Archive for December, 2008

Is There Such A Thing As A Cowboy Customer In The Building Sector?

This is something I’ve wanted to touch on for sometime now as there seems to be a lot of talk in the building sector about ‘Cowboy Builders’ but never much about ‘Cowboy Customers’. Like with anything, there will always be a handful of people who want to capitalize on something at somebody else’s expense or [...]

Ball Games Prohibited Near Buildings!

I remember as a kid growing up that if we were going to play football we had to go to the park and were never allowed to play football in the street too near to any houses. After seeing this photo below, I now understand why!!

PlasterBoard Over That Ceiling And Save Yourself A Headache

If you have an old ceiling that is totally knackered with cracks all over it or perhaps you have a ceiling that has been wallpapered with that dreaded chipwood!! Aaagghhhh!!! Straight away you know you have your work cut out for you before even starting to do anything. Well don’t get too despondent as there [...]

I’ll Bet You’ve Never Seen A Brickies Labourer Doing This!!

Here’s something a little different for you all to watch. I’ve worked on many building sites over the years and seen many different things. I actually thought I’d seen it all. That is until I watched this video! Click to play and check it out. Every brickies labourer will be more than thanking the person [...]