Homebuilding & Renovating

How to find the right bricklayer

This article could have been entitled How to keep bricklayers happy or How to keep brickies on site, because of all the trades, this is the one that most people worry about. It is also, perhaps, as the principal trade on masonry-built homes (and a key task for brick-clad homes), the one where there is the most pressure on the relationship remaining positive throughout the build. Regardless, there’s no doubt that, alongside plasterers, this is the trade that often deserves the epithet ‘prima donna’.

Finding a good bricklayer

If you need an electrician or plumber, chances are that keeping an eye open when you’re driving around will mean that you can spot names and numbers on the sides of

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