Keep Craft Alive Podcast: Episode 17, Beth Pointer, Done Construction

The Fine Homebuilding Podcast

Fine Homebuilding Magazine

Leisure, Construction, Keepcraftalive, Home & Garden, How To, Drywall, Craftsmanship, Education, Homebuilding, Houses

4.6 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2022

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Beth Pointer is celebrating five years in business as a contractor, through it’s been a long journey to get there, with a path that leads from an English major, to ironworking and labor organizing. Her remodeling business, Done Construction, now focuses on kitchens and baths.

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0:00.0	If you're a window installer, you deserve a simple choice.
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0:23.1	Andersonwindows.com. Welcome to Find Home Buildings Keep Craft Alive podcast, where we have
0:35.8	conversations with skilled, passionate tradespeople about their work. By igniting a passion for the trades, KeepCraft Alive is helping to close the
0:42.9	skills gap. This is Andrew Zellner, editorial director of Fine Home Building and the executive director
0:47.8	of KeepCraft Alive. I'm here to introduce you to some of the most talented and passionate individuals
0:52.6	who are shaping the residential design and building scene. I meet many of the most talented and passionate individuals who are shaping the residential
0:54.1	design and building scene. I meet many of the people I speak with through fine home building,
0:58.7	and our work to inform and empower those who design, build, and remodel. Guests on the show include
1:04.6	builders, architects, consultants, tradespeople, educators, building scientists, and pretty much anyone
1:10.7	who is upholding the values
1:12.1	of true craft in an effort to build better homes and a better building community. We fund student
1:17.4	scholarships to support those who want to pursue careers in the trades with our partner Skills
1:21.9	USA. Visit kiecraftelive.org for more information and to support getting more folks into the trades.
1:28.9	Our conversation today is with Beth Pointer, contractor and owner of Dunn Construction in Baltimore.
1:36.8	It's a bit of a back and forth. I started, I went to college for English and got out and had a, had a reason to need health insurance. And my friend was
1:46.1	running the apprenticeship program at the Ironworkers local union in St. Louis. And so I got into that
1:54.0	program and worked as a union iron worker in St. Louis became a journeyman for several years. And then I got into
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