60mts porc pricing

[Ian]

Right job was in Reigate Surrey.

My price was £35 mt fitting inc materials and £20 mt Ditra + slc so £3300 and to my mind I should have got easily.

Clients price was £2200 all in.

Well I think that's fair enough. £2200 will still make a good wage but, it's essentially £20 per m fitting, and that is too low for opus patten porcelain IMO, especially if the small square needs trimming.

 

[John Benton]

He's charging £2.50 a mile though and will put that on the invoice - Total 3.2k :smilewinkgrin:

 

[stone tiler]

Forgot to mention I was recommended by the tile shop and could show 10+ jobs of the same tile/area/pattern all local with happy clients. They could even go and see some of the jobs if needed.

In my area I know I'm pricing competitively as know most of my competition really well - we are all mates and help each other out when needed, I do a lot work for local builders and private clients. If I was working for these builders they'd have put 20% on top and still get the job.

£2200 is a hell of a lot different. I couldn't lose £1100 off the job and make it pay. I would literally lose money against other jobs I'd be losing for that week.

Maybe I'm greedy or maybe I'm lucky and I've got too much higher paying work on. I dunno. I'd have dropped a bit if pushed - maybe £200/£300 - but not £1100.

 

[Pebbs]

Did'nt realise Dave Howe Tiling was working that far down south:lol:

Aww that is a classic one liner, spat my tea out laughing so much!

Pebbs

 

[Perry]

Did'nt realise Dave Howe Tiling was working that far down south:lol:

Mark he couldn't work in Hemel no one would understand him

 

[jonnyc]

Forgot to mention I was recommended by the tile shop and could show 10+ jobs of the same tile/area/pattern all local with happy clients. They could even go and see some of the jobs if needed.

In my area I know I'm pricing competitively as know most of my competition really well - we are all mates and help each other out when needed, I do a lot work for local builders and private clients. If I was working for these builders they'd have put 20% on top and still get

£2200 is a hell of a lot different. I couldn't lose £1100 off the job and make it pay. I would literally lose money against other jobs I'd be losing for that week.

Maybe I'm greedy or maybe I'm lucky and I've got too much higher paying work on. I dunno. I'd have dropped a bit if pushed - maybe £200/£300 - but not £1100.

i live pretty close to reigate
so it must be you who is undercutting me !!

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Not sure how being 50% more then the other estimates is undercutting anyone?

 

[jonnyc]

I was joking!
i would probably charge more than him

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I was joking!
i would probably charge more than him

Must have been lost in translation !:smilewinkgrin:
Having seen your work I'd expect your prices to be higher.

 

[stone tiler]

i live pretty close to reigate
so it must be you who is undercutting me !!

Seeing some of your high end projects Johnny I wish I could steal some of them!! All look like lovely jobs to work on and I bet theres top money in them too. You know the market we are working in and the Surrey prices so to speak. I was shocked to lose out

 

[widler]

Id be lucky to get £25 m2. Never used ditra so don't know the m2 rate for that, but knowing folk around here most would expect it done in the price

 

[Pebbs]

Id be lucky to get £25 m2. Never used ditra so don't know the m2 rate for that, but knowing folk around here most would expect it done in the price

And I bet your a nicer bloke to work with Wilder...nothing better in my book than a hard working down to earth lad from north of watford gap. But there again I am biased...and long may I remain so.

Pebbs