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Originally Posted by BVF
Yeah, they have a five year apprenticeship program that comes after that......But the thing is that since I already have an income, I can afford to be choosy about what I do...Plus, I can afford to buy my own van and tools right off the bat....
I'll probably take the year in plumbing and after that, I'll probably take basic construction....I might as well possess those skills for when I build my little home in a foreign country in a few years.
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Seeing a little bit of everything never hurt. If that's the goal you have in mind, I'd say go straight into carpentry or framing. Do a little concrete work. Being able to frame your own house and pour your own concrete will take a significant amount of the work out for you, and really none of it is extrordinarily hard to figure out. I'm fairly confident I could build my own home.
I've done framing, concrete, stucco, roofing, drywall, painting, flooring, etc etc. The only things I would bring a pro in for would be the plumbing and electrical. When I build a house, I'll make sure I will surely do my own General Contracting, and I will be working beside my sub contractors every day. As a drywaller you see all the shoddy craftsmanship show through, and I don't trust most of the fly-by-night type guys that are out there do new construction. They've got the bang it off and get to the next job mentality goign and they are basically a new home assembly line cranking otu a cheap product.
When my old drywall boss built his own home, we worked with everyone on the project from day one, and when it came time to board & tape that house it felt like the most incredible thing ever, it was painless.