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A Builder's Breakdown

All the facts and figures behind the life of a builder

A study of 500 builders sought to profile the daily lives of Britain's Builders found the average builder's lot is a challenging one; driving more miles, working longer hours and juggling more projects and concerns than ever before!

• 1 in 10 people

  • Drive more than 600 miles per week
  • 13,624 miles per year
  • 262 miles per week

• 63 percent

  Of builders would prefer to buyh british products

• The average British builder:

  • Wakes up at 6:24am
  • Leaves the house at 7:30am
  • Clocks off at 17:30pm
  • Has their feet up by 7:30pm

• The most stressful aspects of their working lives are:

  1. British weather
  2. Unreliable staff
  3. Unreasonable customers
  4. Finances/Cash flow
  5. Building regulations

• Four projects on the go per week

• Listens to BBC Radio 2

• • six drinks per day
  • Chicken and Bacon or Cheese and Pickle Sandwich for lunch
  • Their drink of choice is Tea (one sugar)
  • Biscuit of choice is the Chocolate Digestive