Residential Plumbing vs Commercial Plumbing
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- Residential Plumbing vs Commercial Plumbing! Which should you go into? In this video I'm going to tell you the differences between the two and the pros and cons of each type of plumbing. There are benefits to each one, but they also have their own issues.
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UA Local 230 commercial plumber ... and I'd like to add a pro to commercial plumbing... when your on a massive project and its finish you get to look back and appreciate the opportunity to bring that project to life...
And then when ever you go past the building with someone you can tell them you did the plumbing in it, every fucking time espeshally if you have kids lol
Residential service non-union and running like heck haha, it’s an awesome career field to get into especially when you can go into somebody’s home, see their problem that’s been causing them some dismay and come up with solutions to resolve it, and some of the reactions after fixing it are priceless👍🏻
Commericial Plumber Apprentice here, I love the new construction and learning about the other trades like Electrical and Carpentry on my lunch. I feel like if you can easily take down 2-8in rusted cast iron pipe and fittings and put new ones in, residential can be a cake walk.
If you learn your codes and know the laws of physics you've got this career aced.
I’m a union commercial plumber and I can confidently say that just because it’s a new building and it’s commercial doesn’t mean you won’t come in contact with poop lol. Be safe
What are unions? Where I am they're a group that's meant to stand up for your rights (safety, pay, ect). It doesn't seem like USA unions are the same
First week down. Apprentice here. Commercial, non union, new construction. Love it. 45min drive one way to job site but traffic is not bad. Gives me time for myself to decompress before getting home.
The first pro is definitely something that interests me. I worked a desk job, not moving at all, for a long time. It left me wanting to die. Sort of joking but sort of not. Now I've been a freelance creative for a while and while there is passion there...the stability is, so far, not great (a global pandemic doesn't help). So I'm grateful for your videos to at least give me food for thought. If I switch careers it will definitely be something along these lines, and after listening to this video, I think residential would be more the path for me. Thanks, Roger.
Commercial, new build, union, flint- local 370, greatest move of my life
Who dropped the ball with the water crisis
Pool guy here trying to learn a new trade. Plumbing comes naturally to me, and in a dying industry that I’m in, I’m looking to step it up and take on more challenges. Thank you for all this information! looking forward to exploring your channel.
May I ask why you said it's dying? It looks pretty lucrative to me.
Roger, I envy your life because you got to be the plumber I couldn't be because I have Asperger's syndrome and learning difficulties and I couldn't make it into ANY career; not just the plumbing trade. I'm 52 years old and I have been on disability income since I was 24.
I work residential , I’ve been at it for about 6 months now and I can’t wait to move to a better area where I can move up in this trade.
Im New to Service Plumbing out in socal , i work for a mixed shop that does HVAC and PLUMBING, i worked for the HVAC division for my company for 3 years on install Fell in love with the trade, Our Plumbing division needs installers so i transferred over to plumbing install, We do Coatings, Redrains, Repipes, Tankless Water Heaters, Water filtration systems. You learn something new everyday, Master the Trade and they are paying TOP Dollar for Lead installers and Service Techs due to the lack of skilled labor
This guy is so damn likable.
Used to work as a helper in residential service. The houses that we ran into were so outdated and often so nasty, that one tiny little fix often turned into a week or even two-week long nightmare. If I had to do it all over again, I’d rather go residential construction. Still up in the air about union or non-union. Need to do more research on that.
i work on grocery stores, big hotels & apartments, casinos, restaurants, warehouses. we do new construction, remodels & basic service. some weeks i’ll be on the same job an others everyday is a new job.
Residential con is that you can get a call into a shit hole house where they haven't cleaned in years.
@Colden D residential bonus is that you get paid immediately...
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@@RogerWakefield con most don’t want to pay😂
And bed bugs
How are you getting paid immediately in residential??? I got a buddy that does kitchen remodels, builds cabinets, plumbing repairs, carpentry, built a garage... and he probably got stiffed on over $100k of work (and that lowballing it) over the years... and he does top notch work with exotic materials. At least on his commercial stuff he usually always gets paid... eventually, but not even all the time there either.
Residential 6 month Service plumber apprentice... Love learning new things/Seeing new things all day every day, leaving a customers house with them happy makes me happy. One Con for Service are the Picky/Know it all customers that try to get on your last nerve.
how do you deal with those customers?
Yeah, I wouldn't enjoy dealing with customers and juggling multiple job sites each day.
