Been the last 3 months and they just keep adding more that I need to caulk. Hopefully I'll earn the title of Caulk Master by the end of this job.

Dodge auto-renewed the contract after no use for several months and without explicit approval in 2025.

We noticed the charges a few months later.

We informed Dodge that due to the poor performance of the product we were not interested in the subscription.

We called and spoke to several Dodge representatives who informed us that the bill would be removed and the contract renewal cancelled.

They lied.

After receiving our notice and falsely promising to remove the charges, Dodge:

1. Demanded $3,600 payment (for services not rendered)
2. Sent Dodge debt collectors to harass our firm and Owner
3. Sent a Texas-based debt collectors to harass our firm
4. Inflated the pricing.

We explained to the debt collectors that we are not able to pay the fee for a product we do not use and did not explicitly renew for over a year.

Almost 1 year later, they still harass our firm.

We are a small firm.

Dodge was THE WORST company we have ever done business with.

We STRONGLY ADVISE other firms, contractors, individuals, etc. to STAY AWAY from Dodge.

They do not care about you.

They do not care your business.

They will over-promise.

They will under-deliver.

And you will always end up holding the bag.

Lastly, should you choose to not renew your contract, they will attack you like rabid dogs.

They think they own you.

You are worth nothing more to them that a dollar.

STAY AWAY.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

Dodge is Based in Massachusetts and say their contracts follow NY law.

If Dodge Scammed you like they scammed us:

1. File a Complaint on Better Business Bureau
2. File A Review of Your Experience on Better Business Bureau / Google/ and Any Other Platform
3. File a Complaint with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office
4. File a Complaint with the New York Attorney General’s Office
5. File a Complaint with Your state's Attorney General’s Office
6. File a Complaint with the Local Media

Inform them of Dodge’s Predatory tactics.

Also retain legal counsel..

Put these monsters out of business.

Had the exterior brick wall rendered about a week ago and this keeps happening and it seems to soak in rain and leave water patches and any marks seem to soak in, any advice please?

Thanks

Literally 1 Stone 😂

Do you all think this concrete stoop is precast and hollow on the inside or poured in place and solid? Either way it’s coming out tomorrow. I was just curious if anyone had an opinion on which way it was built. I will post an after photo. I got lucky on the last removal. Hopefully it happens on this one.

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My shits are steaming in the porta john💨💨

Any of you guys go and work elsewhere when work slows down in the winter? I thought about getting my substitute teaching certification or work as a residential carpenter. Looks like this will be the slowest Fall and Winter for several years.

Does anyone have an Excel or PDF file format of the 2026 CSI MasterFormat?

Complex wide re roof on 137 units. “Friendly” Contractor registered 4 days before start of project, pulled a residential permit the day of the project. Rushing to get as much done before the inspectors come. Their permit said. “Duplex - 160,000 square feet”

Building inspectors are gonna be pissed they are missing close to 10k in fees……

They are rushing to get as much done as possible before shut down.

Didn’t remove old underlayment, torn siding, foundation cracking more as they go.

While the foreman and management stands there watching with a smile feeling so proud of their job.

Time to sell the condo.

There was a fuck up when pouring these corner of the beam where it gets close to the block wall and now the engineer wants it cut back. An apprentice has spent a couple days breaking this out

I wish I didn’t have to post on Reddit to ask this question, but I have looked literally everywhere online and I cannot find a size small. I just got my respirator fitting done today and obviously the medium didn’t fit my face. I cannot find size small anywhere. I desperately need help.
I am a petite female for context if it is helpful. Plz help. I am in the US.

Would anyone here be interested in starting a peer group for people in the early stages of building a commercial contracting business, whether that’s a specialty subcontractor or a turnkey CM/GC?

I’m thinking a group chat or forum, with a monthly or quarterly meetup or call to discuss planning, landing work, growth, and the growing pains that come with getting started. It would be good to connect with people at a similar stage, share what’s working, and track each other’s progress.

A little about me: I’m based in North Carolina and currently work as a preconstruction manager for an ENR Top 100 GC. I have about 9 years of construction experience, primarily on the GC side, with experience in project management, estimating, and preconstruction. I’ve also worked on the specialty subcontracting side.

My plan is to start as a specialty interiors contractor focused on drywall, metal framing, and painting. Initially, I’d pursue very small packages, subcontract the labor, and build the business on the side. The goal would be to build enough capital and consistent earnings to replace roughly 75% of my current income before making the jump full time. For context I already have my unlimited GC license in NC.

Once I’m full time, I’d focus on growing the drywall and interiors business, taking on larger packages, and building the team to support that work. From there, I’d like to use my experience and relationships to expand into GC work, preferably smaller retail and hospitality projects, with the possibility of small multifamily deals as well.

