Hello, everyone.

This is Enta.

It looks like the rainy season has ended in the Kanto region, and summer is in full swing!

Just a little bit of movement and I'm already drenched in sweat...

Let's be careful to avoid heatstroke.

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But that's beside the point.

Construction in Rainy Weather

We have a lot of work in the mountains, but at sites with a good view, you can actually see the rain coming your way, lol.

It’s so funny how the rain always stops the moment I rush back to the scene wearing my raincoat lol

 

By the way, do you carry out construction work on rainy days?

You can handle things like assembling formwork and installing lath, right? Anchor installation isn't affected by the rain, though...

That said, you can't use power tools like electric hammer drills. (It's not that you can't use them, but you're not supposed to.)

So, people often say they leave work for rainy days. (That used to happen a lot.)

For example, if it starts raining and you can’t apply the spray coating, you can leave the formwork assembled so that you can continue the work on a rainy day.

So that means you'll have no days off to play, right?

So, back in the day, we’d usually start the spray application once the assembly was about 80% complete, and on rainy days, we’d do the assembly work.

Also, on rainy days, we do the prep work for the spray application, such as installing repair mesh and stretching sheeting over the formwork, but,

This applies only to construction sites of a certain size.

It doesn't really make much sense for mountains ranging from about 100 m² to 500 m².

 

For small-scale projects like this, it’s more efficient to get them done all at once.

If you have one day's worth of assembly left, it's a waste of time.

When it's time to set up, set up. When you're done, play. If it rains, take a break!

This is fine. What's the point of spending just half a day assembling it on a rainy day? You'll just be wasting half a day, right??

Rather than that, working hard every day and resting when you can actually rest will improve your overall efficiency.

 

These days, people work on the basic premise that they’ll get a minimum amount of rest. (Two days off a week is a given.)

In the past, taking time off was considered unacceptable.

However, there is also a view that taking time off can actually boost work efficiency significantly.

I take breaks to boost my productivity.

 

Come to think of it, on small-scale jobs, let’s just cram all the work in at once and take the day off when it rains. (Unless there’s something to do at the office, lol.)

Medium- and large-scale projects don't get days off (the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has a two-day weekend), so the only option is to increase the workforce to shorten the construction schedule... lol

Either way, the construction company is going to face all sorts of challenges going forward, but let's keep paying them!

 

See you later.