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Why does it seem like commercial construction projects take forever these days ?
Posted on 4/1/24 at 8:28 am
Posted on 4/1/24 at 8:28 am
There are projects in lafayette that they have been working on almost 2 years and still no sign of being complete.
Back in the day I remember something small like a place to eat would be started and finished in less then 6 months .
I think superior grill has been in construction for 2 years . Still no sign of opening .
Super one grocery been in construction over a year . Does not even look close to having a grand opening .
That’s just 2 examples . I can show a dozen more .
Is this a work shortage issue ?
Back in the day I remember something small like a place to eat would be started and finished in less then 6 months .
I think superior grill has been in construction for 2 years . Still no sign of opening .
Super one grocery been in construction over a year . Does not even look close to having a grand opening .
That’s just 2 examples . I can show a dozen more .
Is this a work shortage issue ?
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Posted on 4/1/24 at 8:34 am to Baylor
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Is this a work shortage issue ?
For skilled labor, absolutely
Posted on 4/1/24 at 8:38 am to Baylor
I can count on one hand the number of projects I've had completed on time the last few years. It's getting a little comical 
Posted on 4/1/24 at 8:39 am to Baylor
skilled workers are in high demand, and lead times are ridiculous. 50 to 80 weeks for mechanical equipment are killing project schedules.
Posted on 4/1/24 at 8:39 am to Baylor
Whataburger in LC went up in about 6 months.
Posted on 4/1/24 at 8:46 am to Baylor
Now do highway construction
Posted on 4/1/24 at 8:47 am to whiskey over ice
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Now do highway construction
Why does this take so damned long? I get if you’re needing to widen I-10 from the split to the bridge, b why did it seemingly take I-12 so long to be widened East bound from BR, or I-10 to prairieville?
This post was edited on 4/1/24 at 8:48 am
Posted on 4/1/24 at 8:59 am to Baylor
Well maybe if yall would quit complaining about those people coming across the border, then we could get these things built in a week.
Posted on 4/1/24 at 9:07 am to Baylor
From what I hear from contractors in my area, permits are still backlogged and it takes forever to get inspections to move projects forward quickly.
Posted on 4/1/24 at 9:18 am to Baylor
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Why does it seem like commercial construction projects take forever these days ?
because they come dig up a perfectly good road with no issues, then take an average of 2 years to schedule to come back and fix the mess they made
if you arent coming back to fix it for a year or two then maybe, just maybe, DONT DIG UP THE ROAD UNTIL RIGHT BEFORE YOU ARE READY TO FIX IT !!!
This post was edited on 4/1/24 at 9:24 am
Posted on 4/1/24 at 9:19 am to Baylor
Whoever McDonalds got to tear down the location on Perkins/Lee is who we need in charge of everything. That location was torn down & rebuilt in record time.
Posted on 4/1/24 at 9:20 am to Baylor
Bidenomics - this means it’s working.
Posted on 4/1/24 at 9:22 am to LSUGrad2005
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skilled workers are in high demand
Wages do not reflect this. It is a fact that skilled workers willing to work for less money are rare but the main reason there is a shortage of skilled tradesmen is wages have not risen in 40+ years in the trades. I know, I know, someone's nephew's best friend's uncle has a stepson with 2 years welding experience who is making $300k a year but here in the real world skilled tradesmen aren't rare skilled tradesmen willing to work for less money than their counterparts were making 40+ years ago are rare.
Posted on 4/1/24 at 9:23 am to Baylor
Aldi has been building like crazy.
I guess if you have the cash, you can build fast.
I guess if you have the cash, you can build fast.
Posted on 4/1/24 at 9:24 am to whoa
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Whoever McDonalds got to tear down the location on Perkins/Lee is who we need in charge of everything.
National tenants such as McDonalds are a much different animal than typical commercial projects. They have their own general contractors that do nothing but their work, the end user has national purchasing agreements with their equipment and material supplier that have these items on their shelves awaiting the particular project, and the labor base works 7 days a week. They have performed the same scope of work over and over allowing an expedited turnover.
Posted on 4/1/24 at 9:25 am to Baylor
The demand for new commercial real estate - retail, restaurant, office space etc. is not great in most of the nation. New construction is not on the fast track like it once was because there is a lot of empty spaces that aren't being leased and restaurants are going under left and right. Motel construction is booming and those projects are being completed quickly because there is a huge demand for them...fast food, strip malls and office space, not so much.
Posted on 4/1/24 at 9:27 am to Oilfieldbiology
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Why does this take so damned long?
The biggest reason is the person with the state who makes decisions is making $130K a year while their counterpart with the contractor is making that in bonuses. The state does not know what it wants or needs and the contractor is well versed in leading them astray...chaos is cash in the construction world and there is nothing more chaotic than civil projects.
Posted on 4/1/24 at 9:27 am to Benne Wafer
That’s a major issue with two friends getting driveways installed… absolute shite show over 2year!! ATMs, ice machine driveways have all gone up in less then 2 weeks and two friends been waiting in Galveston county for over 2 years for these mfers to approve construction or some shite.
Posted on 4/1/24 at 9:31 am to Baylor
i know a project where the switchgear lead time is 110 weeks.
Posted on 4/1/24 at 9:31 am to Benne Wafer
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From what I hear from contractors in my area, permits are still backlogged and it takes forever to get inspections to move projects forward quickly.
People have NO idea how expensive it is to get a building permit and what those costs do to the cost of building anything. I spent an hour with a local inspector Thursday because I am planning on building a timber frame RV cover with trees on a lot we own and convincing the county that me using those trees is far more sensible than putting them in a landfill. It is fully permissable to build a "house" on wheels and truck it 500 miles and place it on concrete blocks but try to use some southern yellow pine from your place for board and batten siding, a practice as old as europeans being in the south, and watch the county employees have a stroke.
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