Very long term, my vision is a company doing around $20–25 million annually while keeping overhead lean. I’d like to stay involved in day-to-day operations, ideally with another PM, possibly an APM, and the field support the workload requires. That’s a long way from where I’m starting, but it gives some context for what I’d like to build toward.
I’ve seen smaller projects struggle with communication, follow-through, and execution. I also understand how tight hard-bid work can get and the pressure that puts on contractors. Part of my goal in staying lean is to remain competitive while still doing what we say we’ll do and delivering a good project.

I don’t have everything figured out, which is really the reason for this post. Is anyone else at a similar stage interested in putting a group together, talking openly about the process, and helping each other grow? Whether you’re still planning or already tackling your first few jobs, I’d be interested in connecting. Feel free to shoot me a dm if so.

My super sent me a photo saying the dumpster was ready to be picked up. The photo he sent was gorgeous

I'm a striper by trade, and I almost exclusively follow seal coaters and pavers. Today I had 3 jobs for 2 customers.

First job is an RV lot in a Mobile Home Park. I asked twice yesterday if they wanted to put numbers in each stall (they pretty much always do), but was told no numbers. Then I brought the stencils anyway and asked again this morning. Still I get a vehement no. So I do the job and leave. I.was about 20 minutes away from the job when the paver called, "Uh, are you still on site? Can you put numbers in all the stalls?" No, no I can't.

Job number two is just a quick fix, easy in and out.

Job three there is a detail sheet that was provided, but in email correspondence between seal coater and property owner, they clarified a change to the spec (not great, but at least it's in writing). I ask the seal guy to go over exactly what he wants done, because he's a bad communicator, and he says he wants it don't per the spec sheet. I ask him if he's sure, and we're not following the directions in the email he forwarded. He replies with a screenshot from earlier in the conversation, when the property owner didn't mention the change. I verify he wants it per drawing a second time, then send him a screenshot of the email he forwarded between himself and the property owner saying to make a change. No, do it per spec.

I'm just finishing up and a tenet of the property claims to have talked to the property owner and they wanted it per their email. Dude, what the fuck? Why can't these guys get me the correct information? I'm pretty explicit with my questions and I ask 3 or 4 times when I know they're wrong.

But whatever, I've got my directions in writing so I'm getting paid regardless.

Especially in Ontario/Canada, any other apprentices feel as if they were tricked by the huge push for young people to join the trades? I’m currently working non-union with an electrical company, which I’ve been with for 2 years, 5 months of those unpaid (high school co-op), and from my perspective, there is no true shortage of young guys, if anything there is a surplus of young guys especially in electrical.
All I hear about is how we need more people in the trades, and that it’s a good career path, but im starting to question that narrative. I’m making very little money, my company has put 0 effort into my training, schooling or registration, I often feel like just cheap labour. I’m wondering if I should continue down this career path? What’s keeping you guys going if you’re in a similar position?
And yes, I know, go union. But that’s not an option for me right now, it sounds like you need to know someone to get in, and unions are in a very slow period right now

Recently a few of my guys have started to clock in on their way to work. They step out of their house and clock in on the app which has a location on it. This is getting to the job site usually within 15 to 20 minutes of their house. But recently it's starting to creep up on time. I assume it's guys stopping at gas station for drinks or whatever. Occasionally it's 1 guy picking up another guy who doesn't have a car. I don't ask them to do that. And when I hire I tell people that work starts at the job site. They don't have company trucks, and we don't have a shop. Small 5 sometimes 6 man company. What have you done in these situations? We reminded one of the guys last night and he told us he is gonna start looking for new work but wants to stay on till he finds something else. I'm ready to bounce him instead.

Edit: I should clarify, that he is a helper, non high skilled. We spoke with him this morning and he "made the decision" to collect his tools and leave on his own.

I think the question I have is what is your policy on getting to job sites. We have a pretty large coverage area in the pnw. I'm always interested in learning how other people have found things that work.

I just have to rant about this guy. We're GC's and hired our usual subs for a 3 story garage project. Scaffolding will be needed for the siding and this should be a non-issue because we know our sub, we've worked with him for years now, and he's always provided his own scaffolding as part of his bid (as it should be). We were out on the job site a couple days ago and we're talking to his new employee/self-appointed 'lead man' (a relative of our sub who recently moved to our area and needed a job) about logistics for scaffolding placement. He actually says this to us "some of the scaffolding *sub's name* was going to use is actually mine. I'll rent it to you and you can pay me for it but ...". He then proceeded to ask us to run to the store for him and pick him up a new saw blade and some chalk. I've seen some truly awful people in this job before but I just don't even have words for what a tool this guy is.