Bricklayer prices

[Revs1972]

First thing I learned was throw away my level...seems they hadn't been invented by 1935!

Looking at some of the modern houses round here, it looks like they still haven’t been

 

[RaceDiagnostics]

If your doing the patio it would make sense to buy a mixer? sell it on after?

In the end I got a couple of decent quotes for the patio, they are due to start a week on Monday. That leaves all next week to get the wall finished.

 

[RaceDiagnostics]

Oh, any idea how many bags of sand and cement I'll need for 225 bricks and 23m of 11"coping stones?

 

[gaz1]

just order a ton of sand with 6 bags of cement

any left over sand you can use elsewere and its cheaper

 

[brightspark]

Keep going, at that rate its only going to take 44 days, so it'll be done before the summer gets here.

As @mtt.tr says, don't try pointing it until its started going off, then just touch it up with a pointing trolley and brush it off with a soft brush and it'll look lovely.

brush the snots off when its nearly dry otherwise you will smear the bricks

 

[Blobber]

In the end I got a couple of decent quotes for the patio, they are due to start a week on Monday. That leaves all next week to get the wall finished.

Look after them, tea/coffee cake etc and get them to do the wall?

 

[Blicksheep]

Get a mixer!! And let it mix a while, don’t go in heavy with the water in the beginning

 

[dobbslc]

It's very easy to over water it!!!

 

[Colin Barron]

Or trowel hilt

Or a short piece of 15mm copper pipe.

 

[redlig]

Looking at some of the modern houses round here, it looks like they still haven’t been

Sorry to keep on but when i built my place ,as I said it took forever, A mate (a carpenter/builder) and asked why it was taking so long. . After the normal banter I asked him to check the verticality of the walls which were to about 1/8". He replied " as long as they are within 2" per floor that's OK, just stop f*****g about its not an engineering project and get on with it"

 

[RWD3M]

If your doing the patio it would make sense to buy a mixer? sell it on after?

I did this 3 years ago when I relaid all the brick work on the patio (because the builder who built it the first time insisted on putting mild green in it!!!).

I laid just under 1200 bricks, 20 blocks, a handful of coping stones and mixed up about a yard of concrete for the wife's new shed.

I paid £220 for it new from Screwfix, just sold iit for £180! Waaaaaaay cheaper than renting if you're as slow as I am!

 

[Colin Barron]

I did this 3 years ago when I relaid all the brick work on the patio (because the builder who built it the first time insisted on putting mild green in it!!!).

I laid just under 1200 bricks, 20 blocks, a handful of coping stones and mixed up about a yard of concrete for the wife's new shed.

I paid £220 for it new from Screwfix, just sold iit for £180! Waaaaaaay cheaper than renting if you're as slow as I am!

I purchased the Belle mixer 20 years ago and apart from the electric motor Capacitor replacement it is still working well and has done two extensions over the years. Before all this premix stuff they were a standard on small jobs. They are about £500 now.

 

[brightspark]

I purchased the Belle mixer 20 years ago and apart from the electric motor Capacitor replacement it has done two extensions over the years. Before all this premix stuff they were a standard on small jobs. They are about £500 now.

bought 2 of em new 45 years ago . new one electric one petrol £150 each still got both in good nick not a dent on em

 

[mtt.tr]

Well any progress?

 

[RaceDiagnostics]

Well any progress?

Day of rest today, well a day in the pub.

I've rented a mixer for £40 for the week and pick it up tomorrow morning.

 

[angellonewolf]

dont forget keep it clean or they charge a fortune if not same as when it comes

or buy a 2nd hand on facebook then sell it on in a few weeks

 

[RaceDiagnostics]

Had a look on Facebook and gumtree but there was nothing nearby.

 

[Pigeon_Droppings2]

dont forget keep it clean or they charge a fortune if not same as when it comes

Take a pic of the condition on pickup...saves a lot of arguing!

I stopped renting stuff as the condition was generally awful and overall not much cheaper than buying new for the job and then selling it on.

 

[addjunkie]

bought 2 of em new 45 years ago . new one electric one petrol £150 each still got both in good nick not a dent on em

Yes I have one too, well worth buying if you do jobs your self, and have space to store one. Best 150 Quid Ive spent in tools, far less grief than mixing by hand.

 

[DanZac]

Yes I have one too, well worth buying if you do jobs your self, and have space to store one. Best 150 Quid Ive spent in tools, far less grief than mixing by hand.

And if you haven't got space then you can use your new mixer to build space. At least I'm hoping that's how it works.