Work load

[badranman]

This is for you guys in the northern parts (cold and snowy). Are you still excavating? How's the start of winter been so far?. Here in Nova Scotia work for my company has slowed a little but we're still at it. Had our first major snowfall last weekend. That was about a month earlier than last year. Was the past year better or worse than you thought it was going to be? Can you tell I'm bored...

 

[Blademan]

Howdy ,

yeah , heard you got a little snow there last week:Banghead

Over on this side of the country , at least here in southern Alberta , we've been enjoying wonderful weather for the last three months . We actually got more then expected finished , so things like prep and paving/concrete are winding up this week . As for excavating , they'll go for another two or three weeks .

 

[digger242j]

Here in the Pittsburgh PA area we're not nearly as far north as the Canadian members. Generally, we can keep going all winter, and only stop when the weather really turns lousy--temps in the teens or single digits, or multiple inches of snow. (At least we keep going for stuff like foundations and sewer, water and gas lines. )

Asphalt plants generally shut down around this time, and concrete gets to be a hit or miss thing, depending on what the temperature is going to be. Dirt work can be done, but you'll spend time skimming mud or frost up every morning before you can be productive.

The biggest pain is that it never stays warm and sunny long enough for anything to dry out. Sometimes you hope for a good cold snap so the ground freezes and you can move around the site without wallowing in the mud.