bricklaying in perh

darren g · 18-02-2009, 10:24 PM

hi, just wondering if anyone one can help ? we are ment to be moving to perth within the next couple of months,and was wondering whats the work situation like for bricklayers ? has the work dried up or is there still lots happening ? thanks any info will be great

arcadia · 09-03-2009, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by darren g

hi, just wondering if anyone one can help ? we are ment to be moving to perth within the next couple of months,and was wondering whats the work situation like for bricklayers ? has the work dried up or is there still lots happening ? thanks any info will be great

Hi Daren work has really dried up,only been here 8 months we are on $200 per day now down from $250 and we get paid every two weeks we are working on cottages and we earn every penny I hope this dosnt put you off

yorkshirepom · 09-03-2009, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by arcadia

Hi Daren work has really dried up,only been here 8 months we are on $200 per day now down from $250 and we get paid every two weeks we are working on cottages and we earn every penny I hope this dosnt put you off

Had a meet up with mates at the weekend ,3 of them are brickies and still working

Mally

arcadia · 09-03-2009, 03:36 PM

have they been here long

hayleywright · 10-03-2009, 11:16 AM

is there any work building new homes in or around perth? mark

yorkshirepom · 10-03-2009, 11:29 AM

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is there any work building new homes in or around perth? mark

Thers a lot of land sites north and south and a few inland. The building is different to the uk ,whereas the land is divided into blocks (plots) roads built ,street lighting etc. People then buy the blocks, and choose a builder to build on it for them. As in the uk Barrats or persimmon etc build all the houses on the estate . Theoretically a site of 100 blocks here could have 100 different building firms.

Mally

hayleywright · 10-03-2009, 11:35 AM

cheers, how are you finding life in oz? broad question!

yorkshirepom · 10-03-2009, 11:39 AM

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cheers, how are you finding life in oz? broad question!

Champion apart from the going to work bit but has to be done. Any brickies working on Eastwall Parkway ???? Brighton Wa for national homes make sure you do a grand job lads and don`t use a lot of water and leccy cos i`m payin for it

Mally

hayleywright · 10-03-2009, 11:41 AM

is there anyone who can help? i am a primary school teacher, my husband is a bricklayer. We have a 2 year old boy. We have applied to move to oz for a better life (especially for our son). based on our jobs and the fact that we will only be coming over with about £5000, would you say we have a chance of making it? we are planning to rent for 2 years. thanks

arcadia · 10-03-2009, 12:31 PM

every body has a chance but as I said yesterday to darren I have noticed the work drying up and there was only one add in todays paper paying $240 per day I rang up and the subbie said he had set 8 brickies on but he had 120 calls and he said he might even drop the money $220 because of the ammount of calls he had,also rent is quite expensive plenty of sunshine though I hope this has answered a few questions for you