We
are Residential Carpenters Local Union #1233 serving Pittsburgh and
southwestern Pennsylvania.
New homes must be built for growing populations,
and old homes must be renovated or replaced with
new, more efficient ones.
It takes a lot of
skilled carpenters to create or renovate these
structures expertly and efficiently. Residential
carpentry is a challenging career because of the
new building products, new styles, new tools,
new technology and hard work which goes into today’s housing
industry.
Housing contractors are always seeking
good residential carpenters.
Residential carpenters are also
considered “master
builders,” because they are the primary craft
workers on homes, apartments, and condos. They
assemble and erect the framework of residences;
they install the floors, build the walls,
construct the roofs, and do much of the finish work, often staying on
a particular job until it’s finished. The
residential carpenter is an all-around carpenter
who has experience in just about every aspect of
residential construction.
If you have any questions or
comments for Local 1233's Website Committee please use the form
on the Website Committee
page or bring it to their
attention at the next union meeting.
There's more than
one way to hold a nail for hammering, but the obvious one leaves
your thumb vulnerable to a serious whack when the hammer misses.
Try it this way: Turn your palm towards yourself, with the nail
held between the tips of two fingers. If the hammer misses,
you'll hit the flat of a finger instead of the side of your
thumb.
Yes, it still hurts
to hit your fingers with a hammer. But it's nowhere near the
pain of hitting your thumb, because the flat of a finger is
tougher than the side of a thumb. Pinch the tip of your finger
or thumb as hard as you can, first through the flat from nail to
pad, then from the sides, and you'll know what a difference this
makes.
New homes must be built for growing populations,
and old homes must be renovated or replaced with
new, more efficient ones.
It takes a lot of
skilled carpenters to create or renovate these
structures expertly and efficiently. Residential
carpentry is a challenging career because of the
new building products, new styles, new tools,
new technology and hard work which goes into today’s housing
industry.
Housing contractors are always seeking
good residential carpenters.
