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..... in Stratford on the 18th/19th? If so, it might be delayed. :LOL:

Another 'My Builder' classic. :rolleyes:

Location: Stratford Upon Avon

Description of work:
“In need of a tradesman to remove an approx 30cm x 201cm section of non load bearing internal wall. Essentially widening a half width wardrobe door to allow a cupboard to be fitted in the built in wardrobe.

I have a plasterer coming on Wednesday 18th Jan/ Thursday 19th Jan so looking for someone to do this work tomorrow/ Wednesday.”
 
Dropsalot said:
These people should shine a light into the sky, like in batman, when they want a plasterer......pffft
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Told ya this is year the plasterers fight back and we get seen as a trade again what I wanna know is where are the other plasterers these builders/Members of public speak of the fast ones for 120 a day
 
Pagey said:
Told ya this is year the plasterers fight back and we get seen as a trade again what I wanna know is where are the other plasterers these builders/Members of public speak of the fast ones for 120 a day
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I think it's at least partly a side effect of the training courses. They churn out 'qualified' people in a range of trades now who are all fighting for the very few improver jobs available. So having spent a small fortune of their own money they are faced with the choice of earning nothing or taking whatever they can get by going in cheap on domestics. I don't blame them so much as the 'colleges'.

The other factor in play is that now a lot of big sites have opened up again the trades are going back for meterage rates which has two effects. Firstly it causes a shortage of people for domestic work which means that people who've done a course in brick laying, carpentry, electrical installations, plastering etc and got a cert but no experience can get a foothold by filling the gap. Secondly it allows the colleges to promote the 'skills shortage' routine and churn out even more with tales of trades earning fifty or sixty grand a year.

They have the same business model as puppy farms IMNSHO, churn them out as fast as possible without a care for what happens to them after the cash has changed hands.
 
I agree with all @imago says above.....I would add that before long the "qualified" puppy shop plasterer end up here, either for advice or therapy!!
 
I've had a couple of numptys already this year best one yet was Thursday plasterer had let them down been booked in since 2nd week of December not answering calls etc so I went round ceiling needed overboard and walls needed coat of bonding to fill out pattern then skim , started measuring and she goes I can't understand why other plasterer didn't show i thought here we go measured up said i will get Price back to you by tomorrow ok great she said got out of there before I had the sob story, rings following day with quote and she goes OMG!! I have a budget you know ! so I said tell me the quote you had and I will try to get near it I kid you not materials included £150 quid said it will take him two days I said you best keep trying him then [emoji23] what chance have you got ay with tools like that also had one quoted £50 a day by a plonker jokers !!


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jeanclaudevangyproc said:
I've had a couple of numptys already this year best one yet was Thursday plasterer had let them down been booked in since 2nd week of December not answering calls etc so I went round ceiling needed overboard and walls needed coat of bonding to fill out pattern then skim , started measuring and she goes I can't understand why other plasterer didn't show i thought here we go measured up said i will get Price back to you by tomorrow ok great she said got out of there before I had the sob story, rings following day with quote and she goes OMG!! I have a budget you know ! so I said tell me the quote you had and I will try to get near it I kid you not materials included £150 quid said it will take him two days I said you best keep trying him then [emoji23] what chance have you got ay with tools like that also had one quoted £50 a day by a plonker jokers !!


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no chance... let them get on with it
 
imago said:
I think it's at least partly a side effect of the training courses. They churn out 'qualified' people in a range of trades now who are all fighting for the very few improver jobs available. So having spent a small fortune of their own money they are faced with the choice of earning nothing or taking whatever they can get by going in cheap on domestics. I don't blame them so much as the 'colleges'.

The other factor in play is that now a lot of big sites have opened up again the trades are going back for meterage rates which has two effects. Firstly it causes a shortage of people for domestic work which means that people who've done a course in brick laying, carpentry, electrical installations, plastering etc and got a cert but no experience can get a foothold by filling the gap. Secondly it allows the colleges to promote the 'skills shortage' routine and churn out even more with tales of trades earning fifty or sixty grand a year.

They have the same business model as puppy farms IMNSHO, churn them out as fast as possible without a care for what happens to them after the cash has changed hands.
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Good summary
 
The guys who do the one week course tend to screw up quickly and spectacularly though don't they. How many times have you been called in by a potential customer to put right a f#ck up done by one. My price more than doubles.
 
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