Residential service, non-union for almost 6 years. Starting with a new company in July, continuing residential service, non-union to get my master plumber license and then start learning residential HVAC
Did you start your HVAC yet?
@@jeremyhinds5697 I have not. They're having me help build the plumbing department for now. We have like 30+ HVAC guys and only 3 plumbers... so the need isn't there currently
Y’all do mew construction too?
@@Dragon-hu7pt Nope
Been doing commercial for 18 years and love it but the reality is work stability isn't that great. The company I work for also has a service division no matter what time of the year those boys are always busy. To me its time to move on to service. Job stability and the opportunity to make more money seem to be there.
Could you do a general overview video on working with residential gas systems?
@Townsend Moore we will have to work on that one.... Are you doing gas work yet?
@@RogerWakefield yes i helped a tradesman do a gas leak check so i was hoping you had some tips and tricks on working with gas
Residential & commercial service plumber / Johnny Rooter .
I get to help out people everyday! I can't believe you forgot to tell them about the satisfaction of stopping a flood in an elderly home or unstopping a sink for a new mom at no charge. There are parts of residential service that will never equal out to the emotional times I have with other humans.
When in harmony the home owner is helping and both people on site are looking with good intentions.
Sometimes you just have to be willing and although the downsides of having overbearing customers is very real it can't beat the healing you bring to the community and also maintenance it's health.
Did commercial work for years. Contemplating residential work now.
@Reddd Coxxx it’s a relatively easy move. You will understand the plumbing end of it. The safety and quality tends to drop off for some people. If you are talking service where it’s your truck, you can run things your way. I like the idea.
The Expert Plumber thank you for your reply!
Can i ask why youd like to switch? Contemplating whether i want to start resi or com plumbing in the future
Question...I learned service plumbing from my manager who was a licensed plumber when I worked on apartment maintainance. Now my wife and I own and manage rental properties. And I take care of our plumbing calls. What can I do get more training and a license?? Or do I really need one for only doing service repairs??
I'm not a trades person but I want to get into it. Commercial seems more appealing because there is less home owner DIY to come fix.
And no customers to deal with or multiple worksites to juggle.
Love your vids, but just realized you earned a journeyman license essentially at that airport for being there so long hahaha
Hey man! I’m working for a residential service company that just started up a year ago! They hardly do tankless water heaters, could u do a video explaining the difference in that and a regular water heater or maybe even install one!! Thanks !
@Jamie Revis we don't do a lot of them. I will try to remember that the next time we do one though. We do flush a lot of them though...
Hi Roger had a research question I was hoping you could please try to answer for me if your in a good mood can the amount of rust in pipes vary in rooms on the same level or upper or lower floors thoughts please thank you
UA Local 486 1st year apprentice in September I will be a 2nd year..I have been on commercial plumbing & fitter jobs and I have been learning a lot and I love it, but I think I want to do residential plumbing , is that the same thing as service work?
Hey Roger, I am currently looking into getting into the plumbing trade. I currently work at a plumbing supply house and have gained interest in the trade. Since I am green was wondering would you recommend going union or non -union
I have an interview with the local 452 in Kentucky next Saturday. Man I hope I get on with them.
How'd it go?
roger im in commercial plumbing. been in it for almost a year now. have 3 yrs of residential under my belt. I WANT/NEED TO LEARN AND UNDERSTAND BLUEPRINTS. I ASK AND NO ONE WILL HELP OR SHOW ME. DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE ON HOW I CAN OBTAIN THIS KNOWLEDGE
I currently do residential service non union but have been looking into new construction and possibly union but not sure the steps to take to get into that side of plumbing
I work residential service and I loooooove it I am not going anywhere!
Same here bro.
Here where I live people want to Jew down on the price for a repair. That's why I don't do service. New construction all the way.
Where do you work?
@@strangeroamer3219 im not a crew guy i like to work independently some customers are nuts though every now and then i get it.
@Dillon Roden that's my favorite too!!!
I love doing high rises , it’s great , doing cast and stainless and pex on the 23floor while the sun is coming up is great
Nothing beats the views on a high rise that’s for sure 🌆
Should I leave residential HVAC for commercial construction plumbing? I’m open to all pros and cons
You don’t like HVAC ? Trying to decide what to get into
Which one is more physically demanding?
I'm a 1 year and 4 month apprentice, residential service Plano area. I do RUI and drain cleaning restricted
Bet, keep it up it feeds the family and grows men.
