Can 'farm labour' erect a used shed or kit building-legally?
- Thread starter Chalky
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PostHarvest
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- Location
- Warwick
My father erected several second hand sheds with only farm labour. Having recently bought a house that was built by a "qualified" house builder and later extended by a "registered" contractor with the work being "inspected" and signed off by the local council building control, I am sure that any half decent farm worker could have done a better job. No - actually a blind chimpanzee with one arm would have done a better job.
Netherfield
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- Location
- West Yorkshire
I think I've met that builder.
grainboy
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- Location
- Bedfordshire
Just use common sense, thought process, and don’t rush or cut corners ,
Mainly be safe,
Mainly be safe,
grainboy
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- Location
- Bedfordshire
And what do those tickets prove,
Diddly squat ,
Diddly squat ,
- Location
- Scottish Highlands
Sadly, it's when push comes to shove that the pieces of paper matter.
"But he is fully certified, m'lud, so all the proper precautions were taken".
"But he is fully certified, m'lud, so all the proper precautions were taken".
grainboy
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- Location
- Bedfordshire
Won’t prove anything if someone was negligent
Doing it for the kids
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I’d get a price from a ‘competent firm’ (open for definition!) then compare prices to an in house job.
Not sure I’d want to do it these days, if there’s An accident the Paper work would be a big pain.
Not sure I’d want to do it these days, if there’s An accident the Paper work would be a big pain.
Exfarmer
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- Location
- Bury St Edmunds
Not possible, he is completely and totally occupied in Suffolk
sounds like the same builder that built my house, we had a whole new heating system put in last year the plumbers were laughing from start to finish.
So did I, I fired him
Forever Fendt
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- Location
- Derbyshire
I guess the whole idea of doing it yourself is to save money ,Are you actually going to save any with all things taken into consideration and do you have the available time as it will take a lot longer for someone to do it for the first time ,How big is the building going to be ?
- Location
- Northumberland
Nothing difficult about putting up a shed.
Problem is, it`s probably the 3rd shed when you can do it cheaper than the pros. By then you will have all the kit you need to hand & got your "eye in " as to the best way to do it.
Problem is, it`s probably the 3rd shed when you can do it cheaper than the pros. By then you will have all the kit you need to hand & got your "eye in " as to the best way to do it.
Skintagain
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- Location
- Perched on the Pennines
If you deem you and your workers competent then you should be confident to do it. If you have doubt don’t do it.
On the legality, the law regarding construction is the The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, plus other health and safety laws. But there's no requirement to be licenced to be a builder/contractor as such.
But I'd suggest if CDM is a completely new concept and the building kit could get someone killed, you get someone in to at least help run the job.
But I'd suggest if CDM is a completely new concept and the building kit could get someone killed, you get someone in to at least help run the job.