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jonnyc
I only use a labourer on big stone jobs which are not as frequent as they were.
but i have always used labourers when I used to do jobs abroad. Apart from the obvious saving of using local labour that does not need accommodation they have always been a great source of A good local bar and any other recreational needs when an Englishman is abroad.!!,
I certainly don't go to the local job centre or work agency .
i approach trades guys on site that are friendly and ask if they have any friends who want labouring work.
i don't want to compare labourers from different countries but I think can say that I have had some quite staggeringly exceptional labourers in foreign fields and I like to think that their work ethic rubbed off on my guys who worked really hard as well . We always work 12 hour days six days a week abroad but we play hard after work and go crazy on the Sunday .
but i have always used labourers when I used to do jobs abroad. Apart from the obvious saving of using local labour that does not need accommodation they have always been a great source of A good local bar and any other recreational needs when an Englishman is abroad.!!,
I certainly don't go to the local job centre or work agency .
i approach trades guys on site that are friendly and ask if they have any friends who want labouring work.
i don't want to compare labourers from different countries but I think can say that I have had some quite staggeringly exceptional labourers in foreign fields and I like to think that their work ethic rubbed off on my guys who worked really hard as well . We always work 12 hour days six days a week abroad but we play hard after work and go crazy on the Sunday .
I advertised on gum tree for a labourer to help with a car showroom a few months back and couldn't believe how many tilers rang (had over 50 calls) offering to labour cheap as they were quiet. Got a decent bloke in the end, spent a bit too much time on his phone but more than paid for himself. Got a lot of jobs booked in in the next couple of months and need to decide whether I should get a labourer or draft in one of my tiler pals and split the jobs with them.
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Peter
Been getting help in more and more lately from various people so definately looking at starting someone half decent in the new year as a more permanent thing. Need to speak to my accountant but think you can claim £80ish a week back on casual labour.
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jonnyc
heres a picture of my main labourers on one of the overseas jobs
lyford quay.paradise island bahamas.
boy with the hat was called blackboy by his mates !!
but boy could he mix up . my boys were all from haiti
he could do more than the other two put together. non stop 12 hours .
starting with sieving the coral and shells out the beach sand we used .
and then hand mixing sand / cement all day in about 100 degrees for three of us fixing plus lugging old reclaimed french stone in .
larger photo same guys plus the other local trades on our site who were all mostly away from home like us m coming from antigua/st lucia /barbados/and other smaller islands ,
blackboy got his house burnt down whilst we were there and lost all the savings he had made whilst working for me but we all appreciated him so much, my guys all chipped in to cover half his lost money and i made the rest up.
trying to dig out a photo of my irish labourers on a job somewhere in a secret lock up pub west of arklow in the mountains.very strange evening indeed
lyford quay.paradise island bahamas.
boy with the hat was called blackboy by his mates !!
but boy could he mix up . my boys were all from haiti
he could do more than the other two put together. non stop 12 hours .
starting with sieving the coral and shells out the beach sand we used .
and then hand mixing sand / cement all day in about 100 degrees for three of us fixing plus lugging old reclaimed french stone in .
larger photo same guys plus the other local trades on our site who were all mostly away from home like us m coming from antigua/st lucia /barbados/and other smaller islands ,
blackboy got his house burnt down whilst we were there and lost all the savings he had made whilst working for me but we all appreciated him so much, my guys all chipped in to cover half his lost money and i made the rest up.
trying to dig out a photo of my irish labourers on a job somewhere in a secret lock up pub west of arklow in the mountains.very strange evening indeed
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MTiler
I mainly work on my own, when ever Ive needed an extra pair of hands its been another tiler, but have been let down. I now only trust my own work as its my reputation.
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Alan.P
On the odd occasion that I've been involved with outside help, mostly it's been .................. disappointing, if I have to stand over someone and tell them what to do I may as well do it myself, sometimes though, you do find a diamond in the rough.
i know a few good tilers i can call on for a hand, and they do the same with me, works well as we all know what were doing and deffo pushes the job along...
I have full time labourers. Pay them £7.50 per hour , same time teach them tiling. Ones they get better i pay them more. It would be too expensive to unload tools , mix adhesive , cut tiles etc... if i did it my self. My job is to organise and lay tiles. 
If i do 10 sq.m per day by my self, with labourer can do 15 sq.m simple
If i do 10 sq.m per day by my self, with labourer can do 15 sq.m simple
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charlie1
I have full time labourers. Pay them £7.50 per hour , same time teach them tiling. Ones they get better i pay them more. It would be too expensive to unload tools , mix adhesive , cut tiles etc... if i did it my self. My job is to organise and lay tiles.
was working for a client this week who knows his stuff regarding productivity of increased man power... By adding a labourer you increase your output to 130% , not double or even half. What i find when i have a labourer is, i tend to focus on the tiling alone and delicate all the crap but i do tend to have an easier day. I also stress if i see him standing around which can distract me from my job. To sum it up, i only use a labourer to help push work along and i only use labourers who seem to have an appreciation for what they are helping to create.
