A family friend wants an extension. He also wants me to do the electrics and my mate to do the plumbing. We have both worked at his house before.The first 2 builders have refused to quote without plumbing and electrics being included in the quote. I have a couple of builders that I do work for who will quote but I did not want the friend to be pushed into using my recommendations.So are builders that busy?

Our local jobbing builders are rushed off their feet. Much of thecompetition has gone bankrupt, people who can't move are building allmanner of fecking ugly abominations into their loftspaces now thatplanning has been abandoned in favour of "localism" and there's a boommarket in building gated compounds of granny flats. Compared to twoyears ago, they're certainly busy.The biggest problem for builders locally seems to be getting paid. Oneof our locals is likely to go bust in a few weeks, as he's not goingto get paid by a developer that folded recently.

Are builders so busy that they can set their own terms?

Sep 14, 2011 22 Replies

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Huge 14 years ago

It wasn't entirely a joke ...

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Grimly Curmudgeon 14 years ago

Did you nail the cable, or was it someone else? I only ask, as it seems a cheek to expect you to wear the cost of repair if it was somebody else who damaged it.

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ARWadsworth 14 years ago

The builder used a nail, just below the socket to fasten the skirting board to the wall.

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