking with Edward from Ridgewood Building Group, Young, Asian and Motivated

81 hours 33 mins; February 24, 2021

#127 It’s time for a little Q&A with Jim & Manny

90 hours 5 mins; February 16, 2021

#126 The Construction Variety Pack of Topics Show with Jim and Manny

94 hours 55 mins; February 09, 2021

#125 VenturesX a new way to set up your construction office space

68 hours 35 mins; February 09, 2021

#124 Mike from Integrabell Construction talking about missed opportunities

116 hours 12 mins; February 03, 2021

#123 Framing Part II with Jesse from Barbosa Carpentry.

113 hours 31 mins; January 26, 2021

#122 Talking Construction Stigmas with Marc from Craigmhor Construction

96 hours 53 mins; January 19, 2021

#121 CAR Design Studio, let’s talk architect and designer with Craig Rietze

96 hours 41 mins; December 16, 2020

#120 Hey Ladies!! Let’s get a better understanding of female clients and how Contractors treat them

95 hours 14 mins; December 08, 2020

#119 Talking Small Business and Covid Lockdowns vs Big Corporate and Government

101 hours 13 mins; December 01, 2020

#118 Construction Nutrition Health and Construction Lifestyle with Sandra Florio

95 hours 52 mins; November 29, 2020

#117 Are you a Sole Renovation Business or considering a Partnership Renovation Business or have you retired?

98 hours 40 mins; November 25, 2020

#116 Talking one of our fav 4 letter words in construction…HVAC with Dan from Tropical Heating and AC

91 hours 49 mins; November 23, 2020

#115 Renos for Heroes with Jim Caruk and two veterans on Remembrance Day 2020

101 hours 35 mins; November 11, 2020

#114 Bosch Tools Canada we finally have Steve Ipek Marketing Manager from Bosch on the show

86 hours 28 mins; November 05, 2020

#113 Glass Inserts and Exterior Doors and More with Andrew from Lusso Designs

90 hours 11 mins; November 03, 2020

#112 Luxury TownHome Building with a General and Site Supervisor

94 hours 54 mins; October 26, 2020

#111 Jim and Manny talk about the Renovation Triangle Price, Quality, and Time and you can only have 2.

90 hours 17 mins; October 14, 2020

#110 Wish from Wish List Construction joins us and we get talking how he got started late in life

95 hours 47 mins; October 14, 2020

#109 Construction Law and Lawyers and a lot to do with Contractors and Contracts

0 secs; October 07, 2020

#108 We are at Speducci talking construction and food and construction and more food

79 hours 1 min; October 03, 2020

#107 Talking Safety / PPE / Fall Protection / Ministry of Labour and more with Brafasco

96 hours 21 mins; October 01, 2020

#106 Speaking with one of Jim Caruk’s clients about the whole experience

100 hours 25 mins; September 23, 2020

#105 Jake Lintack talks to us about being a 26-year-old construction business owner

91 hours 49 mins; September 23, 2020

#104 Adam from Amp Construction is on the show and we are talking about ICF

104 hours 9 mins; August 29, 2020

#103 We have the great Peter Lundy a red seal carpenter and former construction teacher on the show

87 hours 43 mins; August 19, 2020

#102 Flo from Pro Custom Painting is on the show and we are talking young business owner and a little painting

104 hours 24 mins; August 19, 2020

#101 Omid The One and Only – The Tile Guy is back with us and talking tile, lots of tile, prep, production and more

110 hours 3 mins; August 13, 2020

#100 THANK YOU. Carlito and Manny are the guests on this special show

118 hours 22 mins; August 12, 2020

#99 Framing!!! It’s about time. We have Jesse from Barbosa Carpentry with us talking rough framing.

110 hours 8 mins; August 05, 2020

#98 Homeowner Hell of a Home - We chat with a client and what he went through with an established custom builder

99 hours 29 mins; August 05, 2020

#97 Let’s talk everything to do asphalt and asphalt sealing and more with Leo Ing Asphalt Services

89 hours 6 mins; July 29, 2020

#96 Loft Doors with Jeff and it is a lot more than just custom creative doors, they are works of art and more

96 hours 35 mins; July 29, 2020

#95 Maple Leaf Construction Demolition Waterproofing Underpinning and Termite

87 hours 31 mins; July 22, 2020

#94 Turn Key Shoring with Matt and we are talking building a better kind of shoring company

91 hours 39 mins; July 22, 2020

#93 We have Brendan Goulding and a different take on the apprentice route

94 hours 24 mins; July 15, 2020

#92 Upwardor Garage Doors – Let’s talk everything to do with garage doors

85 hours 17 mins; July 15, 2020

#91 Jason Guest from Guest Contracting is our Guest and he has a lot to talk about passion in construction

95 hours 14 mins; July 11, 2020

#90 We have our youngest tradesperson on the show Vincent Maida of Amadeus Construction Design + Build

94 hours 34 mins; July 08, 2020

#89 Chris McKaskell a fine cabinetry, fine carpentry, fine everything to do with fit and finish artist on the show

108 hours 9 mins; July 01, 2020

#88 Garbage all kinds of construction garbage with the great folks from Bins Plus Disposal

84 hours 16 mins; July 01, 2020

#87 Talking Real Estate Agents/Markets and Mortgage Brokers – Everything to do with buying and selling properties.

100 hours 35 mins; June 24, 2020

#86 Electrical Construction with Mario the @electrical_local_69 man himself is on the show

94 hours 22 mins; June 24, 2020

#85 Liz from Sapphire Landscape & Interior Design Inc. talks us about Balcony and Landscaping Design

84 hours 10 mins; June 17, 2020

#84 Another great Painting Podcast with Proper Painting Jeff

82 hours 40 mins; June 17, 2020

#83 Living in Place and Wellness in the home with Linda Kafka How to renovate for the different ages of clients

95 hours 37 mins; June 10, 2020

#82 Marc Fraser from Craigmhor Construction Talking apprenticeships and construction education

94 hours 58 mins; June 10, 2020

#81 Marcelino joins us and we get talking about the big Hardscaping projects he has worked on for 30 plus years

105 hours 42 mins; June 03, 2020

#80 Building Inspector opens up about Construction, Contractors and the Code Part II

81 hours 46 mins; June 03, 2020

#79 Building Inspector opens up about Construction, Contractors and the Code Part I

81 hours 0 mins; June 03, 2020

#78 Engineering with Waddell Engineering with Larry and Brian Part II

76 hours 21 mins; May 27, 2020

#77 Engineering with Waddell Engineering with Larry and Brian Part I

80 hours 21 mins; May 27, 2020

#76 Revisit Mom and Pops Shops during the Covid-19 Pandemic

82 hours 32 mins; May 27, 2020

#75 Historical Plasterer with Kieran Reid from KR Plasterer

95 hours 6 mins; May 20, 2020

#74 Euan from Renossance Inc joins us and we are talking working on older homes – century homes

93 hours 13 mins; May 20, 2020

#73 Millennials in Construction Part II with two elder millennials speaking the truth

90 hours 47 mins; May 13, 2020

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