Anyone for work in Amsterdam?

[Alan.P]

I have worked in Holland/ Germany/ and the US, as well as all over the UK, The only thing I can add .to this thread, is that twelve hours hard graft, is twelve hours hard graft. It does not matter where in the world you are.

True, but location weather and rates can make it more, or less bearable

 

[Time's Ran Out]

But what they didn't mention was they get 8 euros for tiling / metre and 32 euros per hour for sitting in a window with a coloured light on to hide the 6 oclock shadow!

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

But what they didn't mention was they get 8 euros for tiling / metre and 32 euros per hour for sitting in a window with a coloured light on to hide the 6 oclock shadow!

:lol::lol::lol: I have been known to spend time in doorways John, but I have never sat in a window:smilewinkgrin:

 

[ScottG13]

I know for a fact that many in Amsterdam are earning £40+ p/h. Not sure they tile though! :ihih:

 

[marbleman]

tiled in canada german holland spain italy years ok and its hard work where ever you are . we all like the sound of easy money but it aint that way

 

[Gall.B]

My m8 who lives in Beverijk put me in touch with a guy from an international agency last year in Utrecht looking for fixers, pretty sure it was 15 Euro an hour and there was no overtime or weekend work.

 

[borgie]

i worked in germany a few times in the early 90's this work was always through dutch agancies. all jobs went well and we got paid on time, but one, we traveled, with caravan to some mountain to tile a hospital, to find another gang of brits had got there before us and we we offered all the **** work. ended up coming back empty handed. got turned over once by some brit lads who nicked all our tools of site, after we had hidden them in our rubish pile. wasn't so bad as we could buy good new tools in germany like washboys, which we had never seen before and changed the way we grout foever. it was great coming back to the uk and showing other tiler what you can do with a washboy. we were getting about 13-15 euros a m2, but massive areas.

 

[Gall.B]

Wolud be the original and best washboys 2, remmember my uncle showing me his lockboy and being amazed with it! worked for a German firm 2 years ago and the German fixers were usin cutters that looked liked Skateboards, kept borrowing our tools even gaught one cutting expansion joint with my dewalt grinder witha shiny microfine blade on it.