Ed_MK Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Hi All, I have been busy the last few weeks ...So you might not have seen me! House is coming on ....But due to a last minute abandonment by my bricklayer ... I have ONE pack / 500 to lay to complete the job . All materials , mixer and scaffold are on site ..ready to roll ...but other trades are waiting now so it has to be ASAP ... Know anyone?...then please message me After sending dozen of texts and paying for most of he job (including accommodation for far longer than expected) ...I was told that he "doesn't really do heights" ...its 20 foot max?!? and that the travelling is "too much for them" Real issue is obviously that we should have made sure we held enough back until the job was complete, now they cant be bothered with the last 2 days work and are fed up...the last day on site they laid 60 bricks ( i counted them) and then left me to point them up because of the "long dive back" ...So only doing 4 hours and then basically sodding off ...you think they would have cleaned up ...? Nope Cement mixer caked in an inch of crud, tipped the last half a load over the roofing laths that belong to the roofer So if anyone knows a good guy that wants 2 days work finishing a job (and can start urgently) please put them in touch with me ...or me to them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Ughhh. Self-building isn't for the faint hearted is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recoveringbuilder Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Sounds about right for the building trade, should have employed polish workers that’s my conclusion ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Christine Walker said: Sounds about right for the building trade, should have employed polish workers that’s my conclusion ! There’s good and bad Plenty of Polish will do the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Christine Walker said: [...] should have employed polish workers that’s my conclusion ! I had one, .......... once...... paid him slightly over the going rate, got on well. And then he was gone Poooof! Gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 1 hour ago, recoveringacademic said: I had one, .......... once...... paid him slightly over the going rate, got on well. And then he was gone Poooof! Gone. This is the trouble Ian With most of the jobbers that we see on selfbuilds there’s little chance of getting them back if things go wrong With Easten Europeans you have no chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian young Posted November 12, 2018 Share Posted November 12, 2018 I assume the work is all done and dusted now, but I feel for you,, the actions of the original bricklayers just make it harder for bricklayers like me to be taken seriously,, i have just finished buijding a couple of houses, on pricework,, the money was split into lifts, ( ground floor, 1st floor etc) and there was just as much profit on the gables ensuring everyone was happy to finish! Hope its all good now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_MK Posted November 22, 2018 Author Share Posted November 22, 2018 It is thanks guys. I think the moral here is look at the progress weekly. I should have realised they were VERY slow after a few weeks. Despite getting paid weekly ..We were still getting asked for "subs" ...in the end the job took over TWICE as long as we were told, and i could see they were getting fed up. Frequently late, slack practises, rough work I should have binned them off earlier ...my wife told me to . It was a red flag that on some days they laid about 200 brick! and the "labourer" (hmmm) carried bricks from one side of the site to the other 3 at a time in his hands, just to pass the time once they had wheedled enough of the money from us, boom ....it was both got ill (strange) wont be able to finish ....click ...no more contact i made the mistake on looking at the both as friends (almost) ...but i WONT let it happen again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 (edited) 'Tis why I'll DIY 'till I die! Get yourself a Bricky tool and have a go. Bloke in the video is a good lad who I've had a couple of email exchanges with. Purists will scoff I'm sure. My chippy mates borrowed the "Bricky" and were equally impressed. I've got the original one in the video but they do a double width / adjustable one now. (My gripe with the original kit was the ad said it came with a Marshall trowel and it was in fact a Rolson stamped copy. Pretty good to be fair. I emailed Noel, got a personal email/apology back and got the Marshall trowel sent out along with a load of freebies. The galv "clips" for holding the string line are superb. Now both trowels are worn I can't tell which is which). Edited November 22, 2018 by Onoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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