cleaning up the job site

[beams&bolts]

I'm curious, how many of you brick masons actually leave a job site spotless? my longtime guy used to rake up every broken brick and mortar splash, but this new crew was a total nightmare.

they left piles of debris everywhere and then had the nerve to say cleanup was extra when I called them out (huh?)
I ended up firing them and told them to get lost. Now the head brickie is calling back, trying to patch things up with a new lead. I told him to lose my number.
is it standard practice now for cleanup to be an add on, or did I do the right thing by cutting them loose?

 

[El VMX]

you usually get exactly what;s in the contract. A lot of modern crews separate bricklaying and cleanup as separate jobs to keep base bids competitive.

 

[wildcherries]

I'm curious, how many of you brick masons actually leave a job site spotless? my longtime guy used to rake up every broken brick and mortar splash, but this new crew was a total nightmare.

they left piles of debris everywhere and then had the nerve to say cleanup was extra when I called them out (huh?)
I ended up firing them and told them to get lost. Now the head brickie is calling back, trying to patch things up with a new lead. I told him to lose my number.
is it standard practice now for cleanup to be an add on, or did I do the right thing by cutting them loose?

If the contract didn’t state anything about raking and hauling. There is a possibility that local crews will treat it as an add-on and expect a bit extra for the effort.

 

[last goodbye]

Back then,your neighborhood mason probably cleaned up as part of the deal. Now, getting rid of leftover mortar and brick usually costss extra, since dumping fees aren’t cheap.