raze1225
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Im in my opinion a junior mechanic. I can run copper roughing to finish for an entire house.
Run 3/4-1" gas for house
do drain/venting but need guidance/help on that still. Mainly the drain and just how to tie everything together.
toilets/sinks/flushometers/water heaters/repairs.
I know how to set a tub/install shower body rough ins. but havent done either solo yet.
i know how to read basic plans for a small house/room. That jus gives basic dimensions/locations of fixtures. But cant "read" Plans. Mainly just go by the legend and distance conversions.
I know the basic code of the state i live in. But not in detail. (NYC) mainly as there is ALOT of code. But generally just running lines "normally" is within code. Only in restaurants/commercial is it really dialed in.
Im amazing with customers/contractors. Very good people person, and explain/show the problem/science etc involved with a fix/problem etc to a client. And good at explaining to a GC if there is any "problem"
Alot of the time when im with a mechanic i already think to myself how to run the line/T off. Where to strap/support etc. And Surprisingly enough the more i learned the more i can see how "bad" alot of the guys ive worked with run things. Just waste of pipe unneeded breaks. Etc.
i can do all this. But i always feel the need to have the mechanic with me. Knowing that all the responsibility falls on me scares me. And knowing that if im in charge. And something idk or cant do/fix. There is noone to look to for the answer. But the more i do mechanic work the more i see that im RIGHT there, Just need some lil extra push. Anyone here have any insight/stories of when they make the jump. Or did it happen gradually (thats how its happening to me)
Run 3/4-1" gas for house
do drain/venting but need guidance/help on that still. Mainly the drain and just how to tie everything together.
toilets/sinks/flushometers/water heaters/repairs.
I know how to set a tub/install shower body rough ins. but havent done either solo yet.
i know how to read basic plans for a small house/room. That jus gives basic dimensions/locations of fixtures. But cant "read" Plans. Mainly just go by the legend and distance conversions.
I know the basic code of the state i live in. But not in detail. (NYC) mainly as there is ALOT of code. But generally just running lines "normally" is within code. Only in restaurants/commercial is it really dialed in.
Im amazing with customers/contractors. Very good people person, and explain/show the problem/science etc involved with a fix/problem etc to a client. And good at explaining to a GC if there is any "problem"
Alot of the time when im with a mechanic i already think to myself how to run the line/T off. Where to strap/support etc. And Surprisingly enough the more i learned the more i can see how "bad" alot of the guys ive worked with run things. Just waste of pipe unneeded breaks. Etc.
i can do all this. But i always feel the need to have the mechanic with me. Knowing that all the responsibility falls on me scares me. And knowing that if im in charge. And something idk or cant do/fix. There is noone to look to for the answer. But the more i do mechanic work the more i see that im RIGHT there, Just need some lil extra push. Anyone here have any insight/stories of when they make the jump. Or did it happen gradually (thats how its happening to me)