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Post by petehodges on Jul 31, 2008 18:22:57 GMT 1
is it me or things getting really bad out there ? i,m a chippy and round here (herts) building work has really gone too the wall ,they even shuting big sites up that are not finshed or half started ! so i have thrown in the towel with site work and now work for a small devloper ,for how long i dont no? whats things like round where you live lads?  |
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Post by Norbo on Jul 31, 2008 18:36:03 GMT 1
The big places still have to pay you even if the houses they are building do not sell so they may as well not finish the homes as the more money the put in to it is all a loss if they cant sell them . I am seeing it all over. Its the same in the notts area, half finished homes on small site's all over .
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Post by kwack10 on Jul 31, 2008 19:43:36 GMT 1
I work in a stores of a local building firm and its really quiet on the housing side. Luckily we also do contract work and that is helping. Layed a load of last year, mostly subies but talk of more come sept  |
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Post by scott on Jul 31, 2008 20:56:29 GMT 1
i'm a chippy working on new houses at the mo and it's exactly the same here,i'm on a big persimmons site and it's ready for closing down,last 2 houses to final fix then thats it.god knows what i'm gunna do  |
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Post by gazzatt2 on Aug 1, 2008 15:04:38 GMT 1
in the motor trade
very quite eveywhere in Essex
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Post by billbott on Aug 1, 2008 15:25:48 GMT 1
Engineering -
Busy.
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Post by lovely on Aug 1, 2008 18:03:18 GMT 1
i work for the plumbcentre in north devon, and were are quiet, last week or so been sat on our arses, yapping and drinking tea. dont mind doing nowt, but makes you worry when it goes on so long as this
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Post by spondonchris on Aug 1, 2008 18:59:11 GMT 1
Our business is suffering a bit as we are in the leisure side of things and people dont have the spare cash like they did last year what with petrol prices etc, the work problems im reading here are typical everywhere at the mo, hopefully stuff will pick up sooner rather than later.
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Post by petehodges on Aug 1, 2008 19:06:42 GMT 1
i'm a chippy working on new houses at the mo and it's exactly the same here,i'm on a big persimmons site and it's ready for closing down,last 2 houses to final fix then thats it.god knows what i'm gunna do hi scott i,m a secound fixer and used too workon big sites like your self on price the rates keep getting shiter and shiter,worked for the same firm on site for 7 years and done ok , but then this all started and it was like do it or f@@k off!. told him i was going away and never went back had a month off then had a bit of luck a mate of mine is best mates and works for a property devloper oh shit i thought this wont last long !! terns out he builds and owns his own nursing homes and allways has something for me too do, the hours are a bit longer than i used too do and its on daywork  but the way things are going it may see me threw! hope you get sorted mate i know what its like when work runs dry i allways on the look for work so if i see any your way i,ll send you a pm  |
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Post by scott on Aug 1, 2008 20:31:05 GMT 1
i'm a chippy working on new houses at the mo and it's exactly the same here,i'm on a big persimmons site and it's ready for closing down,last 2 houses to final fix then thats it.god knows what i'm gunna do hi scott i,m a secound fixer and used too workon big sites like your self on price the rates keep getting shiter and shiter,worked for the same firm on site for 7 years and done ok , but then this all started and it was like do it or f@@k off!. told him i was going away and never went back had a month off then had a bit of luck a mate of mine is best mates and works for a property devloper oh shit i thought this wont last long !! terns out he builds and owns his own nursing homes and allways has something for me too do, the hours are a bit longer than i used too do and its on daywork but the way things are going it may see me threw! hope you get sorted mate i know what its like when work runs dry i allways on the look for work so if i see any your way i,ll send you a pm thanks m8.i do everything from joists,roof and finishing work and the last roof i put on was months ago.like u say the moneys just gone down and down,the subby i work for is called coopers and he's now inlisted with an agency and the money is well shit but if thats all there is then it's gotta be done. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2008 20:56:03 GMT 1
try finding a decent paying job? the bloody minimum wage is all that most people want to pay, where do the government get off on that you can actually LIVE on that! been doing a bit on the side just to keep going but if i don't get work soon i'm in the shite, may lose the house  (rented housing asso.) (thats why the hybrid's taken so long NO MONEY!) |
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Post by scott on Aug 1, 2008 22:11:28 GMT 1
try finding a decent paying job? the bloody minimum wage is all that most people want to pay, where do the government get off on that you can actually LIVE on that! been doing a bit on the side just to keep going but if i don't get work soon i'm in the shite, may lose the house (rented housing asso.) (thats why the hybrid's taken so long NO MONEY!) i think there will be alot of people losing there houses the way it's goin m8,right load-a-shit at the mo. my m8's gone to canada and is snowen under wiv work and he wants to come back to this shit hole |
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Post by scott on Aug 1, 2008 22:16:16 GMT 1
