It's a sad indictment of today that when work is available, it is very difficult to get someone who is interested enough to come and do it. Even more difficult to find someone capable to actually do a good job. The young couple next to us have had a succession of people coming to do work, and in every single case there have been problems. I feel so sorry for them.
We, on the other hand, have been extremely lucky in the people that I bought a summerhouse from, and who also came and did the preparatory groundwork and then came and erected it. Likewise the happy team that came and removed all of the old rendering from our gable end and replaced it with beautiful new render.
Cost me a fortune in egg, sausage and bacon sarnies and cups of tea and coffee - but I didn't mind at all. I like to treat anyone working here as I would like my family to be treated if it was them.
In fact, they're just like family - they leave muddy boot prints on the kitchen floor and don't wash up after themselves!!