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I assume you are mentioning "face brick" walls?
You will have to remove and replace the cornice. Solid plastering involves a lot of cement and quite messy if you intend on keeping the floor coverings. Float one day, set a few days later.
You can drywall with 6mm sheet. The gyprocker can also put in new cornices while he is there in one hit. One trade.
Less mess.Drop sheets, drop sheets and drop sheets. Keep on top of the mess by assisting in the clean up.
At $50 and hour, that is eqivalent to an income of $100k a year.
This is why I left the building industry.
Take out:
GST
accountant
superannuation
workers compensation
tools
quotation time incl lost quotes
vehicle expenses
public liability insurance
holiday pay
mobile phone bill46 weeks a year for a standard wages job
Some fo these jobs your "contracted" for 2 or 3 days. Imagine contemplating your wages job every 3 days.
After doing a 5 year apprenticeship there's easier less stressful ways to make money. All you have to worry about is what your goin to make for dinner. I have so much energy now I save the money working on my own house after work.
People haven't a clue of the costs of running a "business" and mistake gross revenue with wages.
I was never a tiler but as a tradie I've seen people calculate in their heads with great inaccuracy the best case scenario which is far from reality.
ps. Make sure you achieve Australian standards or you could be spending $10000 in lawyers fees defending a crap job when you sell the house.
Enjoy your tiling.
Apprenticeship anyone? Youll earn a $100000 a year.
