AirgunGuy 362 Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 10 blocks in a meter most brickies i know are getting about £1 to £1.20 a 4" concrete block So the price i got for 1 quid a block is goin rate? yes 1quid a block is going rate for 4"block work you wont get much cheaper unless you get a pole to do it lol Its 6" block on flat. I know him and have worked with him. I got him some work from a guy that i do work for so he did say he would do me a good price. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.P.R 2,798 Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 (edited) Anyway...... Av just laid a brick.... In ma toilet...... Cost me a pound a brick...... A pound of mince in the shepherds pie i ate last night Edited March 9, 2013 by Blue Pocket Rocket 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,716 Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Brickies seem to have been hit hardest on the rates in recent years, a lot of mates are on less than 100 a day, poor sites, poorly run and shit rates, problem is you kick off and someone comes along and does it, and so the shit rates remain..... But ( around here anyway) there is a lot of work, if your decent your working.... Dealing with main contractors is a ball ache.... 2.5% discount and 5% retention ( which you've got to fight for a year later).... But that's supplying materials and labour... Had 1 company few years back, when we were labour only, taking 2% CITB and 5% retention, that didn't last long... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
just jack 998 Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Brickies seem to have been hit hardest on the rates in recent years, a lot of mates are on less than 100 a day, poor sites, poorly run and shit rates, problem is you kick off and someone comes along and does it, and so the shit rates remain..... But ( around here anyway) there is a lot of work, if your decent your working.... Dealing with main contractors is a ball ache.... 2.5% discount and 5% retention ( which you've got to fight for a year later).... But that's supplying materials and labour... Had 1 company few years back, when we were labour only, taking 2% CITB and 5% retention, that didn't last long... i agree new kid but i think "if your decent your working" has well gone out of the window Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,716 Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Brickies seem to have been hit hardest on the rates in recent years, a lot of mates are on less than 100 a day, poor sites, poorly run and shit rates, problem is you kick off and someone comes along and does it, and so the shit rates remain..... But ( around here anyway) there is a lot of work, if your decent your working.... Dealing with main contractors is a ball ache.... 2.5% discount and 5% retention ( which you've got to fight for a year later).... But that's supplying materials and labour... Had 1 company few years back, when we were labour only, taking 2% CITB and 5% retention, that didn't last long... i agree new kid but i think "if your decent your working" has well gone out of the window Maybe mate, but if you turn out quality work you have more chance than some of the shit out there..... In my game I know the good gangs and the shit ones and its rare to find the good ones not working.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
just jack 998 Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 its the main builders and also the agencies i'm talking about as they don't give a fook i think, yes quality is best but would you buy a new build by a major builder? i wouldn't my house is near 30 yrs old and its shat by the way, it was a shepherd home apparently Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,716 Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Not a chance mate, the new builds are awful, whole sites thrown up in months Ffs.... It's all about hitting deadlines.... I don't work on the housing side, more industrial and commercial buildings.... But like you say, more and more its price driven now.. Even customers I've worked with for years want they're pound of flesh.. And the bigger main contractors are cutting it to the bone, it's a hard market place now...... To make money on the tools now you've got to be good, the prices are to tight for fck ups... If you finish a job and are left with a load of snagging you can kiss goodbye to any profit... The other problem being, the way sites are managed... Some are chaos now because the trades are all on top of each other, poor planning from the start and everyone's on catch up... But there's still work about... Some big builds going on down this way and companies like KFC putting up new builds everywhere.