Want to perform drain cleaning services: Licensed plumber with 2 pick up trucks.
Thought about a trailer type jetting machine to handle most or my drain cleaning
If I start out doing commercial will I b able to still have knowledge on residential problems like repipes n repairs ?
Just subscribed! For someone who is terrified with heights, which do you think would be best? I’m a hard worker but can’t get over of my fear in heights.
I’m scared of heights as well. Get bad vertigo & everything. I just let managers and other workers know. Hey I’m not good with heights. I can do a regular 6 inch ladder but that’s it and that’s all I will do. You just gotta let people know.
Start trying some Rockclimbing.
Also action cures fear, so like I mentioned rockclimbing. For me I signed up for something called drop zone where I raised money for disabled people and if I raised enough I could rappel off a 200 feet building, it was exhilarating
I have all the master plumber endorsements, I don’t pick and chose, I’m a plumber. I do service and new construction all phases, residential or commercial. It sounds like you have your story’s confused on the subject. Service work don’t have an off time, you can’t leave a customer without service. Commercial has service work and it’s in and out with drive time throughout the day. Light commercial new construction is the best work, it’s a quick turn around, more organized and higher pay. If your doing residential new construction your not driving around all day.
Union plumbers,steamfitters and refrigeration fitters local 33 iowa
@Noah Popken Welcome Brother. How is business in Iowa? I’m in Local 100 Dallas
I'm a residential plumber through hone advisor and Angie's list in ohio been number 1 plumber in my county and the next one over through the company for 2 years I want to get proper license and insurance to branch off on my own have my own company and make more money any suggestions on how to go about getting started?
7:50: WHAAAAT? If I were a plumber in that kind of situation I would take my lunch and my water with me UP THE LADDER in order to STAY THERE on lunch break; spare the ladder trips.
I'm in an open shop did you mean lines in residential service but I love doing residential service but I'm still in the Prentice thank you for the videos helping me out
Are you enjoying it @Tremain Spodnik?
Hi Roger. I'm a brand new apprentice working for a company that only does commercial. Will the skills transfer to residential if I wanted to build a house, or help my neighbors fix something? Thanks for the awesome content!
Yes
Are there many union residential companies in the DFW area? Also does the scale change when you go residential?
@Timothy there are several. I am the only residential service company in the Dallas area. Scale is the same right now but we are trying to work on a New Comp system that works with everyone.
@@RogerWakefield
Thank you for your response
Currently working residential new construction for open shop. looking to get into new construction commercial with the union
Residential new construction debating transitioning to service or commercial
I love commercial plumbing
Great video, but the audio is very low. I had my volume turned up to the max but I could barely hear you.
@Mauricio Gomez apparently I hit a knob and messed up the gain. I think we have it fixed now. Thanks for the heads up!!!
Apprentice with 2 years under my belt, non union, some commercial, mostly residential service with about a half dozen new houses every summer, rough in to finish!
I do Commercial irrigation installation
I think I might do commercial to start with for a 3 years or so, then try residential when my knowledge base on plumbing is better. Get a taste of both worlds and see which I like better
Commercial is where the money is at. We do new construction residential where I work but it isn't steady work and barely get 40 hours sometimes. My boss tries not to send us to do service calls because people want to Jew down on the price for a repair. My buddies who work commercial say it is a lot better and more money than residential.
@• Great way to do it! Learn all you can...
@Jason White does all of Canada pay more for commercial?
@Jason White not necessarily true man. I just got hired on as a 4th year, for more than what you mentioned. J men can make up to 35 no problem. Residential just seems like a smaller scale, easier version of commercial, with less stress
Isnt commercial plumbing better pay? Also has unions.
I think with residential the pay is better because you can charge your own rates and it's more steady.
Good video Looking to get into plumbing should I look for an apprenticeship or tech school
Go to an apprenticeship you will learn more in the field then a class room you can learn in the class but the real world job experience is priceless if you graduate a tech school you will probably make less while having to pay back school if you join a union you work in the field and go to class a couple nights a week that's how Tennessee does it anyway
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Dominique Hardy some Tech schools are doing wonderful work. I prefer the union training because of the OJT and classroom combination. Where are you located?
The Expert Plumber Atlanta, Georgia
It's a change of scenery when the drywallers stay over the weekend haha
How much can residential service plumbers make?
Up to 90k a year with the right amount of experience of course
Who makes more money, a residential plumber or a commercial plumber?
A residential plumber if he's good...
