Recent content by LegoLayer

did i advise him or tell him to shape mortar to the timber?,,no,,,,if you care to read again you will see i gave a quick story about twisted timber which in some cases we have to bed on with large mortar joints the op was concerned about not being able to work on a 25mm joint,,,,,,i gave him...

grow up you fool and stop posting pointless replys,,,your better off flexing in the mirror to make yourself feel a big man because it isnt working here ive noticed there seems to be abit of a love circle on this forum and you my friend are on your knees in front of the others ive given...

its an easy job pal,,,brick or block you could use a petrol saw to cut it out or stitch drill it and nock it out or pay a builder/bricklayer to cut it out for you and fit a lintel,,,,without looking at it i would do this inbetween £50-£100 iam sure some of the locals here will have...

started in the trade in 1952,,,,,,,,,,,,so your 60-70 odd and your trolling people online ive helped out in this thread if you check my post,,,,,,and you decide to be a funny bugger,,really hope you feel big and clever,,lol

of course labour is free when the work is at home,i wish someone would pay me to renovate my house though it works just like any other tradesman,you give a day rate or a set price building a small block garage with a few pillars is as simple as it gets,,remember the prices ive put out are...

site boy,,,,,,,,,,,slum-shack,,,,,,,,clueless calm down fella,,,,,,,,,my garage is up and the concretes in,,,il admit theres a few tonne of ballast leftover for a ramp and half a tonne of building sand but thats nothing for the cost slum-shack,,,,,,,,,il add to this one slum-shack i...

have you ever seen a garage door made from new scaffold boards? you might be surprised,,,,,i built one a few year ago in a local village and ended up doing another on the same street after telling them the price and seeing how solid they were :wink: i dont like the look of steel...

lay a wall plate to a line,,,,,,,,,,,,hahahahahaha i know alot of people on the internet like to pick out faults to make themselves feel like they know it all and on top of others but its comments like these above that make me laugh ive put hundreds of wall plates on fellow,,,,,,joiners...

i sense abit of 'know it all' behaviour in the above posts regarding my 28m2 garage heres a few answers/info for anyone interested,,,,,iam sure the 'pro's above will have a good time picking out and try there hardest to hammer me down,,,,,but the fact is ive done it and do it every year...

ive just put wall plates on three houses today ready for the joiners to put trusses on tomorrow(if the weathers good) alot of 4x2 that gets delivered on site is bent like bananas so the mortar joint varies from 10mm-40mm your ok to work on it the next day,,,,,wet or dry mortar will go off...

your still not getting it mate day job,,day work,,employed,,self-employed :wink: if i was employed or self-employed i would charge the same amount to block up a door,,,,ive done this and will do this again and again being self-employed you get to understand doing small jobs at a...

you dont understand one bit my friend,,,,,,,,£20 an hour for a brickie is alot self-employed or employed,,,,travelling or not ive been in the trade for a while and worked in every style of brickwork,,,,building,refractory,house bashing

funny that mate,,,,ive just built a 28m2 block garage in my garden for less than £1500,,,,and thats buying new materials from travis perkins i have got a clue my friend,,,,,,,i dont charge the earth for my work like some i could list my materials out with prices if you like??????

day work my friend could you explain why i wouldnt survive on that hourly rate?,,,whether iam self-employed or employed?

iam a bricklayer mate laying blocks in deep trenches doesnt bother me one bit,,,,you dont have to point it up so i get to lay more at the end of the day,,,,,easy money,,,,,give me footings any day of the week :wink: save the moaning for the young lads scared of abit of mud but this...