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the scudd 82 Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 don,t seem to matter if your good or bad, i have been rendering and dashing in birmingham and i have a certain amount of pride in my work, some gangs were just throwing the stuff on the walls i mean it was a disgrace the way they left some houses but thet still got paid the same as us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nothernlite 18,090 Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 (edited) Brickys here around £1 a block...not sure about facing brick...been a few years since i done any site work!you were getting a £1 a block when all the showcase cinemas were getting built that was in the mid ninetys i think dont think they will be getting that now boy says £8 pound a meter how many blocks in a meter What the fcuk are ye on aboot davy??? A never fcukin saod i was gettin a quid a block. Read the post...a got a price of roughly a quid a block to build ma wall at the front of ma hoose!!! Are ye gonny keep havin digs at me on a fcukin internet forum like a ten yr old school lassie or are ye gonny chap the door and we'll talk about it like men???If yir no then fcukin jog on!!! bobby to me its called humour but if you think it digs you must be paranoid about something will come in and see you during the week and as far a jogging concerned your having a f****n laugh Edited March 10, 2013 by nothernlite Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepitcovert 842 Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Building trade is knackered 10 years ago i was getting £300 per thou £8 a metre blockwork or £12 per hour daywork, then came our east european cousins, rates plummeted, so did the standard of work, there aint a bricky on site that hasnt had to put some of their work right. Now youve got to buy a permit to work [cscs card] construction skills certificate scam , and take a health and safety test that a trained chimp could pass. public liability insurance, retensions, hse , the list is endless. Dont ever want to set foot on a big site again, cant see it improving for a long time yet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,716 Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Cscs, working at heights, 1 man per gang 5 day SSS ( site safety supervisor), We have 4 of us doing an NVQ at the minute in management, so we can get the black card some of the main contractors require .. Public liability, employers liability, contractors all risk, professional indemnity ( for design work).... IPAF ( for tele handler, scissor lift etc), ticket to put up Ali towers ( pasma I think), asbestos awareness ticket... The list goes on with certification for site work.... It ain't easy anymore.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Qbgrey 4,175 Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 we dont get any extras nothing for lintels dpc etc,the subby started taking 3% of me and my mate for citb training he only did it once that wasnt happening lol . if you dont get any extra for lintels dpc etc you must be getting paid for measuring through the windows and stuff yup true,i price 12 pound for blocks and a[round 43 to 45 threw cavity.thats proper brickwork I wont stoop to shit work,topntailed double pointed ,no brush marks,some of the brickwork on these sites is digusting the trades dead,its hard to earn with all the new codes .,ie.kingspan insulation is a ball ache with plinth work,party walls in concretes with insulation with no joints for sound.all code 3. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twobob 1,497 Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Cscs, working at heights, 1 man per gang 5 day SSS ( site safety supervisor), We have 4 of us doing an NVQ at the minute in management, so we can get the black card some of the main contractors require .. Public liability, employers liability, contractors all risk, professional indemnity ( for design work).... IPAF ( for tele handler, scissor lift etc), ticket to put up Ali towers ( pasma I think), asbestos awareness ticket... The list goes on with certification for site work.... It ain't easy anymore.. the asbestos awareness is the biggest fxckin rip off only lasts a year all the others you mention 3/4/5 years Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fatasafool 216 Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 (edited) Brickys here around £1 a block...not sure about facing brick...been a few years since i done any site work! at that money it must be 10 years from you done any work [/quote Im not a bricky mate. Only going by a price i got to build a wall at the front of my house last week. Its been a few years since ive done the roofs and roughcasting on the sites and knew the prices then through takin to the brickys!!! So whats the goin rate for 6" block on flat? i dont know mate im a window cleaner lol Edited March 10, 2013 by fatasafool Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sams-man 44 Posted March 10, 2013 Report Share Posted March 10, 2013 Brickys here around £1 a block...not sure about facing brick...been a few years since i done any site work!you were getting a £1 a block when all the showcase cinemas were getting built that was in the mid ninetys i think dont think they will be getting that now boy says £8 pound a meter how many blocks in a meter What the fcuk are ye on aboot davy??? A never fcukin saod i was gettin a quid a block. Read the post...a got a price of roughly a quid a block to build ma wall at the front of ma hoose!!! Are ye gonny keep havin digs at me on a fcukin internet forum like a ten yr old school lassie or are ye gonny chap the door and we'll talk about it like men???If yir no then fcukin jog on!!! bobby to me its called humour but if you think it digs you must be paranoid about something will come in and see you during the week and as far a jogging concerned your having a f****n laugh a dont think he meant YOU personally airgun guy just brickies in general,well thats the way a see it,nae need to fly off the handle there a dont think. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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