Russ
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Originally posted by Lynny
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money in labouring? 
Yes, like I say if you do it right, I have 4 good mates who are labourers by trade, all now run their own businesses. One is a plasterer by trade and now worth in excess of £5million, granted he's branched out, buys cheap houses, does them up himself and either rents out or sells on, currently owns 60+ houses in the area. Same goes for aa plumber and electrician I know, granted they're not worth as much, but still live very comfortably in nice big houses, have a couple of holidays per year etc
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Brett
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I like how she's holding one of those as a part time option too, for when she's bored 
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harrisp
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Aaahhh shit I spent two years at college, plus paying for qualifications just to be a labourer 
[Edited on 05-04-2011 by harrisp]
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Russ
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my dad was a bricky, his labourer got £50 cash in hand a day, and he was lucky
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BluKoo
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I'm a labourer on a demolition site at the moment. Fucking hard graft.
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Russ
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you too tired to buy houses when you get in from work with all the cash?
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BluKoo
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Yeah, i only buy houses at the weekend now.
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Russ
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bad times
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Jake
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Originally posted by Russ
my dad was a bricky, his labourer got £50 cash in hand a day, and he was lucky
i was on site bricklaying and the price is shit these days. chippies are the richest blokes on site
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LeeM
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theres fuck all money in the building trade these days its not worth being in it
My cousins freshly qualified and got himself a good job with a big buildin firm, does foreigners at weekends and earns himself about 600 a week. Not millionaire money but good for a 20 y/o
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Jake
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yeh but fuck working 7 days a week. im talking primarily bricklaying, working 4 days a week used to earn you enough money
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AndyKent
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Unskilled labours are worth fuck all.
Skilled labourers on the other hand, particular with their own companies are doing alright. Depends on the type of contracts you're involved with. Major house builders have all but shut up shop in a lot of places. Domestic repairs are going great though.
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Simon
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There was a firm set up a while ago called Women Builders I think, but I can't seem to find any information on it now so mush have gone tits up 
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antnee
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There was a firm set up a while ago called Women Builders I think, but I can't seem to find any information on it now so mush have gone tits up
Wasn't that on Dragons den? But they got chucked out cos of one womans attitude?
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Norcy91
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Originally posted by Russ
my dad was a bricky, his labourer got £50 cash in hand a day, and he was lucky
I'm a labourer and i get more than that after tax, i've only been doing it 3 months as well
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Brett
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Wasn't that on Dragons den? But they got chucked out cos of one womans attitude?
I remember that. She was a right asshole
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Jambo
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lolz @ Russ
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Russ
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quote:
Originally posted by Norcy91
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Originally posted by Russ
my dad was a bricky, his labourer got £50 cash in hand a day, and he was lucky
I'm a labourer and i get more than that after tax, i've only been doing it 3 months as well
£51 
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Hammer
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If a labourer is earning £250 a week he is doing well. Labourers are paid a pittance and treated like utter shite.
There's a 60 year old in my old mans work called Jimmy The Corer. He cores holes for boiler flue's from 8 in the morning until 4 at night and gets paid pennies for it.
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AndyKent
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You say 8 til 4 as if thats a long amount of time.
Same as 9 to 5
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harrisp
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quote:
Originally posted by Hammer
If a labourer is earning £250 a week he is doing well. Labourers are paid a pittance and treated like utter shite.
There's a 60 year old in my old mans work called Jimmy The Corer. He cores holes for boiler flue's from 8 in the morning until 4 at night and gets paid pennies for it.
Core drilling out for for boiler flues is my pet hate, actually cant think of anything at work I hate doing more.
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adiohead
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I might go to university and get a degree in lesbian labouring
[Edited on 06-04-2011 by adiohead]
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Xs
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quote:
Originally posted by Hammer
If a labourer is earning £250 a week he is doing well. Labourers are paid a pittance and treated like utter shite.
There's a 60 year old in my old mans work called Jimmy The Corer. He cores holes for boiler flue's from 8 in the morning until 4 at night and gets paid pennies for it.
Depends who you labour for tbh and if you're any good. A good brickies labourer can made good money, but yes many a morons who are paid very little. I think they steal hi vis and wellies from my work to sell in the pub for extra money
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Hammer
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Originally posted by AndyKent
You say 8 til 4 as if thats a long amount of time.
Same as 9 to 5
I was making a point about the action rather than the time period. They're treated like shit but I doubt they'd have the guy coring holes in walls 'til midnight for no reason.
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Jamie Walby
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Originally posted by Lynny
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Originally posted by Russ
money in labouring?
Yes, like I say if you do it right, I have 4 good mates who are labourers by trade, all now run their own businesses. One is a plasterer by trade and now worth in excess of £5million, granted he's branched out, buys cheap houses, does them up himself and either rents out or sells on, currently owns 60+ houses in the area.
Isnt that called property development?
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