I can do it myself but i have loads of other stuff to do as i'm doing a loft conversion / rear extension and i'm a bit slow with the blockwork and figure a pro can do it in a fraction of the time. He's maltese and didn't do too bad today i thought.

I had my mate there as labourer but he wanted to do it all himself and so i just let him get on with it whilst me and my mate worked on the roof. On his own he prob laid about 50 blocks i'd say so not particularily quick but then he was doing it all himself. i reckon it'll be up to full height in another day or two so for £200-300 i've got it finished and dont have to worry about it.

I dont think he's a proper bricklayer as he also does plastering, tiling etc. He's just an all rounder type guy but it's ok for me as it saves me doing it and it's not expensive. His workmanship seemed fine for what i need too.