carpenters hourly rate in the north or the south?

[oakleaf stateside]

im moving back to ireland in a few months was just enquiring about the carpenters rates

[The Subbie]

It depends oakleaf , what kind of chippie work do you do ? 1st 2nd fix, shuttering , roofing, shop fitting ?
Work is drying up in the house building end of things all right but the civil engineering industry is going full tilt at the minute.
I manage a site  for one of the big civil engineering contractors and we are really stuck for good shuttering chippies.

If you pm me i'll send you a list of rates we pay carpenters, however most lads set a rate and when they prove they can do the job right the rate increases then  there is a bonus scheme operating on our site for production.

Anyway best of luck with the move back, it'll work out no  bother.

[The Real Laoislad]

30euro per/hr plus VAT would be a average rate for tradesmen

[Louth Exile]

VAT Laoislad???, and you wonder why the Nordies are getting all the work 

What is this VAT word that you speak of 

[The Subbie]

vodka and tonic

[the Deel Rover]

30euro per/hr plus VAT would be a average rate for tradesmen

i'm building a house at the moment laoislad and all the tradesmen want is cash cash cash  i'm sure they pay their vat on that

[T Fearon]

I didn't realise Richard was still touring. I thought he'd packed it in after Karen died

[FL/MAYO]

30euro per/hr plus VAT would be a average rate for tradesmen

i'm building a house at the moment laoislad and all the tradesmen want is cash cash cash  i'm sure they pay their vat on that

Deel Rover,what does it cost to build a house these days, will be moving back in a few years and was wondering how much per square foot an average house would cost to build? I already have the site, just wondering on the building costs. Also are you building in the Mayo area?

[blast05]

Not alone tradesmen - established builders providers will even deal in cash only down in Mayo !!

[dodo]

Not alone tradesmen - established builders providers will even deal in cash only down in Mayo !!

You must be one dodgy f**ker 

[oneillcup2007]

Allow about £50 a square foot for building cribs.

[The Subbie]

30euro per/hr plus VAT would be a average rate for tradesmen

i'm building a house at the moment laoislad and all the tradesmen want is cash cash cash  i'm sure they pay their vat on that

Deel Rover,what does it cost to build a house these days, will be moving back in a few years and was wondering how much per square foot an average house would cost to build? I already have the site, just wondering on the building costs. Also are you building in the Mayo area?

Check out aksaboutmoney.com they have a good few threads devoted to this

[blast05]

You must be one dodgy f**ker

I didn't suggest that i availed of this 

[pintsofguinness]

If they didn't make the paying tax so complicated they'd get more people paying it!

Allow about £50 a square foot for building cribs.

At least.

[pintsofguinness]

Allow about £50 a square foot for building cribs.

At least.

I was told to allow £75

Wise.  50 is the cheap end, I wouldn't like to be relying on that figure! (I'd actually be surprised if you got it now) I know ones that charge £100 - though that would be built up areas.