if either of you guys can fit a velux window in my loft gimmie a shout, not sure if i need a roofer or a chippy? jazzy,i have fitted them before m8 but the roofer then comes along after me and does all the flashing kit and tiling.plus will there be scaffold up? |
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Post by petehodges on Aug 1, 2008 23:00:54 GMT 1
if either of you guys can fit a velux window in my loft gimmie a shout, not sure if i need a roofer or a chippy? jazzy,i have fitted them before m8 but the roofer then comes along after me and does all the flashing kit and tiling.plus will there be scaffold up? i,m sure jazzy will give you an extra cuppa tea scott if you fit it with no scaffold up or may even run too a bacon sarnie ;D lol |
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Post by scott on Aug 1, 2008 23:02:58 GMT 1
;D jazzy,i have fitted them before m8 but the roofer then comes along after me and does all the flashing kit and tiling.plus will there be scaffold up? i,m sure jazzy will give you an extra cuppa tea scott if you fit it with no scaffold up or may even run too a bacon sarnie ;D lol be allright if it's a flat roof ;D |
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Post by petehodges on Aug 1, 2008 23:07:55 GMT 1
;D i,m sure jazzy will give you an extra cuppa tea scott if you fit it with no scaffold up or may even run too a bacon sarnie ;D lol be allright if it's a flat roof ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by kwack10 on Aug 1, 2008 23:26:24 GMT 1
I've seen chippys at work Hope its a bungalow ;D ;D |
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Post by mellow on Aug 2, 2008 9:34:29 GMT 1
thought id chip in here ;D the grass still keeps growing.........so im well busy ;D as for the minimum wage thing.........i heard the average person earns about 24k p/yr.............where the fook do they get these figures |
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Post by peeper56 on Aug 2, 2008 12:00:08 GMT 1
velux windows are easy to fit with or with out scaffold.
if your fitting to a flat roof you'll need a diffenent fitting kit as you need to maintain min 15 degree angle on them.
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Post by twostroker on Aug 5, 2008 7:04:35 GMT 1
in the motor trade very quite eveywhere in Essex ditto,im also in the motor trade in essex,this year has been realy quiet compared to the last few,i blame it on the ever increasing fuel costs ::)ive also noticed a few sales men getting laid off |
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Post by ozzy on Aug 5, 2008 16:59:55 GMT 1
booming here with work in hull with projects, and flood damages still over 2,000 homes to start on so i was informed.
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Post by doy on Aug 5, 2008 21:03:09 GMT 1
Was working in the rail industry but going back into the building trade part time.I've just bought a soda blaster and with that and the vapourblasting i'm hoping to scrape a living.Probably not a great time to try and start a new business but what the hell  |
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Post by bertiemollie on Aug 6, 2008 9:51:59 GMT 1
thought id chip in here ;D the grass still keeps growing.........so im well busy ;D Mellow - you should be OK. Cutting grass is a growth industry ;D. |
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Post by mellow on Aug 6, 2008 16:21:16 GMT 1
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Post by carlos on Aug 6, 2008 20:45:20 GMT 1
thought id chip in here ;D the grass still keeps growing.........so im well busy ;D as for the minimum wage thing.........i heard the average person earns about 24k p/yr.............where the fook do they get these figures If I earned 24 grand the bike might be finished by now, I've got to wait until pay day to order parts every month! |
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Post by mellow on Aug 6, 2008 21:42:41 GMT 1
been there done that m8  |
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Post by racerd on Sept 3, 2008 14:08:09 GMT 1
65 percent of the building trade has gone
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Post by kwack10 on Sept 3, 2008 19:15:46 GMT 1
Find out next week if i've still got a job So rebuild on hold and bikes mite ave to go  On a happier note the Mrs has just passed her CBT and takes her full test in a couple of weeks ;D |
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Post by stevebozzy on Sept 9, 2008 16:25:06 GMT 1
booming here with work in hull with projects, and flood damages still over 2,000 homes to start on so i was informed. my youngest son is an app joiner,his mate travels to Hull from Littleborough all the time to repair council houses,they will be busy for a while.my eldest son is a plumber,he had to travel to Hemel Hempstead for a weeks work last week . i am busy making quality street and walnut whipps for now,we cant get enough staff to pack boxes.min wage + 50p hour extra for night shift  all the students have gone back to college and a lot of the Polish have bogged off also. steve |
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Post by twostroker on Sept 13, 2008 10:05:38 GMT 1
unfortuantly most people i speak to about the lack of work in the motor trade are saying its still getting worse,ive seen a few car sales men laid off,a few garages close recently,im on price work so its affected me badly as there simply isnt enough work to earn decent money any more,generly the motor trade dies down towards xmas every year so god knows how quiet it will be this year,i expect there will be many people made redundant.
my brother is a general labourer in the building trade and he says its not looking good either.
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but the way things are going it may see me threw! hope you get sorted mate i know what its like when work runs dry i allways on the look for work so if i see any your way i,ll send you a pm 
(rented housing asso.)
all the students have gone back to college and a lot of the Polish have bogged off also.