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@@Lyonscarpentry No I rarely use my circ saw only to demo floors I have a Mafell Plunge saw so that gets the most use, tool shops here are miles better than the uk they have all the tools out for you to play with, hikoki are a bit shit when it comes to marketing and getting their tools out they brought out a toolbox system and I emailed and asked when it was being released they said Japan only so I bought dewalt, couple months later it was released in Australia 😅 I waited 2 years to get the hikoki chop saw in the uk and they just never re stocked it after covid, then they wonder why their brand isn’t taking off bigger
I will do mate the jobs I have been doing have been pretty boring like laying vinyl floor nothing structural I need to clad my house and do some structural so will get that filmed as well as any new jobs that come up thanks for watching and commenting ✌🏻
Hi buddy is there alot off work out there and is it a better life for kids I am 39 and will be looking to get out in next 2 year how old were you when you moved out there.
All the big project builders squeeze their trades as much as possible for pricing and they take all the profit. So they attract the cowboys that just smash and bash.
You can do kitchens its just usually seperate. Personally i do literally every trade on my house except gas. Also theres no license required to do cabinets or any carpentry. Yoyre talking about a builders license.
@@MrDeano-eu9rg you need a kitchen bathroom laundry licence to fit kitchens or a builders license and you need a cabinet makers licence to manufacture, then you need a carpentry trade licence to do carpentry im not sure where you are but sounds like Victoria I’m in QLD it’s a bit ridiculous with licences up here
@@MrDeano-eu9rg it is a complete joke I have to work here for 2 years then get 3 other licenced builders to say yes I can build to get my low rise builders licence that will allow me to be a general builder but I have 7 other licences Carpenter Joiner Metal roof and wall cladder Gutters and fascias Structural landscaper Sheds carports and garages Floor finishing hard floors All of which is practically building a house but they won’t let me without another licence like low rise, medium rise or open builder 😂 oh yeah there’s 3 different licences for builders
@@MrDeano-eu9rg 😂 by the time you have bought all that it’s the cost of 2 vans don’t forget you need your trailer to pull, I’ll stick with my van, roof rack on top all tools nice and dry inside 👌🏻 I get why people get utes for the beach but they are useless for work.
@@MrDeano-eu9rg what sites are you going on to get bogged I’m talking about city work not building dunnies in the outback 😂 the idea is fill the van so you have nothing to tow a van can handle a trailer with ease, for head on collisions I’m talking about a real van not a Toyota hiace leg crusher those are death traps vw crafter would take a head on all day long it’s like a tank
@@S1K2000 I love the place, it is just annoying to see the massive builders charging people fortunes to build homes that are sub standard and the QBCC make it so hard for small trades to get licenced to build houses, the big company’s have no competition and just blatantly rip people off. You can work 3-4 days a week here and live very comfortably
I am from the UK and have been living on the Sunshine Coast for 15 years, great place to live, but like you are finding out the QBCC (who are really a glorified insurance company with way too much power) control everything, I believe they were formed in the early 1990's and you can do jobs up to $3,300 (including labour & materials) without a licence but we are now in 2024 and that amount has never been increased because they don't get any benefit from it going up they would miss out on charging an insurance fee, for each building job that is done. In the early part of my career I was a bench joiner and we would make anything that the client wanted, Stairs, Bars & Back fittings (for pubs) kitchens, doors & windows etc. but here you get companies that just do one part of the full trade I learnt. I think the building industry in Australia is over regulated, in the UK I progressed with my trade background and had my own Construction Company building Nursing Homes all over the UK, I build a 55 Bed in Camberwell Green with a steel frame over 5 stories, but I wouldn't have been allowed to do that in Australia without a special licence (and qualification), you can't even do your own drainage a plumber with a licence needs to do it. My daughter recently built a new house, I asked the plumber if they would be doing a water test using plugs at the end of the runs before connecting the system to the main sewer, this would be what the building inspector from building control would want to see in the UK, (you would normally leave the water in the pipes for 24 hours) he would make a return visit to see if the level had fallen. The plumber said yes, but whoever passed it can't have tested the system, because I excavated in front of the property to install a French drain and found a length of pipe with a split in it which we had the repair the soil was wet all the way around it, so how would that have passed a water test?
The video was 2 years ago … there were 3 rapid chargers between Salford and Whitefield in Manchester and 2 of them were regularly out of order. What I was talking about was the dog shit charging network. Have fun sitting for an hour charging, I run on diesel now filled in less than 2 minutes and on my merry way I don’t give a shit what fuel costs it’s tax deductible, my time waiting to charge is not refundable. Ev is dog shit for commercial vehicles 👍🏻
Really that’s weird, they have recently changed the battery style and are doing an exchange scheme old for new when you buy tools I wonder if it’s got so bad they are taking them back before they break, 👍🏻 I just got a good deal on a set grinder, drill and impact with 2 battery’s and 2 systainers plus 2 battery’s on redemption in Australia for $519 I bought it just for the 4 battery’s and grinder, hopefully the new battery’s are better 👍🏻
I just had a second run with them I can’t find any work that seems worth their fees, I thought the first run was because I had no licences and was looking for small jobs under handyman scheme, now I have licences coming out of my ears I still get only small jobs from them and anything half decent they want $50-70 in leads I don’t think it is worth the time or effort, have a look on Facebook ads I guarantee you will get better jobs and the people come to you rather than you chasing them and they turn out to be time wasters ✌🏻
@@ProBuildCarpenter yea that's fair, did you get your builders license? I have picked up continuous work from builders but you're right alot of time is wasted on feckless leads and they have gone up in costs since the first time I used it.
