It varies (a lot) by area. I use a rule of thumb of £200 for trades / £100 for labourer.
I charge £150 a day as a self employed plasterer and pay a decent labourer £80-90
Some charge £180s mate for plastering but a majority in my area are 150 a day.With regards to hours I try to start at 7.45 and finish at about 3-4pm.Thing with plastering you are dependant on the drying times and each gauge of skimming is approximately 2 hours give or take then all your prep work beading and scrimming up etc.I try to do 3 gauges a day if I can and drink and eat on the go.
There's a builder & his labourer (employed by a company) working across at our neighbours. They turn up for 9am, have an hour sat in the van for lunch + a couple of brew breaks & by 3.30 pm the brick is in the mixer & usually they've gone before 4 pm.
Sounds like somebody is being taken for a ride
You aren't kidding.
We had a block paved drive/car standing area, dug out & completed in about 10 days by 2 guys & all by hand.
The 2 guys across at our neighbours took over 6 weeks (lots of days rained off though) & they had a mini-digger! Thing is, at least part of it has dipped & is puddling water, so will have to be sorted too.
God only knows what the new neighbours were quoted for all the work they've had done.
They've had a large `orangery` built & the back garden dug out & hard landscaped, which seems to be coming to an end now.
The aforementioned builder & his labourer have been here since October ................. 7 months!!!!!! (with a 2 week break for Christmas)
There are muppets in every trade. Not all of the non-muppets are more expensive.
I think they are talking labour rates. Your 300 included materials?I paid £300 for a plasterer to do our halls stairs landing. He did it in a day. Starting to feel like I got ripped off reading this thread!
It really does depend on where you live. I'm in Surrey and I've just paid £420 for exactly the same job. Used the same father & son team that the builder used when we had an extension built last year, so I knew it was going to be a quality job.I paid £300 for a plasterer to do our halls stairs landing. He did it in a day. Starting to feel like I got ripped off reading this thread!
Have you been inside to see what other work they've had done? That can be where the time goes.They've had a large `orangery` built & the back garden dug out & hard landscaped, which seems to be coming to an end now.
The aforementioned builder & his labourer have been here since October ................. 7 months!!!!!! (with a 2 week break for Christmas)
Have you been inside to see what other work they've had done?
I had a side extension built some years ago, garage, bedroom above, a front porch, and a kitchen extension behind the garage (L shaped)The aforementioned builder & his labourer have been here since October ................. 7 months!!!!!! (with a 2 week break for Christmas)
I think they are talking labour rates. Your 300 included materials?
Seems pretty fair mateYeah it included the plaster materials. Maybe not so bad then
Seems pretty fair mate
A mechanic won't but a garage will. A Garage will have a lot more to pay for out of that hourly rate. Average mechanic is on less than £100 a day and you have to hope he has put your car back together properly.Makes me chuckle a mechanic can charge £50/60 an hour and no one bats an eyelid. Plastering is one of the most skilled trades in construction imo yet often the lowest paid
Plastering is one of the most skilled trades in construction imo yet often the lowest paid
Where do double glazing fitters sit on the pay scale?