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    cost to you

    whats the biggest mistake or accident that has cost you money when doing a job? The reason i ask is that i stepped back of my little portable platform and omto the customers new toilet seat and went right through it,last week...cheap and nasty toilet seat..i did however own up to it and took...
  2. Sean Kelly

    Doing a Freebie nearly cost me £100

    I started a job yesterday for a very good friend. I was not charging him for laying hardibacker & tiling the floor (about 4.5sqm of porcelain). Before I started I noticed that his wall tiles were virtually coming away from the wall. So I took a picture of them. I laid the Hardibacker and started...
  3. C

    Low cost bathroom refurb £1k target

    Currently doing our own bathroom. We have been quite lucky in that we managed to find a 2nd hand Ideal Standard Sottini suite in very good condition - free! A contact project managed a complete refurb on an Exeter house a couple of years ago and the owner was very keen to see stuff reused...
  4. S

    Tiling Cost

    Just doing some rought sums for tiling over floorboards. My understanding is that on the WBP ply you use something like BAL fastflex powder and liquid, but according to the BAL product sheet you use about 3Kg of the stuff per square metre. And since it comes in 7.5Kg bags, you're getting just...
  5. Dan

    Cost of living has gone up to 3.3%

    Rising food and energy prices have pushed UK consumer inflation to its fastest rate since the measure began in 1997, government figures have shown. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of annual inflation was 3.3% in May, up from 3% the previous month, said the Office for National...
  6. E

    Share the cost of travel?

    Hi All Would anyone like to share the cost of travelling to the tile and stone show? I'm not too sure when I'm going, but live in leicester. If I get no takers I'll be going by bike, so if any bikers want to travel in convey, let me know. Cheers Ian
  7. J

    Which Adhesive for Slate???? does it really cost £53 per 20KG!!!!

    Hi I just bought some Natural Grey Slate Tiles - and was sold 6 x 20kg BAL Natural Stone Adhesive ........at £53 a bag!!!! Was this necissary? or could I just use plain old Grey Tile Adhesive at +/- £25 for a 20kg bag???? I was told that for natural stone this was the best...
  8. D

    cost effective tools

    Hi all, I need some help? I am just about to do my tiling course and need to find a cost effective shop or website to buy my tools. When I say cost effective I don’t mean cheap I mean quality tools at quality prices. I am in the Tyne and Wear area so a shop in that area would be great or any...
  9. C

    Porcelain tiles - adhesive cost and sealing

    Hi All, Ive just ordered 23msq of 600 x 300 glazed porcelain tiles, the shop wanted £80 for adhesive which caught me off guard a little as I hadnt budgeted for that (its the first bathroom I have ever had done lol). The tiler has asked me to get everything in for him. My question is, does £80...
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  10. D

    Vandalism - mindless as usual and the cost of repair / replacement

    Met some mates on Friday night for pub drinks in Ware, Hetfordshire. Drove the car over and parked it in a side street and collect it Saturday (no drink driving) So some mindless idiot has thrown eggs, spat on the window, and ripped off the wiper blade. I was severly tempted to drive it...
  11. P

    Cost of adhesive etc

    I am about to have a bathroom partially refitted. The floor is to be tiled and I have been quoted £200 for the adhesive, grout and a door trim plus £150 for Ditra matting. Fitting charge is iadditional to this but ncluded in the overall quote which I am happy with. However the above sounds a...
  12. B

    the cost of drilling

    When you've tiled a bathroom is it normal practice for the tiler to drill the holes for, say, the loo roll holder? do you charge for it or is it expected. what if the customer starts taking the pi$$ and comes up with a dozen things that need fitting to the walls? and finally, is drilling done...
  13. S

    Cost for 25m of travertine floor?

    I have just completed a quote for 25m of travertine continuing through two rooms, here are the details 1. 3 doors trimming 2. 10m need leveling up to 6mm 3. 15m need plying out with 6mm ply (substrate is solid floorboards with a screed on top?) 4. Bal products used Let me know how much you...
  14. J

    Start off cost

    How much to set up ? Basically what tools will i need? Rough price of the cost and what materials will i need to keep a stock of ? Am just trying to get a rough idea of how much it is going to cost me to set up. Also do you keep a sample of tiles you can supply or just tell the customer...
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