I have been on a project since October, it is a small ($120K electrically) commercial job. It is a 2 story, but the upstairs is just a small (80x20) room. I installed 4 temp 20a power circuits with 2 duplex gfi's at each spot, one set at the entrance to the job, two in the middle, and one at the rear. For a job of this size, it should be plenty.
I keep getting told they need more power, I say whatever- because they do not trip breakers very often (maybe twice a week one trips) and I do not make money on temp anything as you all know and feel the pain.
Lighting- The GC keeps saying they need more lights. I have 3 sets of stringers with at least 1-2 lights in every room. There is 3-4 weeks left until this project is totally done, and I was told at the end of the day today, in a rather aggressive manor, that they need more lights asap. I just do not understand this, as it is a construction site, not a finished workshop.
I put a light stand in the room on the second floor and called it good, as I really didnt want to drag power up there. I finally caved and brought a 12/3 romex up there, which passed outside the building at one point. I was told to take it down, as the wire was not rated for that use. This was the GC's safety man telling me this.
I am just so frustrated at this point it is killing me. I could spend a week stringing lights out for these guys to just take them down again. They are driving me up the wall and I am trying to make money here.
From a meeting I overheard, the GC isnt going to make a dime on this job, in fact, they have already lost money. I feel like they are just trying to screw me and any chance I have at making some coin at this point, but I know its probably not the intention.
VERY frustrated here..... Going to throw about 10 more lights up tomorrow and done deal.
I am VERY tempted to start hanging my 2x4 fixtures even though they have not painted, or have a grid up yet just to get my point across that if they would hurry up, we can get this behind us all and move on.
My temp lights were originally the cord and plug type, and their safety man told me that it was illeagle and they needed to be hardwired without a switching means. I said it was the first that I had heard of a UL listed product not being a legal means of connection for temp power.
These guys are driving me to drink.
Thanks for listening.
I keep getting told they need more power, I say whatever- because they do not trip breakers very often (maybe twice a week one trips) and I do not make money on temp anything as you all know and feel the pain.
Lighting- The GC keeps saying they need more lights. I have 3 sets of stringers with at least 1-2 lights in every room. There is 3-4 weeks left until this project is totally done, and I was told at the end of the day today, in a rather aggressive manor, that they need more lights asap. I just do not understand this, as it is a construction site, not a finished workshop.
I put a light stand in the room on the second floor and called it good, as I really didnt want to drag power up there. I finally caved and brought a 12/3 romex up there, which passed outside the building at one point. I was told to take it down, as the wire was not rated for that use. This was the GC's safety man telling me this.
I am just so frustrated at this point it is killing me. I could spend a week stringing lights out for these guys to just take them down again. They are driving me up the wall and I am trying to make money here.
From a meeting I overheard, the GC isnt going to make a dime on this job, in fact, they have already lost money. I feel like they are just trying to screw me and any chance I have at making some coin at this point, but I know its probably not the intention.
VERY frustrated here..... Going to throw about 10 more lights up tomorrow and done deal.
I am VERY tempted to start hanging my 2x4 fixtures even though they have not painted, or have a grid up yet just to get my point across that if they would hurry up, we can get this behind us all and move on.
My temp lights were originally the cord and plug type, and their safety man told me that it was illeagle and they needed to be hardwired without a switching means. I said it was the first that I had heard of a UL listed product not being a legal means of connection for temp power.
These guys are driving me to drink.
Thanks for listening.
