I do not seem to understand why many people consult bricklayers instead of building professionals these days. As a BUILDER, i have come to realise that our greatest competitors/rival in the construction field aint even the expatriates but the bricklayer next door. I do not understand where people get the notion that consulting a professional is expensive.. Isn't ignorance more expensive?
A bricklayer is craftsman who is only skilled in the act of bricklaying and may also repair all out of things made out of bricks but building projects are much more than just laying of bricks.
What surprises me is that, some elites now even consult these quacks as their Building contractor. I met a professor recently who consulted me after His supposedly experienced builder(A Bricklayer) had helped him squander his millions of naira on a structure that is a disaster(building collapse) waiting to happen.
So, i had like to know, why do people prefer to give their building projects/construction work to bricklayers instead of professionals?

Because the damn builders rip you off big time.

There are some professional builders that will not rip you off.

Sometimes, those bricklayers will represent themselves as qualified personnel.

You won't know the difference until they mess you up (if they do).