best option for me?? advice needed

Set yourself up as a handyman..............

 

Where do you live? I'm looking for someone to work with me on sites in the midlands. Mainly 2nd fix carpentry

 

I agree with Wiggy, I started my handyman/carpentry business 13 years ago and haven't looked back since. I work only in domestic homes and it is very different from site work though ( a lot more pleasant generally). If you have a bit of experience under your belt , and you have your head screwed on you should do OK, of course, if your living out in the sticks somewhere you might find it hard going.

 

I agree with these posts too Handyman is the way to go, if you can be reliable and do a decent job you will never look back.
Word of mouth will soon get around.

 

just don't pretend to be able to do carpentry, while calling yourself a handy man, if you want to be a carpenter get experience with another firm, and get some college too, the biggest problem with some people in your position is they turn up to a job and do it like they think it should be done and not how it is supposed to be done, that will kick you right in the pants. its a great trade to do but lots and lots of muppets get it wrong, don't you do the same!

 

good way in to wood butchering is get a job at b&q as a greeter then tout the instore punters especially doors go fit doors for them just do doors .

 

alternative is to hang around the B&Q car parks handling flyers out about your door hanging services remember just doors .

 

Hanging doors is the pits.

 

I'm on a roof at the moment with two joiners. But I's still just a labourer.
Three of us covered 600 sq/m of roof today with loft insulation and corrugated agri clad tin.

 

What work do you like chippy?

 

And that's our second day on the roof. Same area yesterday and another 240 sq/m left.

 

I'm mainly a scenic carpenter and I like to make things and solve problems rather than stick doors in holes, lay floors etc, I find them mind blowingly boring. Having said that I am stud walling this week.

 

Sounds interesting work chippie.
Stud walling is nice work mind I enjoy that. Haven't done it for ages.

Are you with a company or self employed?

 

I'm self employed but mainly work for other companies who get their work from producing companies.
I rarely know what I am going to be doing from one day to the next but as long as I have work I like that.
The stud walling is OK, it's in a Dutch barn but it has heating and lights and a labourer to do the cladding, radio on, tea break every 2 hours and the money is in my bank the day after I invoice.

 

hanging doors is good better than shelf stacking at pound world [what I did before ]and the money is better just watched a few videos on door fitting on you tube some bought some cheap as chips power tools hung a couple of doors in my house had some flyer s printed and hey presto im a carpenter bit of blag helps as well
all due respect chippie 244 i would remove your facial hair it's probably frightening people and SMILE on your picture

 

You can hang doors, you're not a carpenter!

 

Agree

 

When I'm refurbing renters, I'm usually too busy with 'other jobs' so best get someone else to do it eh