Going rate for labour in Glasgow area

[eandg]

Just wondering if anyone knows the going rate for bricklaying is (by 1000 bricks) in the west of Scotland at the minute - considering what our external skin will be and looking to compare options. Thanks!

[ToughButterCup]

Good luck @eandg. 

No idea of your labour costs, but if you can get labour in West Lancs,   £1 per brick - two lads labouring on -  and they don't work if it looks like rain.

[nod]

I’m in the NW of England

Going rate on the sites I work on seems to be around 385 per 1000

 But the company’s are keeping them in work 52 weeks per year

and covering wet time 

[eandg]

Thanks both. First one suggests it's not viable, second that it might be. Has anyone any experience of brickies doing 'homers' for full new builds (and knowledge of whether warranty providers would accept that)?

[Declan52]

The warranty providers won't care who or when it was built. The only bits that matter are  the  how long and how much. If they are doing it in the evenings and weekends and their work is acceptable and you are happy with that method then all is good.  

[Brickie]

7 hours ago, nod said:

I’m in the NW of England

Going rate on the sites I work on seems to be around 385 per 1000

 But the company’s are keeping them in work 52 weeks per year

and covering wet time 

Those rates & the covered wet time suggest they’re on the cards I.e. essentially bona fide employees. NW rates I see on social media groups are around £500/1000 & £14/m2 blockwork & that’s through a brickwork firm taking a cut. 

[nod]

8 hours ago, Brickie said:

Those rates & the covered wet time suggest they’re on the cards I.e. essentially bona fide employees. NW rates I see on social media groups are around £500/1000 & £14/m2 blockwork & that’s through a brickwork firm taking a cut. 

Yep Brickies are in short  supply round here many have gone cards in with holiday and exstra insentives for weekends 

This has had a knock on effect for the self employed With company’s guaranteeing a daily amount Rain or shine 

At moment you will have to pay a premium for a one off job