Hod carrying

Dextraneous · 3 May 2015

Just milling around on a bricklayers site (as one does

), I was just wondering if hod carrying requires anything more than just being fit? Is it a trained skill?

Norcon · 3 May 2015

Telehandlers and cranes have replaced the hod carrier.
In this country at least.

Hse wouldn't let you up a ladder with a load these days.
Least ways that's my take on it.

cajar · 3 May 2015

Murphy started as a hod carrier and on his first day was up and down the ladder 40 times an hour. the other hod lads told him to slow down. he whispered to them he wasn't an idiot - it's the same load of bricks every time.

Dextraneous · 3 May 2015

I'm kind of assuming that about £500 to £600 per thousand bricks is the going rate to pay for the layer and labourer to enable a wage of about £30K pa?

At approx 60 bricks per square metre, that'll give about 15 square metres which sounds like a fair deal.

How does the rate change for concrete blocks?

Norcon · 3 May 2015

Blocks are all scissor grabbed or forklifted.
The only lifting involved is when the layer stacks them unto a bed of mortar.
Sometimes a labourer will shift them along the scaffold.

Dextraneous · 3 May 2015

I'm not arguing with you Norcs, but would a contractor really splash the cash for hiring that sort of equipment for domestic builds?

Norcon · 3 May 2015

A site near me had a guy killed when the guy stacking blocks with the hiab grab overloaded the bison slabs. Probably not jointed.

Guys were below taking tea when the whole lot collapsed down on them.

Norcon · 3 May 2015

Dextraneous said:
I'm not arguing with you Norcs, but would a contractor really splash the cash for hiring that sort of equipment for domestic builds?

I expect in built up areas where access is limited plenty of hand balling is still going on.
But machines these days can do just about anything and go just about anywhere.
I've worked in cities btw. Hated it.
You'd need to add about 20% to your bill just for the hassle alone.

Domestic build contractors round my way all have telehandlers and excavators on site.
The odd one will hire a mantis fold out crane.

noseall · 3 May 2015

Norcon said:
I've worked in cities btw. Hated it.
You'd need to add about 20% to your bill just for the hassle alone.

Agree there Norcs.

Dextraneous · 3 May 2015

Thanks fellas. Always good to know

Micilin · 3 May 2015

Used to be a great thing seeing the hoddies sliding three or four lifts down the ladder in their trainers!

roy c · 4 May 2015

I worked on a McAlpine site in the 70's on the hod and it nearly killed me for the first few days then your shoulder gets used to it and the muscle developes on your shoulder and it gets a bit easier.l had trouble tipping the bricks out at first but like everything once you get the knack its ok. Do you remember "Super Hod" the guy who used to labour for plasterers and made a fortune cause he used a bigger hod!

Micilin · 4 May 2015

roy c said:
I worked on a McAlpine site in the 70's on the hod and it nearly killed me for the first few days then your shoulder gets used to it and the muscle developes on your shoulder and it gets a bit easier.l had trouble tipping the bricks out at first but like everything once you get the knack its ok. Do you remember "Super Hod" the guy who used to labour for plasterers and made a fortune cause he used a bigger hod!

A plasterers hod was a bigger one. You could get a barrow of gear in it.

ajstoneservices · 4 May 2015

A hod full of Staffordshire blues was quite a challenge

masona · 4 May 2015

I would've thought the most popular would be the ladder lift?

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