Provision of food for the craftsmen during the construction phase

We did not build, but renovated a house and had some craftsmen in the house. Food was only occasionally provided and then rather cake or something, so only when it was already available. But we always made sure there were drinks, and that is certainly not disadvantageous. A craftsman is then also willing to do small things.

At my best man’s construction site it was similar, okay I as one of the main helpers was fully provided for. His mom almost always came by with something to eat, drinks were always available for the craftsmen, beer however only after work. Also something sweet now and then, I think that is actually a good way (also considering the timing).

How did you actually manage to provide for the craftsmen in terms of time? When I finished work as early as possible at 3:30 pm and then arrived at the construction site around 4 pm, most of the time no one was there anymore. On rare occasions, I was able to extend the lunch break, but just the travel time took up an hour. With a half-hour lunch break, I could only do that for necessary meetings on the construction site.

Sometimes I brewed coffee in the morning when I was making mine. Before work, I stopped by the construction site; most of the craftsmen are already there by 7 am. Food was either from the butcher's stand across the street on Wednesdays or a friendly butcher delivered. He supplies a few companies in the village, and I just tagged along.

We always had a case of water available, which was gladly accepted, occasionally some coffee but nothing more. Our workers, or rather companies, are all from the neighborhood; sometimes they drove home for lunch. No one really cared about catering in the traditional sense; I always asked from time to time. What they all wanted was a little chat; I was always on site anyway, so there were always conversations. It was, so to speak, the official site supervision ^^ Roof topping ceremonies are very common here, and since our house builder builds one house per week, the enthusiasm among the regular workers is moderate. With us, "many" were there with 10 people from 4 companies, but that was basically just because we are roughly neighbors. It was still a super great celebration that we wouldn't want to miss.