@@MrDeano-eu9rg no I got carpentry, joinery, structural landscaping, sheds carports garages, metal roof and cladding, gutters and fascias I have just applied for low rise but not sure if I will get it backside you need lots of references from other builders you have worked for so you can get licenced so you can compete against them 😂
@@ProBuildCarpenter @ProBuildCarpenter ohh shit, I didn't realise you were the English dude I spoke to on your other video. I'm not sure what you mean by joinery license and only roof plumbers can legally sign off roofs and gutters here (I do them on my smaller non permitted jobs though).
@@MrDeano-eu9rg yeah I have my gutter licence, when you have carpentry if you have experience in other trades you can get licences for them with QBCC in the uk we would do everything on roofs, including gutters,fascias and tiling, we don’t use metal more cement tile and slate tiles, the licence in QLD is metal fascias and gutters, it’s a bit weird how a roofer needs another licence to fit gutters generally it’s part of a roofers job crazy to split it and say a plumber has to do it, a plumber in the uk used to do it and lead flashing but common sense said it’s easier if the roofer just does it while he’s up there so that’s what they do now, QLD has some crazy rules
Just on stage 2 of skills assessment at the moment waiting for my interview, I’m the same I do everything manufacturing ,fitting , first fix ,second fix , cabinet making . Looking to go Queensland myself hopefully find a joiners shop that needs someone being self employed with my own workshop in the uk I’m half looking forward to just going and getting a job without all the stress
I was the same at first but cabinet making here doesn’t pay very well, I expected to be just fitting kitchens but there’s nothing like howdens or wren here the cabinet makers make and install and they pay very little subcontracting fitting, if you get your own shop I think you will do well I have thought about it but not right now, I’m renovating a house and working self employed so haven’t got time to think 😂 flipping houses is where the money is
The same issue happened with me last night. The battery is not even a year old. Now that I’m thinking about it, the battery Matabo fast charger failed as well. Glad I bought it from Lowe’s because it was a easy swap( warranty out in >90days) I own makita batteries and those suckers last. I’m glad i am not so invested in Matabo brand. Hopefully you don’t have anymore issues with the Matabo batteries.
I have been with hikoki for a few years now no other battery’s have failed 🤞🏻metabo use a different type of battery they use the CAS alliance battery’s that can interchange with a few brands, I have cas battery’s with my Mafell plunge saw those battery’s are solid they feel like tanks and are funnily enough called power tanks, glad you got sorted hopefully no more issues, nothing worse than losing a $180 battery 😅
so you are looking at a small step down or rebate the jumpform people put into the slab at the door so the lift guys can put in their doors. it was probably them or the builder who threw a bit of rough concrete in there to allow the tilers ( probably , as it’s a foyer) to ardit without having to scabble the concrete next to the finished lift door. pretty typical for someone to sneer at something they don’t understand. willing to bet your work has its ups and downs too mate
😂 people like yourself justifying shit work are the reason the industry is so bad !! That area is to be carpet tiled ! Are you expecting them to carpet tile over that. I have over 10 years worth of work with concrete shuttering and pouring lift shafts on apartments was included, I’m not sure what bs you are talking about scrabbling for tilers because they generally tile over a float finish. Stop justifying shit work it’s awful and needs breaking out.
the point is … so what? finish guys will fix that in about a minute. i’ve been a formworker working on sydney high rise since 1993. and yes i’ve worked on pro build sites. you aren’t standing on any moral high ground there buddy. oh while i’m at it the reason the industry is having issues with structure failure is that building companies are employing engineers and certifiers and then telling them what to do. if you do know what you are doing you know that. so why don’t you do something on that? perhaps this rebate ( i think they will drop a tile at the threshold actually and the carpet square around it) it’s view worthy but it’s a nothing thing.
@@notguilty1467 finish guys will fix it 😂 how about just do the job right the first time, you are making yourself sound stupid, pay twice for 1 job. Nope you are robbing people and providing shit.
So relieved to see someone calling out how pathetic many builders are in Australia. We're a long way behind and there's a very poor culture and attitude in many places. However, this is a particularly poor example. There are respectable, high quality builders out there. Also, pretty sure vibrating is becoming quite common.
Vibrating is mandatory I’m shocked how little it gets done each honeycomb is a weak spot god knows how many are in the slab that can’t be seen, it’s just crap that the big company’s are getting away with this and the smaller guys that want to build and give good value and high quality work are made to jump through hoops. QBCC needs a shake up they are causing this and the hyper inflated home prices by not letting smaller builders get into the game. Thanks for watching and commenting ✌🏻
Welcome My husband is a skilled carpenter and needs work in Australia. Could you help him? He searched a lot on the Indeed website and did not find anything We have 3 children and he needs work
Who'd have thought the Manchester charging infrastructure would be so crap, especially since the Mayor's wife is involved with Be Ev.............good ol' Andy Burnham and his organisation skills. Stealth tax and fails to organise anything else.
Hi pal, I am thinking of making the jump, either Sydney or Gold Coast/ Brisbane, what one will you recommend as I have spoke to someone who can offer me work in either (carpenter) also how did you get a permanent visa cheers pal
Hard choice but I like brisbane it’s not as busy, we have the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast and all of the islands, Sydney you earn more but houses are extortionate
@@chuddy8984 I did have a dewalt one a while back and it was the same, for the smaller ones I think makita was the only one that had the motor on the angle so you could cut both ways
