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House prices are silly compared to wages i agree.

And they have a 5 hour lunch/sleep in the middle of the day........

Yes I should of worded it better. I'm talking about self employed builders who are running there own firms or working as a sole trader. Not just working for some big firm on site as a subcontractor . I'm in my early 30s and all my friends at that sort of age (sparks,plumbers,chippys ect) are...

I don't actually work on a day rate but would expect to be earning that sort of wage.

Say for instance a fuse board change is usually around the £350 mark. Easy days work plus £50-£70 materials. = £280+

I have charged that for 5 years and never not had any work. What sort of day rate does a electrician, plumber, carpenter charge then?

Thing is mate Spanish builders finish is usually pretty crap. I would say builders in the UK get a fair wage(for a good one) and are hardly a rip off.Most will charge around the £200-£300 per day mark if self employed. In my opinion when you take into consideration tax, fuel, insurances, no sick...