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I do up houses and sell for profit and want to develop a high end building business alongside. How important are qualifications when hiring?
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I knew a shopkeeper who sold up and became a builder, one of the best stonemasons I've ever dealt with, a graphic designer who got his degree and became a roofer contractor immediately after University, couldn't fault his work.
A labourer who worked his way up to a site agent with no qualifications or formal training, though he packed it all in for some reason, last time I saw him was holding a lottery cheque for £4000000 in The Sun.
I also know some builders with C & G etc who are quite frankly useless.
A labourer who worked his way up to a site agent with no qualifications or formal training, though he packed it all in for some reason, last time I saw him was holding a lottery cheque for £4000000 in The Sun.
I also know some builders with C & G etc who are quite frankly useless.
Qualifications nowadays don't really mean alot, if you did an apprenticeship or vocational qualification 10 or 20 years ago you will probably have done a quality course with some proper learning, now the courses are just there for education establishments to make money from the government, its just a money making game they don't care if your actually any good at it or it's of any use as long as you get them the payment from the government, universities aren't much different either
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A large part of building works is organisation.
Most failures and delays fall down because of a lack of organisation.
Every building project needs 3 things:
Information
Materials
Labour
organised builders that have tidy vans and tidy sites probably have organised workflow and are usually better than ones who aren't
If the builder opens his van door and he disappears in a cloud of paperwork and crisp packets.....he won't be organised.
As a customer you can help ensure the "information" part is available when it's needed......have a proper schedule of works and proper drawings.
If you've seen tender documents from a professional architect they will have every detail listed in a clear spreadsheet e.g.
4.00 electrics
4.1 new consumer unit
4.11 16 way 100 amp
4.2
4.3
4.4
5.00 joinery
5.1 stairs
Etc etc etc
Project delays and rework is often a customer failure.
Your own efforts in due diligence will be far more important than trade qualifications.
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recommendations , other customers stories , proof local builders who have lived in the area for many years try that .
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Do you mean word of mouth reputation?
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