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‘Borat the builder’ sacrifices a cow to the gods on Kazakhstan building site in the hope it will help him find some decent bricklayers Construction workers sacrificed a cow to the gods on a Kazakhstan building Cow was hoisted up by crane in scenes reminiscent of a Borat movie The bewildering event occurred in the … Read more
Paul Carr (pictured leaving court), then 25, lost his right hand and the index finger and thumb on his left in the devastating explosion in Anfield, Liverpool A builder woke up from an induced coma to be told he blew the roof off his family home after accidentally setting off ‘industrial-strength fireworks’ in his bedroom. Paul … Read more
Builder is sacked for sharing pictures of ‘laughable’ wonky walls and shoddy brickwork on Persimmon homes site where houses sell for over £190,000 Keith Barker was dismissed after highlighting the ‘disgraceful’ workmanship He took the photos and video at Persimmon’s Lodmoor Sands site in Weymouth Persimmon said the images depicted work in progress on unoccupied … Read more
A cowboy builder has been jailed for 13 months after he ‘financially crippled,’ a family by spending their £46,000 on drink and drugs instead of building an extension. Kelvin and Julie Briggs bought a house in Billingham, Teesside, with hopes of building an extension to make room for Julie’s elderly parents. But after shelling out … Read more
A cowboy builder has been jailed for 13 months after he ‘financially crippled,’ a family by spending their £46,000 on drink and drugs instead of building an extension. Kelvin and Julie Briggs bought a house in Billingham, Teesside, with hopes of building an extension to make room for Julie’s elderly parents. But after shelling out … Read more
An amateur builder whose wife is battling skin cancer spent £275,000 transforming an ugly abandoned shed at the bottom of her parents’ garden into a stunning contemporary home in just 18 months on Grand Designs. Greg, from Kent, had recovered from a brain tumour when he met Georgie, who has had a brain tumour, thyroid … Read more
We moved home last summer into a house that we consider a project and needs totally refurbishing and extending. It’s not quite a Grand Design but we intend to completely transform the house. Our plan was to get a small selection of architects round in the New Year to give us their thoughts on what … Read more
A builder who scammed almost £100,000 of life-savings from his disabled mother-in-law after she became ill has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. Francis Farnan, 63, from Dover, Kent set up a Post Office account in Vera Wilson’s name, forged her signature and spread money around various accounts hoping it would go undetected. The 82-year-old had … Read more
Red Len McCluskey and a ‘£35m deal’ with his favourite builder: Cronyism row over Unite union’s new hotel and conference centre Union source claimed officials refused to answer questions over ‘spiralling costs and delays’ at the site in Birmingham The hotel and conference centre is under construction by the Flanagan Group The group is run … Read more
Moment furious builder smashes up two houses with a HAMMER and rips off chunks of wall after ‘not being paid’ TikTok video shows the worker ripping off chunks from the side of a building One witness can be heard saying: ‘Tony, calm down, come here mate’ A voice off camera can be heard saying ‘Didn’t get paid!’ … Read more