New construction where the money at servicing you make all your money on OT‼️
Can You still become a jouneyman in Residential service?
Yes
journeyman and master.
Thanks Roger for giving me a broader understanding the different fields of plumbing, Im interested in Residential Plumbing. And I plan on Lords willing to set up for my local tradesman school for plumbing, sprinkler
There's more critical thinking involved in residential and I like that. I like having to think things through because you don't always have open work space and your jobs laid out for you on paper...
How do you deal with customers who don't want to pay you in service? That is the reason my boss rarely sends us to do service calls when we are slow. He will only do service for his long time customers and sticks to new construction.
@Jo The Great we work on selling the value up front. We tell the customer the price before we start the work. If they don't like it we don't do the work.
The invoice States by texas law payment upon completion.
When I get a refusal to pay I keep the time charging while I wait.
It's important to be clear and upfront through the process as you pull material on to the job site.
During the freeze we had some con artist but you call the police for theft of service and wait on site and charge by the hour. If it takes all day then that's the bill.
Hi do tax take off a lot of money from you? Since plumbers get decent amount of money
Is it possible to be residential service and union. From what I've learned is it's very rare to work for a residential service company that's union.
I like working on people's homes and fixing their problems. It's definitely fulfilling. But at the same time I've realized being apart of a union pays more, better health benefits, and gives you a much better retirement. Kind of a small mini dilemma I'm trying to figure out.
i work for a company that does residential service and new construction. we also do commercial new construction and were union
@@Mike.Hunt69 what city are you out of? Is that common for the union in your area to do residential service? I'm in the central Texas area and it seems like 99 percent of service is handled by private shops.
Ua Local 78, Plumber's Union
Watching this video after part taking in a septic pump replacement🤮
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What is the biggest copper pipe you have ever sweated
17 y/0 none union residential new construction 2nd year apprentice
0 dislikes. Never seen that
30 miles from home?! i travel almost 60 just to get to the shop everyday ! (electrical) not to mention to the job sites
I'm hitting 94 miles rn to the jobsite
I'm a new apprentice at a university. No background with any thing related to trades. Sometimes I feel very lost. Still wondering if I made the right choice making the switch. I wanna give it my best shot. But something holding me back.
I am in a similar situation, interviewing for a commercial plumber apprentice job with no experience other than having done repairs to my scary foreclosure house. I hope it's going well for you.
Am just coming into plumbing I want to know more from you pls help me
What can I help you with?
@@RogerWakefield confused if working with a private company like yours as an apprentice,I will still have you grant me union benefits and journeyman and master license
What licenses and/or qualifications were you holding as a union superintendent?
Hector I I was a Journeyman or Master plumber. Nothing special, I just understood both pipe fitting and plumbing.
I’d like to work for you, I stay in the FW area.
Can a residential plumber with years of experience suddenly decide to go into commercial?
Yes, if he reads and understands and conforms to the proper codes and installations required. Commercial is usually large-scale residential work in a main location.
It was wild at first getting into the commercial side of the field but if someone can do it so can you.
@@Z.the.G can you get into commercial plumbing if you're not union?
Yes you can even go into industrial plumbing, an old friend of mine went into plumbing for areospace satellites for a company he works commission for.
You can do almost anything better without a union
service of high rise buildings of southern ontario canada!
Anyone heard of TDIndustries?
Was that Gary Vee
You dont have to crawl under houses in commercial I think commercial is a little less headache that residential
@Shane Gleaves it is less headache but I think residential has a higher profit margin. If you want to own your own business which sounds better?
Or deal with customers. My buddy does residential as handyman and some customers want to micro manage, try and help you or sit there and watch you do the entire job. F that.
Why are you not a fan of residential new construction?
Maybe because it's more a quantity or quality type work. Hurry up and get it done.
You forgot tips!! In residential
and non-paying customers 😛
first of all let me say good morning. Roger the latra you had on Radentral or comasal indrustral plumbing my chouse is Rasadantral pluming It somting a bout helping order nare people find thear way out of problems thay dont under stand dat my chouse Roger tanks four your lacher
@Brian Donatien you are welcome. I prefer working on residential. Service work is what I enjoy most, although I have done it all. Where are you located?
You know I’m not a union kinda guy hahaha. Commercial service
Cant even bear to listen to the video as the audio quality is awful. if this is going to be used as a teaching video please re upload this one with better audio. other then that , thank you for the knowledge.
Never be tree looper
Greating fuckjng tag line
One in the business and I love residential