ChrisBoom
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Registered: 6th Dec 06
Location: Highland
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Been on the hunt for years for a Plumber apprenticeship, but there's absolutely nothing going up here.
Theres a local roofing company looking for apprentices, anyone on here one?
Can imagine it being a cold whore of a job 
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C2RL R
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Registered: 28th Mar 02
Location: Redcliffe, QLD
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2 of my mates work for a local firm and they love it. they get paid even when they cant work due to shite weather.
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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thegsi`s old fella owns a roofing company and has a ferarri
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nathy_87
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
Location: West Mids. Drives: Škoda Fabia VRS 5J
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I've contaced him but he aint got back to me yet an that was about 3 wks ago.
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All Torque
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Registered: 17th Nov 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Ford Focus TDCi
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My dad has been a roofer for 27 years, I've helped him out loads of times. Its a decent job TBH, if you work well alone and don't suffer from vertigo
It is a cold whore of a job at times but you just wrap up warm over winter and get on. Summer is the best time to working up on a roof though as you can imagine  
Give it a shot mate, theres plumbers everywhere but only a small amount of roofers, in our area anyways.
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
Location: St. Helens
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quote:
Originally posted by All Torque
theres plumbers everywhere
thats true, every 2nd van round here is a plumbers van, I might have to go out and eradicate them
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Callum
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Registered: 17th Dec 08
Location: Renfrewshire
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Im an apprentice roofer mate, dont do slates and tiles which is a downside, only do flat roofs, chose it as it was something to do but ive wanted to be a joiner for a while
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Callum
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Registered: 17th Dec 08
Location: Renfrewshire
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quote:
Originally posted by C2RL R
2 of my mates work for a local firm and they love it. they get paid even when they cant work due to shite weather.
Me too
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Can't be much of a market for only flat roofs surely.
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Jules S
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Registered: 24th Dec 03
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Can't be much of a market for only flat roofs surely.
We do a hell of a lot of single ply/green roofs these days....
I'm not sure I'd be looking at getting into construction at this precise moment though 
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Bonney
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Registered: 14th Nov 04
Location: St Helens
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Used to do it. Was good in the summer because you was always outside, Crap in winter due to been rained off and the cold. Was only good on a cold da if you got a flat roof to do with the hot bitchumin. I used to get near the pot with the ladel, Was warm all day. The smell even got rid of your cold!
Prepared to be up and down ladders all day carrying heavy items so if you're fit and healthy that shouldn't be a problem. Saved me a fortune from going to the gym
Be prepared to work long hours as sometimes when a job is started (Say stripping a large roof off and felt and batterning it down again) you are there until it is watertight
Can be a good job to be in if you get with the right company.
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harrisp
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Registered: 15th Dec 07
Location: Derbyshire
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quote:
Originally posted by mattk
quote:
Originally posted by All Torque
theres plumbers everywhere
thats true, every 2nd van round here is a plumbers van, I might have to go out and eradicate them
Same round here
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Callum
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Registered: 17th Dec 08
Location: Renfrewshire
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Can't be much of a market for only flat roofs surely.
its a contracting company so we have a lot of work in ayrshire and renfrewshire, repairs on roof leaks, new roofs, unblocking outlets etc but we were busier last year
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