Any noticeable change?

[jigsaw 11,899]

For the British lads,any noticeable downturn on the economy/work?I was told by a lad it's slowing down on the building line over there....any truth in that? It's still tipping away here but not as ferocious as it was,still work to be got but not in the abundance of a few months ago....

[fireman 10,994]

The bread and butter of the building firm i work for is social housing and insurance stuff,but we've taken on more big projects like total knock down and rebuilds than they have for a while. Housing estates being built fecking every where in south Norfolk or so it seems to me so this way it seems full on still..

[poxon 5,768]

Some people say it’s coming a slow down I’ve got 1 site out of nine sites I visit that’s slowing down but it’s down to the area an price of houses on there there mega money they are just not selling but I’m flat out still at the moment I’ve just took on another 3 big sites but I think a recession is definitely coming but gunner keep pushing on making hay while the sun shines an keep squirrelling cash a way 

[keepdiggin 9,561]

I’m really busy at the moment just took on another spread to help with the workload. I wanna be off the tools this year 

[Greyman 28,945]

New housing projects still popping up on a weekly basis in Gloucestershire at the moment, and my boy is still flat out on the ground work so I think we are more in the process of talking ourselves into a reception than actually having one, I,m in the process of sticking my house on the market the estate agent still thinks it will sell within 3months as the mortgage rates are still cheaper than rent, hope he’s right

[Daniel cain 46,193]

No sign of slowing down for myself and the lads I work  for

[NEWKID 27,461]

37 minutes ago, keepdiggin said:

I’m really busy at the moment just took on another spread to help with the workload. I wanna be off the tools this year 

We're that busy im back on the tools! Lol

[DIDO.1 22,845]

Less cash about. Not sure if this is a slow down or just people getting out of the habit of using it. If I do a job local or for someone I half know I've always said 'just call it £20' or 'buy us a drink'..... fckin people these days ask if they can transfer it or ask if I take Apple pay ( whatever the fck that is). It's twenty quid FFS , go to the cash machine!!

[keepdiggin 9,561]

10 minutes ago, DIDO.1 said:

Less cash about. Not sure if this is a slow down or just people getting out of the habit of using it. If I do a job local or for someone I half know I've always said 'just call it £20' or 'buy us a drink'..... fckin people these days ask if they can transfer it or ask if I take Apple pay ( whatever the fck that is). It's twenty quid FFS , go to the cash machine!!

I remember a mate if fitted some gates for someone and said just get me a drink poor c**t ended up with two cans of carling 

[jigsaw 11,899]

There's tons of new houses going up here,but at almost 60 I try avoid that if possible,it's flat to the mat all day every day,I try do mostly commercial/private work when possible,...after X mass could be interesting, hopefully it'll keep rolling along at the same pace

[Born Hunter 17,812]

On a similar note, I’ve just remortgaged…. Jesus Christ!

I predict a housing crisis as many folks can’t manage the hike.

[Greyman 28,945]

3 minutes ago, Born Hunter said:

On a similar note, I’ve just remortgaged…. Jesus Christ!

I predict a housing crisis as many folks can’t manage the hike.

I just managed to fix mine for the next 5 years but it was getting sketchy as rates seemed to be rising daily I only owe a small one so when house is sold will pay it off and hopefully have enough to buy another house in a year or so when the arse falls out the market

[Born Hunter 17,812]

6 minutes ago, Greyman said:

I just managed to fix mine for the next 5 years but it was getting sketchy as rates seemed to be rising daily I only owe a small one so when house is sold will pay it off and hopefully have enough to buy another house in a year or so when the arse falls out the market

Ive always kept a healthy margin between income and outgoings so I can manage this but it did make me wince. My fixed rate went from 1.79% to 5.39%!

Wish I had fixed for ten years when I took that 1.79%!

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

I’d say we are busier here in Wilts  than we’ve been for 3 years .Just got plans for 4 more extensions including one that went back to tender because of price hikes .

Getting work is the easy bit ,it’s keeping pace with the material increases that’s the problem .

Timber has just gone up again as well as  concrete blocks and bricks .Aggregate seems stable but how much longer  with fuel creeping up I don’t know .I used to honour quotes for 3 months price wise but nowadays it’s 1 month so if a customer confirms now ,they need to have everything in position for a start by end of month or it’s another 4 % on the job .

Labour seems to have topped out here at 250-300 a day for trades with unskilled at 150 which is barmy when you think a tradesman was on that 3 years 

Trades seems to be minimum lead time of 4 weeks booking at moment .

Ive a pair of ally bifolds on order for a job that had a lead time of 27 weeks ,almost up .Prior planning prevents piss poor performance rings true for smooth cash flow .

Personally  can’t see a downturn any time soon here .

[Qbgrey 4,143]

My phone phone don’t  ring as much as before, I think people are panicking a bit,about extending thier homes . the Land Rover dealers said to me they are flat out with orders and my mate who sells Toyotas said some people are backing out of a new car they ordered. We will talk ourselves into a recession again I reckon. As long  as beers under a £10 a pint were be ok.