Austin Construction News February 2019

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Roll of change

Wood not change a thing

Bryan Thibodeaux, Massif Concrete production manager inside their shop located in the south part of Austin.

Mark Landers, owner of Landers’ Studio

assif Concrete production manager Bryan Thibodeaux, an avid coin collector, is always on the hunt for that prized penny: a 1982 D. The transitional coin, if in good condition, could fetch him $100,000 or more, and sometimes he will buy rolls of pennies just to see if one might appear. Even if he could cash out on that copper, he has no intention of leaving his work, which he has enjoyed doing for the past six years. Thibodeaux, who had a remodeling and residential construction background before joining Massif Concrete, started off as an apprentice for the company. “I didn’t know much about concrete when I had the opportunity to start working with Larry Isgur part-time; then,

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he gave me full employment and I worked my way up. I learned how to weld and do different carpentry; I just learned every aspect of it pretty quick to where he left it to me to take care of it. I’ve been running the company for about two years now –­ talking to clients, getting bids, producing and installing the work, getting materials.” Thibodeaux now has the opportunity to work with Massif Concrete’s new owner, Gabriel Cassady. Isgur, who established Massif Concrete in 2004, recently retired and sold Cassady the business. “Gabriel is from Alabama and has been in Texas for about two years,” Thibodeaux says. “He did concrete manufacturing so he has a lot of different experience with types of molds and continued on Page 16

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oodworking has afforded Mark Landers, owner of woodworking company Landers’ Studio, an enviable life: an 18-step commute from his home to his attached shop every morning, the ability to work with his wife Christina, and two backyard tree houses that he built with zip lines, slides and a crane for his five grandkids. One thing, however, had long eluded Mark. “This is kind of an embarrassing thing, like the story of the shoemaker with no shoes,” he says with a goodnatured laugh. “I promised Tina when we were getting married and putting our mattress on the floor that I would build her a bed. It took me 28 years to build our bed! But we do have some wonderful

furniture from family that has meaning, and we have a few pieces of ours and pieces in the office that I’ve built.” Landers can probably thank his early foray into the law for teaching him convincing arguments for not building the bed sooner. “I had intended to go into law when I was in college, but during my junior year, I took a year sabbatical and framed homes,” he explains. “After I went back to school and finished up, I really loved seeing what I had done at the end of the day, so I went back into homebuilding. In 1975, I started a business called The Wood Joint, but we changed the name in the early ‘80s to better reflect what we did, which was design and build custom furniture. continued on Page 16

Indoor park makes for fun project

n 2011, Larry Puckett acquired Trimbuilt Construction Inc. with every intention to grow, excel, and build inspiration in the construction world. That goal was to fulfill the visions of his clients’ with exemplary performance and service in all aspects of the construction process. He wanted to place the utmost value on every project regardless of size. From Class A tenant interiors to full-scale ground-up projects, all are considered equally important to Trimbuilt. Since 1984, Trimbuilt Construction has created, expanded and remodeled many of Austin’s most recognizable locations. Paired with a high-caliber workforce, Trimbuilt is dedicated to providing the highest level of service and experience available today while delivering each project on time, every time. From pre-construction services, value engineering, MEP design and scheduling, Trimbuilt is structured to meet every

project’s goal and exceed clients’ expectations. With an emphasis on “real time” collaboration, their team is proactive in meeting project deadlines while ensuring the highest level of quality for ongoing projects. Specializing in Class A office interior finish-out, Trimbuilt was the perfect fit for Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park in South Austin. Trimbuilt began the tenant finishout of a 37,750sf indoor park inside a massive building in May 2018 and completed the project in October 2018 at the cost of $1,500,000.00. The project designed to provide fun for adults and kids features private party rooms, rock wall climbing, a trampoline area, dodgeball courts, obstacle and warrior courses, battle beams, laser tag, bowling and a café. The main scope of work included Inside view of Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park

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