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Manny, Mike and Carlito

We finally get to introduce the hosts of The Construction Life, Manny from Hardcore Renos, Mike, and Carlito from Creatix Contracting.

In this latest podcast, the three contractors share a lot more about themselves, their private lives and how and why they got into construction.

Listen in and get a better understanding what makes these real contractors so passionate about our industry.

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#7 - Manny, Mike and Carlito the hosts behind TCL - May 7 2018

Military Police Contractor

We have a very special guest on today's podcast, Will Gonell from Gonell Homes.

Will talks to us about how he went from the US Military to the police in the Bronx NYC to a Contractor in Toronto, Canada.

You don't want to miss this inspirational story from a true gentleman.

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#8 - Military, Police, Contractor, Will Gonell is our special guest - May 14 2018

In our latest podcast, we don't hold back on how we feel about the current crop of reno tv shows and the hosts, better known to us as Renoactors.  With The Construction Life, we have three different opinions about these shows and the content they present to our industry.  Listen to our most controversial podcast as things get heated and build up to an explosive ending between Manny, Carlito and Mikey.

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#9 -  Renoactors VS Renovators Part I - May 21 2018

Now that the gloves are off, Manny, Carlito, and Mike continue the conversation that dropped the mic last week.
Things did get heated and we needed to press the pause button.  
It was bound to happen when you get 3 different opinions about reno TV shows.

Check out the latest podcast where The Construction Life crew sheds more light on the Construction Show Business.

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#10 - Renoactors VS Renovators Part II May 28 2018

One of the many reasons why the 3 of us started a construction podcast was because of Episode Eleven, Women In Construction.
We had so much to talk about that we had to do it in 2 parts with 2 different women.
In this episode, we have Marta as our guest, a woman in the industry with over 15 years experience.
Working her way from faux finishing to a site super handling over 400 homes a year.

Listen in as we don't hold back with the questions and Marta doesn't hold back with the stories.

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#11 - Women In Construction Part I June 4 2018

Join The Construction Life crew as we have another guest, the amazing Natasha from @naturalcarpentry as we continue the women in construction conversation.

From trade school to running her own business in 15 years, Natasha shares a few stories about being a female construction business owner.

We discuss anything and everything with Natasha including a bleeding penis.

Don't forget to give her a follow on Instagram.

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#12 - Women In Construction Part II June 11 2018

In our 13th podcast, The Construction Life crew talks about Time, managing your professional and having more personal time.
How can we get ahead of our renovation businesses and still have a personal life for our family and ourselves?
Too often renovators and tradespeople spend way too much time on their businesses, neglecting their families.
We offer up a few "Time" suggestions after a few interesting stories of our own experiences.

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#13 - Personal and Professional Time June 18, 2018

We have a very special guest, Tony and we are on location at his store Mississauga Hardware Centre just outside the Toronto core.
On today's show, we talk about Mom and Pop Shops, Big Box Stores, the Construction Industry and what makes Mississauga Hardware Centre, a shop that has been around for 28 years a great place for laughs and deals.

We can't stop talking about the store, the staff, Mom and Pop, the contractors who visit, the tools and even Dragon Slayers comes up more than once, you don't want to miss this show.

Listen in as the Construction Life crew has a lot of fun talking with Tony, one of the most respected gentlemen in the construction business.
Thanks, Tony.

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#14 - Mom And Pop Shops June 25 2018

The Construction Life hosts talk about using social media to build your construction brand, attract clients, find sub trades, teach and learn from others and deal with Trollaholics out there.
Yes, social media can consume a lot of your downtime, and work time but social media can also be a great tool in your business.

Listen in, as the boys share a few secrets that have worked for them, and they will also share a few things to avoid.

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#15 - Social Media and Construction July 2 2018

The show begins with Euan and his rendition of a classic Kenny Rogers track and we love it.  A few housekeeping shout outs and Euan was so kind to bring us homemade olives and Renossance tees, what a gentleman.  

It all begins in BC and Euan moving to Toronto, working with tradesmen from BC go figure, working as a plumbing apprentice working on sprinklers and black pipe and a lot of oil, possibly olive oil, that led to a very bad motorcycle accident that changed things.  The bad head injury brought Euan to become an orthotic and prosthetic technician at George Brown.  He did amputee limb fabrication for about 4 years and felt he was losing his focus and felt it was time to move on, that brings us to monkeys and Euan’s dislike of monkeys and for good reason, especially monkeys on the job site.

Let’s talk older homes and how and why they have lasted, a lot of over engineering and no building code at the time and yet they are still around.  The basic principles of older homes and how they heated them, lived in them, such fascinating talk.  After the hospital work Euan went back to school to study Geology and Environmental Science to get a Master in BioGeo Chemistry so he figured his brain was working perfectly fine.  Where do you go with that kind of education?  He became an Environmental Consultant assessing soil contamination by excavating monitoring wells, with a focus around older gas stations.  He did that for 4 years and then wanted out of that kind of work and since he worked construction to pay for his education he got into construction for good.  How one job from a friend led him to building his business into what it is today based on learning every day, building the proper team and respect for renovations.  

Euan says something that hits hard, “you can’t incentives people by paying them more.”  So very true.  About building your business with the Carrot or The Stick mindset and coming out on top.  You really need to be an asshole when it comes to running a construction business for any of your guys to listen to you and your needs.   What makes a Heritage Home?  Working with the rules and regulations attached to heritage building.  

Big talk about mortars and what is spec and how It sometimes goes against how things should be restored, maybe the architects should spend a bit more time on site and discuss things with the people actually doing the work and seeing the progress.  Street elevation is what Heritage is always most concerned about.

How a lot of these beautiful homes were butchered during the 60’s and 70’s by removing so many key character details and mechanical systems that would still be working hard today.  We get into the original scallop terracotta siding and you can still order them from the UK and the old gas light lines and how the old coal gas used to work over a hundred years ago.  Updating wood burning fireplaces and the ups and downs and all the work involved, it is not cheap. 

Apparently Carlito found an 1828 Gatorade bottle, must hear this story.  

We end the show talking about the love for the business of building, the passion attached to working on these homes and in the industry.  
Don’t forget we have Construction History from Manny at the beginning of the show, Building Code Talk with Manny at the midpoint and Green Book Talk with Carlito at the near end.
Thank You Euan so much for joining the show and sharing so much great insight about restoration, renovations, preservation and more on these beautiful homes. Check out Euan @renossance_inc www.renossance.inc.com and find his email and phone number on the web site for your next renovation.
Thank you to Mark from @skyluxeroofing for letting us record the show in his breakroom and welcome him and his guys always walking through the recording.  Give Mark and his solid crew a call for your next roofing, cladding, ACM project.
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#74 Euan from Renossance Inc joins us and we are talking working on older homes – century homes

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The Construction Life podcast, featuring Manny Neves and Carlito Pavlovic (and some special guest appearances!) will shed light on the good, the bad, and the ugly parts of construction. Be forewarned – we may ruffle a few feathers.

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#74 Euan from Renossance Inc joins us and we are talking working on older homes – century homes

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