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  1. M

    chasing up quotes

    do you peeps phone people you have quoted to find out what they think of your quote if so how long do you leave it i have spent the last two weeks quoting and havent got a single job normally i dont worry as i have work anyway if they dont get back to me i dont bother chasing them i...
  2. CJ

    Quotes you don't really want

    Had a call from a rough sounding bint yesterday.......and from a rough part of town. Oh well........a jobs a job, I thought. Went around this evening to look at it. :yikes: Parked in the front garden was a manky looking Avondale Chavtastic caravan.....with equally looking manky burbury...
  3. B

    beating quotes

    Recently done a quote for a builder on a new house for a bathroom and ensuite, 24 sq/m (ceramic)of wall and 8 sq/m of floor , with border and tiled skirting in both rooms, and both have pitched roofs. Went in cheapish as thought there could be more work to follow, so i said i'd do it for £15/m...
  4. F

    current quotes

    I don't know if it is me, but I keep getting bumped on current quotes. Example, a 7m2 kitchen floor onto 12mm ply, 4m2 in bathroom floor, again 12mm ply, and 22m2 on walls. Both floor tiles are 300 x 300 porcelian and the bathroom walls are 600 x300 ceramics. The plasterer has made a poor job...
  5. P

    anxious about quotes

    everytime i do a quote for a job worth doing i get so anxious waiting for the phone to ring. it drives myself and my wife mad. i know i should just do the best quote i can then leave it at that as theres nothing more you can do. but its always in the back of my mind. i guess i dont expect to...
  6. D

    6 quotes in 48hrs and still no work

    was wandering if anybody else was having this problem,iv'e gave out 6 quotes within 48 hrs,a few days later and still the phone seems broken:yikes:,considering i have lowered my prices(slightly because 1.i need the work,2.i know people dont have much £ after xmas,3.i know there are other tilers...
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  7. A

    getting knocked back on quotes

    Hi all, im new to the forum Arms. Lately been getting knocked back on my quotes, last 3 to be exact. Bit disapointed on the last one as i feel i did quote low to Get the work. It was a shower cubicle,6m2, it was alraedy tiled and damp damage. the client was aware of this and explained do what...
  8. N

    Poole Dorset - hall tiled with airing cupboard 10m2 total quotes please

    I think the title more or less sums up the requirements of the job. I have tried about 10 tilers from the paper and the Yellow pages. Lots of people said they would quote - only 2 out of the 10 turned up and only one of them quoted - £30 m2. I asked him for pics and eventually he did send some...
  9. B

    Software for invoice and quotes?

    Hi guys, I need some software for my invoices and quotes. What do you use? I need it for decorating and tiling so it needs to have an area large enough for descriptions of works carried out. Cheers guys, if you can post an example picture of your current invoice that would be handy as well...
  10. L

    topps v tile giant pricing quotes

    Hi all went into topps the other day as i am a new trade account customer they offered me the following prices are these correct as the difference is ridiculous and they are next to each other.looks like mapei for me plz advise many thx Bal White Star 10ltrs...
  11. C

    First Quotes

    Hi guys, thanks for all the welcome messages. I have got my first few jobs coming up in the next few weeks for friends and family. I have got 2 bathrooms n a kitchen floor to do. (I will stick some pics up for you guys to look at) I am just wonderin what kind of questions are going to be thrown...
  12. O

    How do you deliver your quotes?

    Hi Guys n Gals, Just wondered how you deliver your qoutes, (when the customers providing the materials) At the time of measuring in person, via telephone once you've been and measured up, or in writing. Your opinions / experiences would be greatly appreciated. Oli. (formerly Logi6260).
  13. D

    quotes over the phone

    priced a job today 35m2 porcelain walls and floor quoted £1000 including materials customer said had 2 quotes over the phone £600 & £750 how can you price a job without seeing it
  14. L

    quotes you dont hear from

    i get really p***ed off when you give a quote and you hear nothing from it usually they say "we ring you back later on" and they dont reply i just been to price a job last night in wigan and the customer said ill ring you back i ve been reading a similar post on here a few weeks ago and i...
  15. R

    how many quotes turn into actual jobs??

    was wondering if you gave 10 quotes how many of these would acutally turn in to work, and what is average time between submitting a quote and actaully being on site doing the job?? plus any advice on how to layout quotes would be appreciated.
    • r&k
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  16. M

    Hearing back from doing quotes

    Pretty new to the whole quoting for work thing, how long on average do you wait to hear back from quotes that you've given? and whats an average ratio of quotes done to actually doing the work? I know these are both a bit like "how long is a piece of string" type questions but just trying to...
  17. S

    Quotes - I never hear anything back!

    Hi everyone I have been to quote for a few jobs now but I've never heard anything back from them. I price between £20 - £25 per SQM and any prep work (usually go by day rate for prep) on top of that + materials. I don't think this is unreasonable myself and from what I have read my prices are...
  18. T

    Fixed Quotes

    Gave a customer a quote for some kitchen tiling. Went to look at the job under artificial light and should have been more thourough when looking at the job. Figured it would take 2 days. On kitchens with small tiles I use a day rate of £100 so we agreed a price of £200 for labour only as he had...
  19. A

    invoices and quotes

    Hello all, I have been on before and had a good welcome from you all, i have not been on for a while as work has been increasing and i'm just to tired to switch te lap top on, i will stop waffeling now and get to the point. I have been using written quotes and just a standard ivoice pad up...
  20. F

    quotes

    Hi guys, when you go along to quote do you generally measure up and work the price out at home ,or do the punters usually expect a price right there and then. Went and did my first quote for someone who isn't a friend or family member the other night and suddenly realised there was a load of...
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