Has anyone ever employed Polish builders to do work for them ,was the work they did "Ok" and on schedule.Would you recommend them .

Well I would suspect some Polish builders are better than others just like English builders....... :loopy:

I was going to say the same thing, i have found polish workers to be very reliable and competant. I don't think nationality has much of a bearing, you should ask for references when employing anyone to do work for you anyway :)

most of them cant read a tape measure, and sometimes they forget the damp course which also causes problems. :)

if you get round the above it is usually to a good standard,(well the jobs i have seen have been)

Mr Strix's track relaying machine is operated by a team of Poles - fantastic set of blokes, really strong work ethic, very handy too

I'd be happy to employ Polish builders - if they had the necessary paperwork :suspect:

The problem I'm having i have regular tradesmen on my contracts but it seems that the so called credit crunch has made them a bit greedy, as they have put their rates up which to me is a bit stupid .I'm not going to pay what their asking for so i thought i might try Polish tradesmen if my regulars don't reconsider.

with the polish mate, they dont understand the english way of building.
for example health and safety, i have been on site when they had 240v cables running through the cellar, which was about 4 inches under water.
i didn't see there work but they couldn't speak english which again in my eyes is not the best way to go (some1 falls or there is a fire)
there was some russians and albanians there too.

The problem I'm having i have regular tradesmen on my contracts but it seems that the so called credit crunch has made them a bit greedy, as they have put their rates up which to me is a bit stupid .I'm not going to pay what their asking for so i thought i might try Polish tradesmen if my regulars don't reconsider.

I thought same as you mate and used some polish builders. How is wish i hadn't! :mad:

Firstly, apart from the gang master, no one else could speak english, and he was rarely there. When he did turn up, he lied all the time, told me one thing and the workers something else.

Basically, cut long story short, they messed up so badly that it cost me a fortunate to put everything right later by using competent local builders, on top of all the money i had to dish out on the first set of materials. Eventually i got so sick of them that i kicked them off the property using certain english words that i'm sure they were familiar with :hihi:

I thought same as you mate and used some polish builders. How is wish i hadn't! :mad:

Firstly, apart from the gang master, no one else could speak english, and he was rarely there. When he did turn up, he lied all the time, told me one thing and the workers something else.

Basically, cut long story short, they messed up so badly that it cost me a fortunate to put everything right later by using competent local builders, on top of all the money i had to dish out on the first set of materials. Eventually i got so sick of them that i kicked them off the property using certain english words that i'm sure they were familiar with :hihi:

Point taken ,time to negotiate thanks to all.

the English Builder can only sit and watch as his heritage slips away

its a joke mate, most polish workers send their earnings home.
but the facts are that every1 (not only polish) come here bleed the country dry then go home. after earning as much money as posible.
hopefully with the credit crunch they will start to leave, as it is a known fact their own country needs them for the 2012 euro's which they are in danger of losing due to lack of tradesmen in poland.

its a joke mate, most polish workers send their earnings home.
but the facts are that every1 (not only polish) come here bleed the country dry then go home. after earning as much money as posible.
hopefully with the credit crunch they will start to leave, as it is a known fact their own country needs them for the 2012 euro's which they are in danger of losing due to lack of tradesmen in poland.

I agree. Its no wonder this country is in dire straits.

The only polish labour I have employed has been 'fairly' competent and definately hard working. But they were being told what to do and when to do it (by us).
No way would they have been able to do a skilled job on their own. For starters they couldn't read (and could barely speak) english, meaning that building regs and health and safety might as well have been double dutch to them!

In adddition to the fact that they clearly didn't know what they were doing when it came to 'the tools'.

The problem I'm having i have regular tradesmen on my contracts but it seems that the so called credit crunch has made them a bit greedy, as they have put their rates up which to me is a bit stupid .I'm not going to pay what their asking for so i thought i might try Polish tradesmen if my regulars don't reconsider.

I have to reply to your comments about British builders asking for too much money.
Firstly my husband completed an apprenticehsip over 20ys ago,feeding his family on less than £90 a week, he has qualifications including an higher education diploma and deserves to be paid accordingly, However he earns less than half of what he worth and sometimes comes home with less than £300 per week, polish builders do not hold the same qualifications pay no tax and no insurance so can afford to work for less.
My son has offered his services as a trainee bricklayer and skilled labourer for as little as 25 per day and nobody has offered him anything, .........

When Britain is refusing to pay you your pensions, because the economy is bankrupt,as you are all employing non-tax paying staff what will you do then .........................

My son has offered his services as a trainee bricklayer and skilled labourer for as little as 25 per day and nobody has offered him anything, .........



You should have PMd me!!!

I have to reply to your comments about British builders asking for too much money.
Firstly my husband completed an apprenticehsip over 20ys ago,feeding his family on less than £90 a week, he has qualifications including an higher education diploma and deserves to be paid accordingly, However he earns less than half of what he worth and sometimes comes home with less than £300 per week, polish builders do not hold the same qualifications pay no tax and no insurance so can afford to work for less.

I am paying £650.00 a week, hence my point that their greedy sods!!!

I have to reply to your comments about British builders asking for too much money.
Firstly my husband completed an apprenticehsip over 20ys ago,feeding his family on less than £90 a week, he has qualifications including an higher education diploma and deserves to be paid accordingly, However he earns less than half of what he worth and sometimes comes home with less than £300 per week, polish builders do not hold the same qualifications pay no tax and no insurance so can afford to work for less.

I am paying £650.00 a week, hence my point that their greedy sods!!!

Thats not bad at all in Labour only.
Don't forget the person doing the work should be paying tax etc out of that..so its not all profit for them.

I have to reply to your comments about British builders asking for too much money.
Firstly my husband completed an apprenticehsip over 20ys ago,feeding his family on less than £90 a week, he has qualifications including an higher education diploma and deserves to be paid accordingly, However he earns less than half of what he worth and sometimes comes home with less than £300 per week, polish builders do not hold the same qualifications pay no tax and no insurance so can afford to work for less.

I am paying £650.00 a week, hence my point that their greedy sods!!!

you should have hired my husband and son