Advantages & Disadvantages ...
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bubbles65
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s.p.t plastering
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I may have, i've worked on a few pearce sites over the years, which one was he on?
They got a big one in kingswood, or did have cosham hospital...I was suppose to be going straight up there after site i was on, but picked up a load of my own private stuf so jacked...
I dont do domestics at all anymore theyre too much hassle. Its longer hours with domestics: Am- 7.30 builders yard for mats. 8-8.30 start- sheet up, move furniture, pictures (and rads), load tools and mats its 9-9.30 before you start spreadin. Finish between 2-5pm. Home for tea then out pricin jobs till late. When you finally get bed you cant sleep cause youre worryin about how much work you have, if youre gonna get the jobs you priced, if someones gonna go in at a ridiculously low price, planning tomorrows job or thinkin of other ways to get work.
With site work ive had a run of 2 years now without a day off ok the work is harder but i start at 8 and finish at 3 and when i get in the van i dont think about it again til the next mornin. It works for me
With site work ive had a run of 2 years now without a day off ok the work is harder but i start at 8 and finish at 3 and when i get in the van i dont think about it again til the next mornin. It works for me
s.p.t plastering
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This is so true, when i'm busy i'm up at night worrying about getting jobs finished on time, you only need a hold up on one job and whole diary as to be rearranged, like i had today some customers are so unhelpful, materials haven't turned up and there kicking right off cause can't start today, jesus it's only guna be a day behind...
Then you've got the pricing like u said and worrying when quiet...
I'm seriosly considering going back to site, it's just all the cscs b*ll***s and h&s that does my head in, if i could get on a nice run on a site with a load of flats or houses i would out of one and into the other, get's a bit boring but i'm alright with that...
Domestics is good money though if busy....Plus i miss the rebates from cscs
Arti
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didnt know you had to prime MR boards. yowzzers!!!!:RpS_scared:
Jace
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ive printed off that page bubbles cheers for that mate i work for a builder that is fussy as you will ever find and he calld me back to a job last week cos when he shone a light down the wall (up against the wall) there was a single un feelable ripple in the middle somehwere
whats that b*ll***s flynny? you wont learn anything on site. cobblers!most decent firms will want a pretty much spot on finish. unless builders most domestic clients dont have a clue.they just want a shiny finish. i tend to do mainly domestic and although i dont physically work as hard as i used to on site buti put more hours in.my speed has dropped too but i wont let the quality of work i leave.nice to be warm in winter too
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Ok johnny boy instead out spoutin off and repeatin what i said ie speed what ya gonna learn on site?
flynny. i dont read most of what you put because it bores me.on domestic 90% of my work is skimming. and as you know all your doing is following whats there.i was lucky enough to be taught on site by a proper old school spread.on site we had to get our float and set pretty much bang on/ even more so devil floated render for prima dona tilers.if i,d only ever done domestic i,d never have learnt to float properly, or built up any speed
You should already know all that before you step foot on the site. Very rare your gonna be doing any floating on site, drylining is usually for the dryliners which is all 95% of them can do and not really that good most times, the rendering is usually nothing to do with the firm who are doing the insides and that is usually done by guys who can only render so like i said before you aint gonna learn much rgarding plastering, I bet all your doin on site is just skimmin boards.
John if you dont read most of what i write dont tell me i talk bollox,you will be lucky to see any floating on site more chance on domestic and more chance on domestic of things being all over the place rather than flat level blocks, so you will learn to float properly and use every type of material used for floating, rather than just sticking to the same one on site which you have been told to use but not understanding why your using it, So i think your the one talkin shite.
spunky
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Flynny you're on about large scale sites, there's all sorts of building sites the smaller the site the more on hand you are in all areas
surprised you didn't know this or did you do you're college course go on a large site realise you're a laughing stock then jump back on domestic where you can pretend you know what you're on about
surprised you didn't know this or did you do you're college course go on a large site realise you're a laughing stock then jump back on domestic where you can pretend you know what you're on about
Spunky dont turn it into an arguement coz its boring, im aware of what a site is ive been on many doing skimming, metal stud, Mf, floating and rendering all on different sites some small some big. I know what goes on and i also know 90% of the plasterers on there have sneaked in the back door and can only skim and not to a very high standard. The thread is advantages and disadvantages im entitled to my opinion . xxxxx
So what do you do now?
Yep thats about right for you lol you backdoor plasterer xxxxx
Gazmonster
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I was thinking of getting back on the sites as thats where i cut my teeth but it looks like its got worse since i was on them and dunno if i can put up with the s**t you lads have listed :RpS_unsure:
Swings and roundabouts and the grass is greener but i think site work is s**t at the moment, if the good times come back i might dip my feet in but until then im safer bulding up a business rather than relying on plastering companies who are going bust daily and paying s**t rates.
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