mate bet you had herd it before(stay on at school) ive been in the building trade 20 years its not all wots it's cracked up to be.working in the rain-frost-wind but allright for 2weeks out of the year we get a bit of sun.i got city and guilds in plastering and thats my main job .but you have to do allsorts building-tiling-roofing ect.money depends on who you work for. big firms around were i live pay about£9--10 PER hour but if you can get work with a smaller firm you could get around£12-13 per hour on the books and about£15 per hour c/i/s which adds up if your working 45hours per like i do