
Jeff Fleetham of The Arizona Registrar Of Contractors talks about the state of construction in Arizona. Its active but has its labor, supply and timeline challenges.
How the Registrar office functioned thru the pandemic.
Impacts the Registrar are going thru with workforce and manufacturing out sick over time with growth. Rosie explains one project shut down with many workers because one worker tested positive.
Contractors and customers need to understand its ‘Demand Versus Supply’ Jeff explains.
Contractor/Pella Event (3/3)
Broken chain between immigration and labor shortage.
On the labor shortage, Jeff explains how the building industry quit taking responsibility to grow people in the trades and the reasons why.
Sanderson Ford
Rosie mentions ‘LinkedIn type’ websites specifically for trades people. hammr.com and workrise.com.
Arizona At Work.com Build Your Future Arizona. Career And Technical Education Schools in Arizona. Construction by itself doesn’t resonate with people. Construction Science And Technology does! CTE’s need support!
CALLER: New build home. Focus on the felt and tile on the roof. Felt is down and tile is stacked for two months. How long do those tiles last before installation? Jeff explains ‘PRE LOADING’. Stacked tile compressing the structure for the actual finished roof.
Importance of asbestos and lead testing before remodeling. Especially if the home was built prior to 1978. Reason to have a pro do it, not a store bought testing kit.
BILT.com Instruction manuels in 3-D
CALLER: Has a manufactured home with a roofing issue. Does the Registrar deal with manufactured homes?
CALLER: Using a liscensed contractor to replace a sliding glass door with a window. The contractor said it does not need a permit. However that’s not true. They explain.