hows the construction industry doing

stonethrower

Jimmy_31 wrote: »

Nails and screws are slowly becoming a thing of the past on site nowadays, expanding foam, silicone and gripfill are holding a lot of new builds together.

Oh and not forgetting the first class mortar that will surely stand the test of time:rotfl:

The building game has come full circle as far as i can see, in days gone by it was the foremans job to make sure the work was done correctly and to a high standard, now the foreman says fcuk it just stick it with gripfill its handover tomorrow:rotfl:

I couldn't agree more, I worked on a few new builds and the standard of work is shocking.

SteveV2

We built a few carstone houses. Basically concrete blocks with bits of carstone pushed into them. Terrible quality, bits of stone falling out, always wanting to fall over. I would never buy one of those!

Peanuts for pointing them up, you should see the state of them once done! Holes everywhere. Bit of driving rain and then a frost and I hate to think what will happen.

stonethrower

I worked on these flats, I cannot believe the price people are/were paying for them.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-31632490.html

oneeye1

i was untill 3 months ago a plasterer of 35 years i now own a cab.

SteveV2

oneeye1 wrote: »

i was untill 3 months ago a plasterer of 35 years i now own a cab.

Amazing how many have gone that way. If it gets to the point where it's just not worth it..... I might give that a go myself!

rictus123

Its still worth it though......and any decent tradesmen will always find enough work to earn at least enough to beat minimum wage surely???

Jimmy_31

rictus123 wrote: »

Its still worth it though......and any decent tradesmen will always find enough work to earn at least enough to beat minimum wage surely???

There is no work available to lots of tradesmen.

Im currently doing a 90 mile round trip to earn a 5hit wage for the work im doing.

Plenty of decent tradesman are now driving a cab as well as working in a supermarket or factory.

I cant do private work because nobody around here is spending money on home improvements.

Minimum wage wouldnt come anywhere near what a tradesman needs to earn to keep working, van, commercial insurance, public liability insurance, new tools, new consumables, tool repair, money towards the next van that will be needed. so you have all that extra cost on top of the normal bills.

Most firms around here are paying 80 quid for daywork top line. take off your tax, NI, fuel, consumables for the week and some trades are down to earning 50 quid or less a day. no point doing a skilled job for the same money you get in a factory. (especially now winters coming)

Plenty more will be getting out of the building game as the weeks go by, as some people are already leaving because they can no longer afford to insure their van because the premium has shot up so much.

bo_drinker

I can see more getting out, what they will do I don't know but you're right winters coming and why bust a gut for !!!! money.
80 pound day work was being paid here in the 90s when things weren't good back then. And they want to pay it now it's a joke . Next year doesn't look any better ???

globalds

Another one bites the dust.

http://www.business-sale.com/news/article/potential-administration-for-olympic-contractors-parry-bowen-35459.html

bo_drinker

globalds wrote: »

Another one bites the dust.

http://www.business-sale.com/news/article/potential-administration-for-olympic-contractors-parry-bowen-35459.html

As soon as the stadium is finished there will be a lot going to the wall, and blokes going to the job centre, no follow on work as it was the only basket many had to put their eggs in. Not only construction, there will be others.... they should make hay while the sun shines cos ir's going to p1ss down after the waste of money down there..... :rotfl:

Oh but won't we be glued to the sh1te .....( NOT)