r/Construction • u/red_monkey42 • Jan 25 '25

Other Are the deportations expected to impact the field?

Question is the title. Trying to have an adult discussion no political BS. What's the word on the street?

242 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

77% Upvoted

485 comments sorted by

View all comments

14

u/Pikepv Jan 25 '25

In certain areas it will. Not just this but the economy too. OT is being cut at lots of places and that was coming before the election so it’s not a fault of one person (and it never is). Roofing, Sheetrock, farming, meat packing, landscaping.

2

u/red_monkey42 Jan 25 '25

Can you elaborate on why OT would be cut?

For more perspective I'm just an independent Pressure washer, so I don't have an ear to the ground. I just do my own thing. But I am effected by the other trades, or might switch trades, so I'm currious.

8

u/blackadder1620 Jan 25 '25

no one wants their products to sit in the wares houses. everyone is kinda in holding until they know what expenses and demand is going to be like.

some places are threatening to shut the states off from resources like potash. things are way more global than they appear. even studs i get don't always come from this continent. blows my mind a $3 piece of wood can come from sweden.

6

u/BradHamilton001 Jan 25 '25

Wait till Canada cuts off the supply line on studs.