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Cicero wrote:
I've also just been talking to somebody else who is in a similar
position - seems there are quite a few of us in limbo: not enough work
to attract a normal builder, and not enough DIY skills to do it
ourselves.


It might be worth considering some kind of 'co-operative' if there are
several of you in the same boat. Surely, you can't all be totally devoid
of all the necessary skills for quite minor works.

Many simply don't want to make the time for DIY works over an above their
own job. Or can't be bothered. Which is fair enough - provided they are
happy to pay a decent rate for those who will do the work for them.

But what often worries me is that such types often say 'it's a simple job
which will only take an hour or so' which suggests they don't expect to
pay a true rate.

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