How to find labourer

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Rolandtheroadie wrote: »

A handyman possibly?

Yes. A handyman could well be the answer. It's a job I would have undertaken back in my handyman days.

southcoastrgi

A labourer is unlikely to have any insurance & you will be responsible if anything happens, so it might not work out as cheap as you hope

brightontraveller

[FONT=&quot]“My insurance co. said i would need to check their insurance” what has it got to do with the insurance company?? (alarm bells start ringing) [/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot] laborers work for builders/ contractor etc under there umbrella hence they don't need there own insurance? [/FONT][/FONT]
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Laborers are not demolition experts? [/FONT][FONT=&quot]why would insurance company recommend you use them and not someone [FONT=&quot]suitably[/FONT] qualified to do so ?[/FONT][/FONT]

“demolish a small building “ could be listed, made of absolutely anything asbestos , brick , timber mud ,hay[FONT=&quot] et[FONT=&quot]c[/FONT][/FONT]

Is there services , gas , water, electricity, drainage etc or whom has verified dead, live etc there or not ? [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]You need to elaborate construction,. location etc or you'll just get guesses from the clueless [/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]:rotfl:[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]


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moneyistooshorttomention

southcoastrgi wrote: »

A labourer is unlikely to have any insurance & you will be responsible if anything happens, so it might not work out as cheap as you hope

I'd be interested to read any links to info. on who is responsible if a labourer injures himself on your property.

I had a couple of labourers doing a lot of work on my house initially and only found out they didnt have insurance cover at about the time I wanted them to take a look at the roof. At that point I found out they didnt have it/though it only costs around £50 or so pa and wouldnt let them near my roof (from the pov of my roof itself).

I certainly assumed they would "deal with it" themselves if they injured themselves and my worst case analysis was that they would be covered by my standard house insurance policy - as my visitors were covered and I just assumed they would count as "my visitors".

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It would be useful to have more definite info/sources of links than "No - workmen wouldnt be covered" - and we're left thinking "How do they know that?"

Rain_Shadow

Try a ground work company. they will be used to demolishing buildings and clearing and levelling the site and my experience is they will do it very quickly. Probably no more than a morning's work with the right equipment.

Annie1960

brightontraveller wrote: »

[FONT=&quot]“My insurance co. said i would need to check their insurance” what has it got to do with the insurance company?? (alarm bells start ringing)


This has everything to do with my insurance company, as they want to point out areas they don't cover and tell me to make sure I'm covered elsewhere. Architect also confirmed this.


[/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot] laborers work for builders/ contractor etc under there umbrella hence they don't need there own insurance? [/FONT][/FONT]
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Laborers are not demolition experts? [/FONT][FONT=&quot]why would insurance company recommend you use them and not someone [FONT=&quot]suitably[/FONT] qualified to do so ?[/FONT][/FONT]

Reading comprehension does not appear to be your strong point. Insurance co did not recommend I use a labourer! they merely stated that whoever I use should be insured.

“demolish a small building “ could be listed, made of absolutely anything asbestos , brick , timber mud ,hay[FONT=&quot] et[FONT=&quot]c[/FONT][/FONT]



Is there services , gas , water, electricity, drainage etc or whom has verified dead, live etc there or not ? [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]You need to elaborate construction,. location etc or you'll just get guesses from the clueless [/FONT][FONT=&quot][FONT=&quot]:rotfl:[/FONT][/FONT][FONT=&quot]


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It is just bricks and wood. No services.

This issue has now been resolved as architect has recommended someone appropriate. Thanks to those of you who have made constructive suggestions.

Annie1960

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

I'd be interested to read any links to info. on who is responsible if a labourer injures himself on your property.

I had a couple of labourers doing a lot of work on my house initially and only found out they didnt have insurance cover at about the time I wanted them to take a look at the roof. At that point I found out they didnt have it/though it only costs around £50 or so pa and wouldnt let them near my roof (from the pov of my roof itself).

I certainly assumed they would "deal with it" themselves if they injured themselves and my worst case analysis was that they would be covered by my standard house insurance policy - as my visitors were covered and I just assumed they would count as "my visitors".

:eek:

It would be useful to have more definite info/sources of links than "No - workmen wouldnt be covered" - and we're left thinking "How do they know that?"

Speak to your insurance company. I spoke to mine, as advised to do by architect. Without the architect's advice I would not have thought of speaking to them.

See this link.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/insurance/2848189/Take-cover-before-the-builders-come.html

Annie1960

mchale wrote: »

Gumtree ?

My initial search results linked to Gumtree, but these were ads for companies and agencies wishing to hire labourers, not ads from labourers wanting jobs.

southcoastrgi

I'm confused, why are you using an architect to demolish a small building ?

Annie1960

southcoastrgi wrote: »

I'm confused, why are you using an architect to demolish a small building ?

Obviously I'm not doing this. The architect did drawings for the replacement.