A couple of houses are being built just up the road from me so we dive past
quite often.
We play the game "Can we see a builder not using his phone" (such an
exciting life we lead)
Usually there are one or two using the phone whilst either tying to lay
bricks - or leaning on the scaffolding.
Surely they can't all be phoning for supplies.

On Wed, 23 Jan 2019 12:32:30 +0000, DerbyBorn wrote:

Usually there are one or two using the phone whilst either tying to lay
bricks - or leaning on the scaffolding

They also seem to have a 'rule' that they must walk up and down the road
while on the phone and wave their free arm like a windmill as if the other
person can see them!

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On 23/01/2019 12:32, DerbyBorn wrote:
A couple of houses are being built just up the road from me so we dive past
quite often.
We play the game "Can we see a builder not using his phone" (such an
exciting life we lead)
Usually there are one or two using the phone whilst either tying to lay
bricks - or leaning on the scaffolding.
Surely they can't all be phoning for supplies.



Most building work is long periods of deciding what to do, and waiting
for materials, shorter periods of unloading and very short periods of
actually e.g. layoing bricks/concrete/erecting timberwork.

http://vps.templar.co.uk/Cartoons%20...or%20Godot.png



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The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Most building work is long periods of deciding what to do, and waiting
for materials, shorter periods of unloading and very short periods of
actually e.g. layoing bricks/concrete/erecting timberwork.

If you've employed builders like that, more fool you.

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On 23/01/2019 13:27, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Most building work is long periods of deciding what to do, and waiting
for materials, shorter periods of unloading and very short periods of
actually e.g. layoing bricks/concrete/erecting timberwork.

That's nonsense.

Bill

For a moment there I had a couple of flashbacks.
Petrocelli who lived in a caravan for all the series and his home he was
building in his spare time never seemed to get further than half way up the
ground floor windows.
Then there was the one handed dish washer in Robin's Nest of course.
Brian

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"DerbyBorn" wrote in message
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A couple of houses are being built just up the road from me so we dive past
quite often.
We play the game "Can we see a builder not using his phone" (such an
exciting life we lead)
Usually there are one or two using the phone whilst either tying to lay
bricks - or leaning on the scaffolding.
Surely they can't all be phoning for supplies.

In article ,
Bill Wright wrote:
On 23/01/2019 13:27, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Most building work is long periods of deciding what to do, and waiting
for materials, shorter periods of unloading and very short periods of
actually e.g. layoing bricks/concrete/erecting timberwork.

That's nonsense.

Quite. If Turnip thinks that sort of thing was the norm, it's no wonder
most firms employ Polish etc builders these days.

I've only personal experience of builders here once. Employed by my
architect. They were all from the UK and Ireland and grafted. Didn't even
stop for a proper lunch break. Although I would say the brickie was
fuelled by tins of Guiness. He's long since dead now.

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On Wednesday, 23 January 2019 13:27:15 UTC, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 23/01/2019 12:32, DerbyBorn wrote:
A couple of houses are being built just up the road from me so we dive past
quite often.
We play the game "Can we see a builder not using his phone" (such an
exciting life we lead)
Usually there are one or two using the phone whilst either tying to lay
bricks - or leaning on the scaffolding.
Surely they can't all be phoning for supplies.



Most building work is long periods of deciding what to do, and waiting
for materials, shorter periods of unloading and very short periods of
actually e.g. layoing bricks/concrete/erecting timberwork.


I've self built two houses. A lot of hard work but financially rewarding.
Unloading is almost invariable with a truck mounted "Hi ab" Stuff is palletised to expedite this.

Yes if it is like that then the planning was not done very well. They want
to be done and onto the next job, time is money.
Like the gooey with the digger at the hotel, if you don't get paid, well...
Brian

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On 23/01/2019 13:27, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Most building work is long periods of deciding what to do, and waiting
for materials, shorter periods of unloading and very short periods of
actually e.g. layoing bricks/concrete/erecting timberwork.

That's nonsense.

Bill

On 23/01/2019 15:24, Bill Wright wrote:
On 23/01/2019 13:27, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Most building work is long periods of deciding what to do, and waiting
for materials, shorter periods of unloading and very short periods of
actually e.g. layoing bricks/concrete/erecting timberwork.

That's nonsense.


Er no. It was in my case observed fact.

See the image I posted


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"The Natural Philosopher" wrote in message
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On 23/01/2019 12:32, DerbyBorn wrote:
A couple of houses are being built just up the road from me so we dive
past
quite often.
We play the game "Can we see a builder not using his phone" (such an
exciting life we lead)
Usually there are one or two using the phone whilst either tying to lay
bricks - or leaning on the scaffolding.
Surely they can't all be phoning for supplies.



Most building work is long periods of deciding what to do, and waiting for
materials, shorter periods of unloading and very short periods of actually
e.g. layoing bricks/concrete/erecting timberwork.

http://vps.templar.co.uk/Cartoons%20...or%20Godot.png

Thats not really true with bricklaying or of concrete either.
With bricklaying most of the time is involved with actually
laying the bricks and doing the pointing and cleaning of
the wall afterwards. With a concrete slab most of the time
is involved with digging where the slab will go, putting in
the waterproof membrane and mesh and formwork. Yes
the final step of actually having the concrete delivered
and the surface floated is done in part of a day.

On 23/01/2019 13:27, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 23/01/2019 12:32, DerbyBorn wrote:
A couple of houses are being built just up the road from me so we dive
past
quite often.
We play the game "Can we see a builder not using his phone" (such an
exciting life we lead)
Usually there are one or two using the phone whilst either tying to lay
bricks - or leaning on the scaffolding.
Surely they can't all be phoning for supplies.



Most building work is long periods of deciding what to do, and waiting
for materials, shorter periods of unloading and very short periods of
actually e.g. layoing bricks/concrete/erecting timberwork.

Not for the brickie though!

I watch a house go up from my room where I happened to overlook it.

When the workmen were on site, it was non stop save for a lunch break.

Pretty much seemed to be one brickie who did not stop doing the walls
(about 6-7 houses in a terrace)


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