Professional Construction Labor Interview Preparation Guide

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A floating concrete foundation is a type of mat foundation that consists of the hollow mat formed by a grid of thick reinforced concrete walls between two thick reinforced concrete slabs.

1/8 on the ruler is infact a scale that converts 1/8 inch on to the drawing to 1 foot. It would represent a drawing with a scale of 1/8”= 1 foot.

Change order request is a written document issued or given by the owner, requesting an adjustment to the contract sum or an extension of the contract time. Usually, it is issued by the architect or owners representative.

Alternate bid is the amount stated in the bid to be deducted or added from the base bid amount. Alternate bid is proposed when there is a use of alternate materials or methods of construction.

To be honest, I came into this profession by sheer chance. I was an ace student in shop class in high school and when I graduated from high school, I realized that this was my vocation. I have been working as a laborer ever since.

Hybrid Foundation is usually used for high rise building, it contains both soil supported mat and piles. This type of foundation is helpful in reducing the amount of the settlement.

Structural frames are a load bearing assembly of beams and columns on a foundation. Normally, the columns and beams are generally fabricated off site and assembled on site.

I believe that I am highly qualified for this position as I have performed quite well over the years. With a lot of experience over the past nine years, I would rate myself at least an 8 on a scale of 10.

Flashing is an extended construction that is done to seal and protects joints in a building from water penetration. Flashing is installed at the intersecting roofs, walls and parapets.

My numeracy skills are fairly good. I can easily calculate required percentages of various construction materials to be added in the mixture. I am also well versed in calculating cost estimates based on the given market rates and client’s construction plan

Release of lien is a written document executed by an individual or firm supplying labor, material or professional service on a project, which release his mechanic’s lien against the project property.

Three main types of foundation are

☛ Basement: In this a basement is prepared first on top of it building is constructed
☛ Crawl space: A crawl space is a raised foundation, it is built above the ground, just allowing enough space to crawl underneath
☛ Slab: In this foundation, concrete is directly poured into the pit made in the ground.

It is a bond between the owner and the main contractor. Where a contractor guarantees for payment to the owner if he fails to pay for all labor, materials, equipment’s or services in accordance with the contract.

I had worked with almost everything except building scaffolding which I had the opportunity to learn three months ago for a construction project.

For inhabited building, standard height for roof should be one or two storeys tall. If you don’t need to make roof taller and yet you want make it look bigger from outside use a mansard roof containing multiple floors. The roof of the room can be adjusted by changing its pitch or by adding a parapet.

☛ Built up area: It includes your carpet area plus area covered by walls, pillars and ducts. It is usually 10% more from the carpet area
☛ Super built up area: It includes your built up area plus the area that you use as building amenities like passage to lift, stairs and lifts, gym, club, etc.

Major responsibilities of a construction worker include breaking up concrete using jackhammers, operating drill machines as needed, shoveling construction material into cement mixers, positioning and aligning concrete and steel structures, signaling heavy machinery operators for correct placement of portable structures and setting up and removing of scaffoldings for support.

Some of the best apps

☛ Evernote
☛ STEEL
☛ Dropbox
☛ Instagram
☛ Sketchbook
☛ Photoshop Express
☛ Flipboard
☛ Magic Plan
☛ Houzz
☛ AutoCAD Ws

A construction cost covers material, labor, equipment and services, contractor’s overhead and profit and other direct construction costs. While, it does not cover compensation paid to the architect, consultant or engineers, cost of the land and other cost that is owner’s responsibility.

For secure landfill, there are four critical elements

☛ The bottom liner
☛ A leachate collection system
☛ A cover
☛ Natural hydrogeologic settings

☛ Hydro-demolition
☛ Pressure Bursting
☛ Dismantling

Critical Path Method is strategy and method of representing the respective tasks and activities involved in the construction through a symbolic diagram.

☛ Conceptual understanding of designing models
☛ Basic knowledge of computer and architect related software programs
☛ Engineering ability
☛ Business aptitude
☛ Legal knowledge
☛ Designing 3D models

To build a floor to ceiling bookcase

☛ First measure the distance between the floor and ceiling
☛ Cut two boards of the length of that distance
☛ Cut two boards with the width you require
☛ Attach top and bottom boards to the side with 2 inch nails. Keep a gap about one or two inches between each nail
☛ Attach top and bottom boards to the side boards with 2 inch nail. This will create a frame of your bookcase. Add the shelves to the bookcase the way you want and then paint it.

I want this job because I want to deliver my skills and expertise to maximize the efficiency of construction projects