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Hello, everyone. This is Enta. That earthquake the other day really shook things up, didn't it? Was everything okay in your area? When earthquakes like this happen, water becomes crucial! And it's not drinking water we need—it's water for daily use. That's because the water for the toilet...

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, we performed a non-destructive inspection using a creative method developed by the rebar insertion crew we had on site. As a first-tier subcontractor, we wanted to contribute even a little to the prime contractor’s points, so we did a non-destructive inspection (lol). Well, since we’d never done it before, we said we wanted to try it, and then someone happened to have the equipment…

Common Mistakes Made Before Project Completion In the civil engineering world, things inevitably get hectic right before a project is completed. This is only natural, since we have to compile the paperwork to prove that the construction was properly managed, but as the workload increases, mistakes inevitably become more frequent. I, too, have found myself thinking, “Oh no, I did it again,” while reviewing the documents…

Hello, everyone. It's Enta here. Things have calmed down a bit, haven't they? How are you all doing? For us, pretty much all our projects will be wrapped up in about two weeks. Well, there are a few scattered discussions about plans beyond that, so until then, it's time for some machine maintenance, lol. By the way…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. The other day, I went to Izumi (Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture) to run some errands. All the work for this fiscal year is done, so this is the time of year for overhauling the equipment. If you do this once a year, the sprayers will run with almost no breakdowns. Details…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. I imagine that different companies and individuals handle construction management in various ways. As a result, the same thing happens quite often: “We’ll handle it because we did it during the last project.” There are actually management items that aren’t even listed in the specifications, lol. Last time, we did that…

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. You’re conducting compression strength tests, right? Where do you crush the samples? (I mean, are you conducting compression strength tests?) Surprisingly, there can be differences depending on the prefecture, and there are also differences in how individual supervisors approach things. …

Hello, everyone. This is Enta. For the past few days, I’ve been swamped with designing and estimating for a slope that suddenly collapsed out of nowhere... And all I keep hearing is, “Pay up first!”... No, no—I can’t release the funds until we figure out the construction method and quantities first, right!? Haha. Well then, just make up your minds already!…

Do site supervisors really make good money? “Site supervisors make good money”—that’s what people often say about this profession. In fact, compared to other industries, the average salary is indeed slightly higher. But to be honest, we wouldn’t dare call ourselves high earners—not at all…