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Renovate and Seal Concrete Floors/Ceilings
Kaj.N. wrote:
For all qualified trades, there is an entry barrier.
Which means either you go to trade school or you do an apprenticeship (or both). It doesn't help what is paid; if trained labor is missing, it is missing.
The crisis in the early '90s wiped out large portions of tradespeople over 50 years old. And the 10-year stagnation in construction meant no new ones came in.
We see the result today!
The poor working environment in many trades also doesn't attract young people, and it's not chic to be a plumber.
The rules for running a business and hiring don't make it appealing to start your own business and hire, which further limits supply.
(The above was not a political stance, just a blunt observation that people act quite rationally based on rules. The existence or non-existence of rules is, however, a political issue, and everyone is free to have their own opinion on that.)
Also, you don't want to work with private individuals if you can avoid it.
Quite frankly; a lot of hassle, little money.
Kaj.N. wrote:
My suggestion is that you try to visit the firms with some photos and talk to them. If you find a firm that seems serious and gives a reasonable price, ask them to come when they have time.
If you yourself prepare in advance, it usually isn't a problem, but private individuals often calculate like this; The plan is 5.99*6.49 meters, so I should pay for 38.8751 m^2 of asphalt, instead of calculating 6*7 meters and avoiding the hassle of having to pay for two shovels of gravel.
It's not so strange.(How the HELL is it that it's so impossible to get trade help in this country? There evidently seems to be too few tradespeople, even though they should reasonably be able to charge whatever they want in most cases. How does this happen when we have extremely high unemployment? Somewhere here lies a whole kennel buried.)
For all qualified trades, there is an entry barrier.
Which means either you go to trade school or you do an apprenticeship (or both). It doesn't help what is paid; if trained labor is missing, it is missing.
The crisis in the early '90s wiped out large portions of tradespeople over 50 years old. And the 10-year stagnation in construction meant no new ones came in.
We see the result today!
The poor working environment in many trades also doesn't attract young people, and it's not chic to be a plumber.
The rules for running a business and hiring don't make it appealing to start your own business and hire, which further limits supply.
(The above was not a political stance, just a blunt observation that people act quite rationally based on rules. The existence or non-existence of rules is, however, a political issue, and everyone is free to have their own opinion on that.)
Also, you don't want to work with private individuals if you can avoid it.
Quite frankly; a lot of hassle, little money.
Kaj.N. wrote:
It costs to provide quotes. For small jobs, it's entirely uninteresting if you're already busy.
My suggestion is that you try to visit the firms with some photos and talk to them. If you find a firm that seems serious and gives a reasonable price, ask them to come when they have time.
If you yourself prepare in advance, it usually isn't a problem, but private individuals often calculate like this; The plan is 5.99*6.49 meters, so I should pay for 38.8751 m^2 of asphalt, instead of calculating 6*7 meters and avoiding the hassle of having to pay for two shovels of gravel.
I have a fancy garage from '56, built in this way. I have dug along the long side to drain some moisture seeping through the wall... but I won't do more until I've solved the top... possibly I should also divert the water so that it doesn't run straight down along the wall...
Would be fun to hear how it went for you?!
Would be fun to hear how it went for you?!
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