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Posted by Phil Scott on June 29, 2006, 5:47 pm
>I have this post in "home.repairs" group (my mistake).
>
> I'd like to become a building superintendent and utimately
> become a
> home builder.....What do I need to do/learn?
You become a apprentice first in the building trades, work
with the tools until you are good at it... then you can become
a foreman and learn about the down and dirty part of managing
a project.
then you become a contractor and do small jobs..as you grow
you build homes.
then when you retire and have a clue you become a
superinetendent.
being a a superintendent prior to having a clue happens all
the time but doenst work well at all....
as the economy tightens it wont work at all.
>
> I'm always fascinated with building things, watch them all
> come
> together....I've been doing the same office job for almost
> 25 years
> and am tired of it. My dream job is to become a building
> superintendent.
OK from a corporate base, you can get a job as superintendant
with no clue what so ever...you do that by noticing how the
engineers and construction foremen dress.. get a hard hat and
carry a roll of prints around with all the time. The
stress and disaster generated by that practice though
decimates almost everyone involved...
>
> and eventually become a home builder... I know it sounds
> silly....because I don't have any experience in that field.
If you are a woman with good legs and screw, you can do the
owners and move into construction management fast...what you
do is walk around with great authority and demand that the
plumbers get the plumbing fixtures before the walls are
built... fast track and all that. that will be
impressive...or you can issue threats.. that works.
>
>
> I have a couple of houses for rent and contract people to
> fix them up
> when the tenant moved out...that's it. I can do a little
> painting
> here/there and minor repairs, but don't have knowledge for
> plumbing/electrical and other heavy duty jobs. Where can I
> go about to
>
> achieve my dream? What do I need to do/learn? How can I
> learn to read
> the blue print?
If you are unable to figure out such basics as how to get
trained you will make the PERFECT owner...I would move deeper
into ownership if I were you.
>
> Any advice, suggestion are greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
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