Little Builder Gifts

'When I grow up, I want to be a hydraulic engineer...'

'You like it? I'm getting a government grant for Phase 2.'

A child builds a really long wall along a beach.

Kids on Building Site.

Timmy has a great future in nano-technology.

Boy finds tricycle propped up on building bricks after wheels stolen.

'Don't worry, she's going to hold the nails.'

'Look at the stool I made... next I'm going to build a violin!'

Young Frank Lloyd Wright

"Yes. I said 2 by 2, but you needed to use 2 by 4s for the Ark...begin again."

Lady using paint roller as rolling pin for baking dough.

Painting by the numbers for adults

'What a drive! Our boy's going to go a long, long way.'

Support Group for a Good Problem

'Good news. I found where the termites have been living.'

'These elves sure are helpful around the house.'

Why it's bad when home owners change their minds about the bathroom's location late in a building project.

'Couldn't you just bring a bucket and spade like other children?'

"Thanks! Carl put his heart and soul into it, along with, of course, lots of mud and a boatload of his own saliva."

'How many studio apartment construction projects did you say you'd worked on before?'

"This the first time you guys ever installed an above-ground pool?"

"Measure twice, cut once...and curse three times!"

'I found the termites!'

"We're having one heck of a time building that trapezoidal thing of yours..."

Another All Steel Home Built By Wit Construction.

God's Subcontractors

"Remember now, anything is DIY-abe if you just do it yourself."

Do it yourself books.

'The housing market may be flat, but pillow-fort construction is blooming!'

'You've reached McWit Quality Construction. If your foundation has cracked, press 1, if your plumbing is leaking press 2, if your house is collapsing, press 3 ...'

Name one serious woodworker who doesn't use state of the art kit. Thomas Chippendale.

"Well, yes, it's not what you would call a practical nest, but my wife insisted on using an architect..."

Crane operator Jimmy Morrison liked to break in new guys by giving them what he called a 'sky wedgie.'

'I don't care what the blueprints say, I'm certain HE strongly suggested a roof.'

'I like it but frankly, I had something more substantial in mind.'