is this all we are worth?

[stevetheplumber]

site work in london pays £12 upwards at the moment so to supply a van for less is a mugs game

 

[GQuigley67]

I'm on 12.20 an hour at the moment, luckily I'm only 10 minute drive away from my house so dont need to travel, working 10 hour shifts to earn around £120, but then on wednesday night I'm going to rip a bathroom out for £120 which should take 2 hours or so, I am only on sites at the moment because I need the money, still trying to get better contracts and my own work.

 

[Rossi46]

Anyone who supplies their own van and tools should be earning £60k minimum if they are any good, £40k for a paye with everything supplied. The glut of cheap (course cowboy) labour is to blame for falling prices, these idiots won't last 5 minutes at any decent firm.

 

[GQuigley67]

its more like 23k for PAYE

 

[Rossi46]

23k paye? Maybe up north but not in the south! I get more than double that including bonus etc.

 

[GQuigley67]

these jobs quoted at £10-12 an hour that comes out at about £23k a year, there are obviously people making more than that, but not much money to be made on sites anymore.

 

[Rossi46]

Site bashing pipe stranglers are really struggling but so are all the site trades. Occupied housing (preferably private) is where the money is now.

 

[gaspastemania]

Quigley have you contacted any main builders up your way??

 

[gaspastemania]

rossi46 do you use the tube when plumbing???

 

[Rossi46]

No I drive my van, the tube is for suits and tourists.

 

[arran197]

I was laid off 2 months ago (working for a big national company). Up until then I would not have got out of bed for that.

Since then I have been working for myself and I must say things are tough (not the time to go it alone with no customer base).

If I cannot survive until winter when the work gets plenty, I might be force into work like this but I still think it devalues our trade.

Wasn't e.on was it?

 

[GrahamM]

where is your area of work??

Glasgow vicinity at moment.