Yeah I made 12 when I started. By the time I finished my apprenticeship I made 14, then a substantial raise when you over up to carpenter... Being an apprentice is an incredibly rewarding and frustrating experience. You do stuff wrong everyday for a long time, and you are made to feel pretty stupid. But when you finish and have your own way of doing things it feels pretty good.
Thanks mocat, I actually live in Waldo, it's an old Waldo Tudor house.