A Story of Being ”Sidelined” from a Construction Site: A Major Blunder as a Chief Engineer, Followed by Several Months of House Arrest (From the God of Construction)
The Time I Was Sidelined from a Construction Site After making a major mistake as the chief engineer at a certain construction site, I was placed on several months of house arrest following the completion of the project. When I returned to work after my suspension ended, I had suddenly become the talk of the town; my name was known to everyone in the company, and I began to be treated as a problem employee. …
The schedule provided to the contractor should consist solely of actual calendar days.
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. When we’re talking about the construction process, there are often people who bring up things that haven’t even happened yet, lol. They’ll say something like, “It’ll take X days to install the lath and Y days for the spray application, so the whole thing will take Z days.” And then I’ll say, “Yeah, I know. That’s the plan.”…
This really is the cheapest and most effective way to prevent heatstroke! Gauze! That's all there is to it!
Hi everyone, this is Enta. For the past few days, I’ve been teaching our employees how to use rotary percussion tools for rebar insertion on-site. I even tried doing a Facebook Live of it lol. I’m having trouble because the camera keeps turning to portrait mode... I’m looking forward to seeing how things improve in the future lol. Finally…
Always report mistakes and accidents yourself, and the company should create an environment where employees feel comfortable doing so!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Something unfortunate happened here at Enta the other day. It’s something very embarrassing for our company, but I’m sharing it publicly as a lesson to myself. Our pressure washer broke! I think it was hit by a forklift due to operator error. But now that the machine is broken…
On extremely narrow sites, rebar insertion work can be done this way, depending on the soil conditions and drilling depth!
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I’m back on site starting today! It’s still experimental, but I’m planning to post videos showing how to operate the rotary percussion machine here on site. For now, I’m thinking of livestreaming it on Enta’s Facebook page. But I messed up last time…
It is our job as subcontractors to use all our accumulated knowledge in our work to ensure the general contractor is satisfied.
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. Have you ever heard of the phrase “chikō goitsu”? “Chikō goitsu” refers to the idea that “knowledge” and “action” are one and the same. “Knowledge” and “action” are identical, and “knowledge” must always be accompanied by “action”…
Beat the Heat This Summer with Ramen (Repost)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. This is a repost ^^ The other day, an acquaintance told me their hands were starting to cramp because of the heat. So, I ran to a convenience store and looked at the salt candies and salt tablets. In the end, I left without buying any salt tablets or anything like that. To begin with, the recommended daily salt intake…
Found a great tool! (Point cloud data creation software)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, when I visited Godai Development, they introduced me to a piece of software that I thought, “I can use this right away!” They actually demonstrated it to me, and it was something I could put to use on the job immediately! It’s a program called PoiCL. You take photos from two or more angles…
How to Make a Packer for Ground Anchor Construction (Special Edition 2)
Hello, everyone. This is Enta. How to Make a Packer (Special Edition 2) Sorry for another special edition, lol. But I just really, really wanted to write this... Last time, we covered tensile stress distribution diagrams. That’s right. This one here. So, this time, we’ll look at compressive anchors…