wheres all the chippy work gone? dead :cry:
19-01-2009, 05:56 PM
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19-01-2009, 05:57 PM
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, haha! there's some funny people on site, i usually have the biggest bullshitter come talk to me lol, the last site i was on in tooting bec london though, most the chippy's where a good laugh and we still send each other abusive tx messages now and again,but should be worth a try on the Q.E i'll have to start mooching about some more, i just have to watch because of papers that's all, people are funny about it even though i can still do a good job
, and i'll keep that trick in mind i no a good shower usually does the job it's just waiting all that time till you get home
have you had to put the pin through your nail yet that's another eye opener isn't it
19-01-2009, 06:03 PM
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Im a building contractor, also specialising in hard landscaping also.
Got an extention/conversion new duoble gararge and 100m2 drive to do in March and another house in my village with major structural alterations to do (love these jobs as theres no planning or building regs as such, Can just get on and do a nice job with out stalling every 5 mins to get the nod from a suit in a hi-vis, i fooking hate paper work!)
So im good for 6 months or so.
After that tho, who knows, i may have to start advertising, never have done before but will if i have to
Got an extention/conversion new duoble gararge and 100m2 drive to do in March and another house in my village with major structural alterations to do (love these jobs as theres no planning or building regs as such, Can just get on and do a nice job with out stalling every 5 mins to get the nod from a suit in a hi-vis, i fooking hate paper work!)
So im good for 6 months or so.
After that tho, who knows, i may have to start advertising, never have done before but will if i have to
19-01-2009, 06:22 PM
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, haha! there's some funny people on site, i usually have the biggest bullshitter come talk to me lol, the last site i was on in tooting bec london though, most the chippy's where a good laugh and we still send each other abusive tx messages now and again,but should be worth a try on the Q.E i'll have to start mooching about some more, i just have to watch because of papers that's all, people are funny about it even though i can still do a good job
, and i'll keep that trick in mind i no a good shower usually does the job it's just waiting all that time till you get home
have you had to put the pin through your nail yet that's another eye opener isn't it
20-01-2009, 05:36 PM
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i text him today about some numbers,i will post on this thread when i get them.
he is on holiday but doing a bit of work cash in hand labouring,says he is getting 800 dollars a week(he does tend to add a percentage of bullshit sometimes tho so might not be 800).
he sent me these pics too..
his place at the moment
the beach down the road
22-01-2009, 05:02 PM
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just got a call from where i was working, he'd like me and 2 people i work with back to do finals aswell as 2nd fix again, i think he's now realised the quality was better, im well happy 
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22-01-2009, 05:14 PM
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what do you call second fix? finishings as in door frames, skirtings and facings etc? good news for you anyway.hopefully bosses will realise that with less employees to cover the donkeys having a good guy on good earnings is better than having to send someone back to fix the original work a cheaper donkey did.
22-01-2009, 05:17 PM
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what do you call second fix? finishings as in door frames, skirtings and facings etc? good news for you anyway.hopefully bosses will realise that with less employees to cover the donkeys having a good guy on good earnings is better than having to send someone back to fix the original work a cheaper donkey did.
22-01-2009, 05:41 PM
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yeh, between this job and the last. this time last year prices were about £400 more per flat and between the 3 of us can turn out 4-5 flats a week so alot of money lost 
22-01-2009, 05:42 PM
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Im gutted ive just had to turn down 2 weeks of a good paying job to keep a contractor i do alot of work for happy, best keeping him sweet for the long term. I for am flat out. Im a chippy to.
22-01-2009, 05:53 PM
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were seeing £1200 for a 3 bed house , thats including the kitchen thats already assembled with precut tops.make up all frames,hang doors,cills,skirtings, facings and fit cheapo ironmongry. me and my mate can turn over 1 to completion in 3 days, 8-5, so it works out at about £200 each a day. £600 for a 1 bed flat done in a day and 2 hours so about £200 a shift again. clerk of works is fussy as fook so everything had to be quality. social housing is were its at just now for housing assosiations and councils etc.
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were seeing £1200 for a 3 bed house , thats including the kitchen thats already assembled with precut tops.make up all frames,hang doors,cills,skirtings, facings and fit cheapo ironmongry. me and my mate can turn over 1 to completion in 3 days, 8-5, so it works out at about £200 each a day. £600 for a 1 bed flat done in a day and 2 hours so about £200 a shift again. clerk of works is fussy as fook so everything had to be quality. social housing is were its at just now for housing assosiations and councils etc.
. makes me sick looking at some of the crap people turn out and claim to be carpenters .we can only really work till 4 as it gets bit too dark and agents want to start locking up, but if your grafting hard you want to be taking home 1k a week but its getting real hard to now
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