50m floor

[Flintstone]

How many m2 a day do you think you can lay of 60x60 porc on a perfectly flat warehouse floor? It's for a super car show room and he needs an area to photograph his cars!

 

[hmtiling]

If perfectly flat, and perfectly flat is never the case unless pumped Imo, then 2 days work. Having said that there's no way on earth I'd be doing it on day rate.

 

[Flintstone]

I know what your saying, it's for a chap I do some jobs for on a day rate basis, grr

 

[widler]

50 m2 , no
Nice flat floor , price £1500, so take 6 days

 

[LM]

1 day

 

[hmtiling]

I know what your saying, it's for a chap I do some jobs for on a day rate basis, grr

If you can only get day rate then take a labourer and make on him

 

[hmtiling]

1 day

On your own Lee?

 

[One Day]

3 days but I would charge £ 1250.00 and promise a perfect job.
If the floor actually was super-flat I might chuck in the materials foc.

 

[Spare Tool]

" Even I" wouldn't be on dayrate for that one id be in at £25 pm plus mats, so same price as Craig, I'd book a working week (5 days) out for it though.

 

[Spare Tool]

1 day

Get away with ya

 

[Andy Allen]

1 hour...

 

[Flintstone]

It's a funny one as I only do work for him on a slightly reduced day rate, often small jobs kitchens etc which I use to fill in gaps in the schedule so I can't suddenly ask for more on this one particular job!

 

[One Day]

It's a funny one as I only do work for him on a slightly reduced day rate, often small jobs kitchens etc which I use to fill in gaps in the schedule so I can't suddenly ask for more on this one particular job!

You can tell him the going rate is at least 25/sqm and take it from there.
Or you could do it for 10/sqm and help him fill one of the tanks on the supercars!

 

[Flintstone]

Noooo the supercar man is the customer, I'm dealing with the tile shop who's job it is!

 

[hmtiling]

Noooo the supercar man is the customer, I'm dealing with the tile shop who's job it is!

Surely the tile shop have done this on a supply and fit meterage rate? hope they're not making a fortune on you here

 

[One Day]

Noooo the supercar man is the customer, I'm dealing with the tile shop who's job it is!

Doesn't change my opinion I'm afraid. Dropping under 25/sqm is bad for business - medium and long term.
On principal I'd stick to my guns and even lose the job if it comes to it.

 

[peteablard]

2 days work, not a chance I'd do it on day rate.

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

1 hour...

2 tea breaks then

 

[Flintstone]

Surely the tile shop have done this on a supply and fit meterage rate? hope they're not making a fortune on you here

He will be mate yea. I might pull the plug on this one

 

[One Day]

I had a 350sqm floor on anhydrite.
I agonised over the price because the total looked so large but in the end went in at 25/m + materials and promised a perfect job.
Glad I did because it took longer than it should have done.
Issues around scheduling, other trades in the way, floor not as flat as should be...
I did ok in the end, but not as ok as it "should" have been....

 

[Unused Account 1]

The people who are loaded always want cheap job lol

 

[Flintstone]

Don't get me wrong if this was any general customer it would be £25 a meter. Surely I'm not the only one to do day work jobs for contacts, be it a shop or builder or whatever?

 

[hmtiling]

Don't get me wrong if this was any general customer it would be £25 a meter. Surely I'm not the only one to do day work jobs for contacts, be it a shop or builder or whatever?

No, your not, but I'd refuse to on this as you should be making good money on it. The tile shop will have there 100/150% mark up already.

 

[Flintstone]

the problem is, with him being a shop, his price is plus vat to the customer, so yea he will be making a chunk but he can't pay me 25, then his margin, then 20% vat on top

 

[Spare Tool]

I do actually get your predicament, think if you want to do the job just do it on day rate and take your time, book a week out for it and don't think about smashing meters down...wage, at the end of the week is a wage