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2. General contractor - Wikipedia

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   General Contractors are mainly responsible for the overall coordination of a project and may also act as building designer and construction foreman (a tradesman in charge of a crew). A general contractor must first assess the project-specific documents (referred to as a bid, proposal, or tender documents). In the case of renovations, a site ...

3. List of construction trades - Wikipedia

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   The following is a list of trades in construction. Bell hanger installs mechanical and electrical bell systems. Boilermaker, works in nuclear, oil and gas industry, shipyards, refineries, and chemical plants, on boilers, pressure vessels, and similar equipment. Carpenter, a craftsperson who performs carpentry, building mainly with wood. [1]

4. Home construction - Wikipedia

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   Home construction or residential construction is the process of constructing a house, apartment building, or similar residential building [1] generally referred to as a ' home ' when giving consideration to the people who might now or someday reside there. Beginning with simple pre-historic shelters, home construction techniques have evolved to ...

5. Construction worker - Wikipedia

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   Definition. By some definitions, construction workers may be engaged in manual labour as unskilled or semi-skilled workers. [1] These workers begin by attending to general tasks such as digging, cleaning, and unloading equipment. As they acquire experience, they start to specialize in areas of roofing, pipefitting, structural work, or carpentry.

6. Home improvement - Wikipedia

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   Home or residential renovation is an almost $300 billion industry in the United States, [3] and a $48 billion industry in Canada. [4] [full citation needed] The average cost per project is $3,000 in the United States and $11,000–15,000 in Canada. Professional home improvement is ancient and goes back to the beginning of recorded civilization.

7. National Association of Home Builders - Wikipedia

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   Overview. National Association of Home Builders headquarters in Washington, D.C. Founded in 1942, NAHB is a federation of more than 700 state and local home builder associations (HBAs). About a third of the more than 140,000 NAHB members are home builders or remodelers. [2] The rest of the membership works in closely related specialties such as ...