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Post subject:Hello from Canada
 Posted: Jun 26, 2008 - 01:38 AM #7689
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Joined: Jun 26, 2008
Posts: 3
Location: Canada
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I have been browsing this site for about a month, and I think it's incredible.
I've been in the trade for 28 years and I'm still learning. The library has been
helpful already. I think I can contribute to this site and share (trade)
information with everyone. Not many tradesmen in Canada, especially
in my area. We are a dying breed. |
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Post subject:RE: Hello from Canada
Posted: Jun 30, 2008 - 05:21 PM #7702
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Joined: Mar 21, 2008
Posts: 6
Location: Echo Bay
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| Hey Dad! I know what you mean about the sheet metal shortage here in Canada we are badly under manned. |
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Post subject:RE: Hello from Canada
Posted: Jun 30, 2008 - 09:37 PM #7703
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Joined: Jun 26, 2008
Posts: 3
Location: Canada
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Hello tinbanger! What's happening here,(just west of Ottawa) is the Ministry of Labour
is really cracking down on the sheet metal trade. They are rooting out all the guys
working in the trade without a license, and there are many. The suppliers will sell
sheet metal to anyone, so there are many small HVAC companies that do their own
tin, they just order it from the supplier (including custom ductwork).
Also, there are a few townships in the area that now require a homeowner to have
a form filled out and signed by a licensed sheet metal worker before a building
permit can be issued. |
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Post subject:RE: Hello from Canada
Posted: Aug 05, 2008 - 03:13 PM #7750
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Joined: Mar 21, 2008
Posts: 6
Location: Echo Bay
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| The Ministry hasn't done much here, Sault Ste Marie, But there is inspections on the duct work now. It's a joke to watch a building inspector walking around with a measuring tape checking the hanger lengths. But at least it's something. I went in the field last Friday to clean up another "Sheet Metal" guy's butcher job. What a mess. It took 2 of us 8 hrs. to rip out and reinstall a new HRV System. Unbelievable. |
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