dytkos 17,917 Posted June 22 Report Share Posted June 22 On 17/06/2025 at 11:08, Stavross said: A bloke I’ve done quite a bit of work for has asked if we’d do a patio at his daughters first house and as he’s paying for it we are now ripping it all up and putting something nice down they have had the snagging lad off YouTube here and theres a list of over 150 faults, the bricky’s are here now from West Yorkshire and they have cut out and replaced over 500 bricks, this is a 350k house and the build quality and the materials they have used are shocking, this is the main reason I won’t work on sites, they are full of mongs that are only in it for a wage, no pride in what they are doing and no consequences for being sh*te at your job There for the income, not for the outcome. Cheers, D. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 17,811 Posted June 23 Report Share Posted June 23 Easy couple of days, labouring for my mate, ( I must be the most expensive labourer in the land ) 23k just for the paving, he won’t even let me measure or cut them ( lol ) 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 17,811 Posted June 23 Report Share Posted June 23 Love working with this lad, I learn loads, the place isn’t square so he’s run a boarder of 400’s then two rows of what should of been the boarder then the rest of the paving on the diagonal, it will look mint when it all down, no wonder he’s £20 an hour more than me ( lol ) 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 7,881 Posted June 23 Report Share Posted June 23 26 minutes ago, Stavross said: Love working with this lad, I learn loads, the place isn’t square so he’s run a boarder of 400’s then two rows of what should of been the boarder then the rest of the paving on the diagonal, it will look mint when it all down, no wonder he’s £20 an hour more than me ( lol ) Show us the finished job looks mint ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 28,313 Posted June 23 Report Share Posted June 23 Different hotel gym this week...push 1 hour ago, Stavross said: Love working with this lad, I learn loads, the place isn’t square so he’s run a boarder of 400’s then two rows of what should of been the boarder then the rest of the paving on the diagonal, it will look mint when it all down, no wonder he’s £20 an hour more than me ( lol ) Mchull would have pissed that ...the customer would be sat at table sipping pimms by now 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 17,811 Posted June 23 Report Share Posted June 23 3 hours ago, waltjnr said: Show us the finished job looks mint ! I’ll have to see how we get on, because I’ve got my own patio I need to get done this week 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 7,881 Posted June 23 Report Share Posted June 23 I thought it would be done by now? You slacking again? Stop sleeping on bales and get a shift in ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 17,811 Posted June 24 Report Share Posted June 24 Bit more down today, he’s letting me put the edging in now ( he’ll probably re-do it all when I’m not there lol ) I’ve got a fencing job to start tomorrow so could probably give him half a day Thursday on the mixer 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bendigo 700 Posted June 24 Report Share Posted June 24 Welly wasp nest 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 17,811 Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 Little fencing job today and next door have just asked for a price for theirs, next week I was meant to be starting a months worth of work, my mate has rang him and he’s got someone else in, which is fine, but he hasn’t had the decency to let me know, so now, so now I’ve got to look for work, hopefully the farm demolition job I’ve been asked about comes off 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dinosaurs 2,147 Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 Tbh Stavross looking at your standard of work Don’t think you’ll have any problems finding work for nxt week bud. Atb 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 17,811 Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 Got all the first fence job cleared and ready and I’ve got next door to do as well now, so most of that is out, had a look at the demolition job and it’s a big property, not sure how long that will take 2 of us to clear the site ( I’d guess, 7 to 10 days) they said they are waiting for a bat survey, so it’s anyone’s guess what will come of that 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waltjnr 7,881 Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 1 hour ago, Stavross said: Got all the first fence job cleared and ready and I’ve got next door to do as well now, so most of that is out, had a look at the demolition job and it’s a big property, not sure how long that will take 2 of us to clear the site ( I’d guess, 7 to 10 days) they said they are waiting for a bat survey, so it’s anyone’s guess what will come of that Another half day ,and a poor excuse of a dinner! How your lot put up with you ??lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 17,811 Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 57 minutes ago, waltjnr said: Another half day ,and a poor excuse of a dinner! How your lot put up with you ??lol I know, I’m going to try and make a bit more of an effort with tea tonight, I’m not just letting Mrs Stav down, I’m letting myself down ( lol ) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 17,811 Posted June 26 Report Share Posted June 26 I’m broken, today’s job was to get the fence posts in, 12 of them 2’ down through dry clay, hand dig, think I need a rethink on my chosen career i know they look wonky but they are straight, honest 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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