Seagull 652 Posted Sunday at 10:40 Report Share Posted Sunday at 10:40 8 minutes ago, Borr said: Yep I agree , the UK is screwed, whether a trucker with nowhere to stop , or British guys having to compete with Eastern European prices , if I were working away now I'd say accomodation is ridiculous, some hotels have illegals in also busy expensive time ATM but some of the best paid jobs in my game become mediocre once the digs come out of it. If you can find anywhere in the first place in august lol. Some of the foreign guys will happily sleep in the back of a van , it's not for me though , it just continues the race to the bottom no wonder big business loves them , site conditions have all but gone It's the same on the railway especially down south. We had a massive bridge job project and most of the graft was done by Romanian lads who's work ethic pissed all over the Brits who were working there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve t 1,213 Posted Sunday at 11:23 Report Share Posted Sunday at 11:23 That's why we need apprentices though not only to learn a trade but to learn to graft aswell. I don't know who's going to be building and engineering in a few years time. When I go to site I could be the youngest there and I'm 60. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mitre 277 Posted Sunday at 11:35 Report Share Posted Sunday at 11:35 The training over here is poor and there is a money shortage and most training is only a couple of years and they use them the companies get a grant to train up the young with all the promises and at the end you Finnish agencies do the same promise you a good offer and still don't get awarded the ones from aboard are only here on a short stay then and the job is Finnished they pay them less and if they really had to stay here and pay their way like the rest of us then they may realise what rent and tax and paying bills like in the UK Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Seagull 652 Posted Sunday at 12:15 Report Share Posted Sunday at 12:15 39 minutes ago, mitre said: The training over here is poor and there is a money shortage and most training is only a couple of years and they use them the companies get a grant to train up the young with all the promises and at the end you Finnish agencies do the same promise you a good offer and still don't get awarded the ones from aboard are only here on a short stay then and the job is Finnished they pay them less and if they really had to stay here and pay their way like the rest of us then they may realise what rent and tax and paying bills like in the UK Finnish or finish? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 49,937 Posted Tuesday at 13:12 Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 13:12 My helper is not impressed having to work in this heat ! lol 6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steve t 1,213 Posted Tuesday at 14:59 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 14:59 No wonder it roasting. I stuck out welding until lunchtime then jacked 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mitre 277 Posted Tuesday at 22:07 Report Share Posted Tuesday at 22:07 Better off indoors that's all ag s young or old in this weather and don't walk your dog either it bad for them too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 49,937 Posted 19 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 19 hours ago (edited) Just out setting out the walls ready for framing and sheathing this weekend, nothing complicated as it’s just a box. I wonder does anyone else still use 3,4,5 for double checking square ?……I suppose it’s all lasers now days ? Shows the last time I was ever involved with construction ! lol Edited 19 hours ago by WILF 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 49,937 Posted 19 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 19 hours ago The wrap for the walls exterior Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 48,635 Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago 3,4,5 and you can't go wrong mate..no matter what measurements your working from 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Borr 7,815 Posted 17 hours ago Report Share Posted 17 hours ago Doing metal frames I cut lengths accurately and just measure across diagonally to check square and weld accordingly to adjust. Also a big plate square is handy for what little timber jobs I do... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 49,937 Posted 16 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 16 hours ago (edited) Just finished fixing the floor down to the block foundation. Simple trimmed down roof strap job, rawl bolts and screws. Perps are empty on purpose, it’s like it all the way round. Going to fill them with a bit of wire mesh to allow airflow under the floor. Edited 16 hours ago by WILF 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 49,937 Posted 16 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 16 hours ago Just waiting for a bricky to tell me the block work is not in bond ! lol I knew it already but the job just didn’t require doing more cuts than I had to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 28,631 Posted 12 hours ago Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 3 hours ago, WILF said: Just waiting for a bricky to tell me the block work is not in bond ! lol I knew it already but the job just didn’t require doing more cuts than I had to. Mchull will be along shortly to put you straight on the hole project...take notice .... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 49,937 Posted 12 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 12 hours ago 2 minutes ago, TOMO said: Mchull will be along shortly to put you straight on the hole project...take notice .... lol…..you know it mate, Isombard Kingdom McHull you mean ! lol 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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