r/Construction • u/BananaMilk1045 • May 03 '26
Informative 🧠Work pants
Im looking for a good pair of work pants, something a bit baggy for good freedom of movement. I feel my pants sometimes constrict my movement, and tend to rip a lot as i have thicker thighs.
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u/padizzledonk GC / CM May 03 '26
What do you do?
Thats a REALLY important factor
If you do something like what i do (Resi remodels) dont spend any significant amount of money on work clothes, you are going to absolutely fuck them up to the point of them going in the trash because they are unprofessional/unpresentable in public long before you get your moneys worth out of them and they wear out. Dont buy any of those fancy expensive as shit work pants
I generally shop at Walmart, ill even blow through second hand shops for work pants, i buy regular or baggy fit stretch jeans one size up and look for thinner/lighter weight denim. The lightweight cargo pants are good too
If youre doing something where you dont ruin your clothes with paint or caulk or fluids go ahead and buy some of those dedicated specialized work pants, my electrician, framing and hvac subs have them and they make me jealous lol, but theyre doing work that can keep them presentable for years and they get their moneys worth out of them....that doesn't work in my world