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Hi fellas Ok I have been self employed for a few years now, I worked for a contractor for a short time ( around 7 weeks) I used there company's van and they payed my wages into my bank weekly, it was only meant to be a short term thing, But it seems I have been payed on PAYE basis. I have am...

I am looking for some advice. I have went back on the sites self employed, I find the prices per meter are Sh1te, as I probably made the same wage twenty years ago! Its bothering me that guys on the site are saying there with agencies and getting £12.50 an hour regardless how much work gets done...

Of course depending on what area you live the trade rates will be different . What do you guys charge an hour or do most of you guys prefer to work on a day rate? I like to give a Estimate for the whole job to be carried out from start to finish, but recently for some reason a few customers...

Evening Lads, As self employed roof Slater/Tiler , I am feeling the squeeze just like everyone in the trades at the moment, I know it varies from area to area but even the scaffolding hire mob I use has rocketed over the last year. I was looking back at invoices prices over the last couple of...

I see some small company’s take credit card payments these days . This is all new to me as I cant see how these tradesmen can take the payment from working out of a van. I have heard of a hand held machine but not sure how this would work ? Anyone use them and do you think you get more business...

I have been picking and pointing an old sandstone gable wall . I have approached a bit where the stone is so worn the customer wants it rendered over. Smooth render. Can I use a three to one mix of sand and cement or would power wall be any good ? Its not a big area. Just cant see it taking a...

Been asked a few times to renew corrugated sheeting on garage flat roofs that are leaking . My question is how do you lads get round this do you strip it off or go over the top. In the past I have stripped it and loaded the asbestos into the van which was years ago and managed to dump it in a...

Was looking at a job this morning where the customer thought he had water ingression from his roof tiles I checked the roof no broken or slipped tiles went into the loft space this was also dry. The house does not have central heating and is double glazed the ceiling in there sons bedroom has...