hi is anyone at college
or anyone doing a bricklaying apprentice
im thinking of changing courses to do a bricklaying im currently doing it
yayyyy its shit
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hi is anyone at college
or anyone doing a bricklaying apprentice
im thinking of changing courses to do a bricklaying im currently doing it
yayyyy its shit
eh manual labour is not my thing lol
weedmaster is da man to answer this one me thinks..
peace
yeah ecky thats my trade.:D berntout ive been a bricky 25yrs now,its given me a healthy wage,bit shit this time of year with the weather but in the summer its ok,i work 4 a small builder i earn £150 a day and am supplied with a van,private work wkends i charge anything from £250 a day 4 bricklaying upto a £1000 a day 4 structual work,so you can earn a decent wage once good enough.a few tips,get some bricks and practice building corners as much as poss if u start to go out of plumb correct immediately dont just carry on if ur corners r wright evering will b right,dont worry about speed that will come in time,spread ur muck bed evenly and not to big its all in the wrist action,always keep half bond and gage,once u have the basics try and get a job on site as a bricky improver,pay will b poor but u will learn more in 6mths on site than u will 3 yrs in college good luck and if u have any questions i will only b to pleased to help:DQuote:
Originally Posted by EckyThump
hold on a minute
the uk is flooded with (so called) brickys from eastern europe
uk new build houseing has been on the slack since aug 05
ive had loads gangs calling on my jobs looking for work all year
tarmac,cellcon and others are now makeing preformed brickwork panals, thinjoint blockwork and the like to do away with problems and agrovation involved with masonary constructiion
im not saying dont do it but its gona be tough times for uk construction industry over the next 5 years
especialy for the young and underskilled
and wreckheads :jointsmile:
they been doing them panals for years same as timber structure,and concrete prefab,i personally dont think it will ever take over. on the point u made about gangs calling looking for work,all i can say is they cant be anygood,i have people approach me asking if i can do some work for them not the other way round,but if i did need some work 5 mins on the phone and id have some,theres a shortage of good brickys if ur good at your trade u will always have work:jointsmile:Quote:
Originally Posted by BuddyLove
i layed bricks for two years almost... droped out like a wanker.. but i have have the course under so i canpick i t up later on in life... yes its good money for when your older... but i dont want to be brickin till im sixty.. or untill im 25.. i just didnt see it .. so i bumed out and got an apprenticship in a fancy golf club in lisburn/belfast.. as a chef.. last year i finished nvq2 . this year im doing nvql3 and its ok.. money isnt bad .. about 8 ph for chef departe.. i love cooking much more than laying bricks... but the cash is not as good.. and its much easier.. but hey do what you want... its a big mans trade .. like myself...
Peace
TBB
Weedmaster have you got a builders bum?
LOL:)
Mo
wouldnt u like to know lol:DQuote:
Originally Posted by roly mo
nothin better than a cupa tea at half 7 in the morning with the ice cold fucking air in your eyes.. better still glad i work in doors now... :)
Its prob the best trade. fair play to ya mate how long runnin, my da and three uncles and 2 grandas are/wer brickis.. feels cat that im not doing it nemore..
i used too smoke a spliff with one of the bosses on 5 story scaff.. indy as hell but it gets ya baked... nice cuppa.. greeeat
Peace
one of the plusses is i smoke at work all day everyday,my boss dont smoke but he doesnt have a prob with me smokin hes very laid back:jointsmile:Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBudBuster
wow
neverthought id get that kinda reply
aint checked the forums for ages
thanks
where abouts are you
dont suppose anywhere near oxfordshire?
i did some work exp with a building contractor 1 week from the school
i then ended up choosin between an I.T or bricklaying course...
...unfortunatly i chose I.T now i regret it long long story
hopefully at the end of 2008 ill go into bricklaying.. two completly different jobs but i now know which one i cant stand/ffin hate etc.
anyway im trying to find a builder for a labour job to start off as theres not much point in me starting a course if i dont know the simplest things
dont suppose you know anyone / small companies around this area that might take me on???
thanks for all the help,
sorry man,i'm in bournemouth got no contacts in your area,i wish you the best of luck though, you could always use your local phone directory and call a few local comps,or go onto any building site and ask , once again best of luck buddy:jointsmile:
thx