a few questions for the tilers?

[Deleted member 1779]

We do a lot of work with the tile training schools and your questions are logical.

Their main advice is to spend wisely on basic kit and then as your portfolio and customer grows to purchase selective pieces of capital equipment.

For the first year you will be testing the career and may find it doesnt suit you. I still use my car and for three years have avoided a van. I might end up getting one but while the car can carry most of my gear I haven't gone that route.


Also be aware of the amount of theft of tools there are out there. Dont underestimate how many vans get broken into.

 

[top tiler]

i would suggest getting a basic tool kit and when you need somthing else buy it approx 300-400pounds on basic tools. i carnt speek for the tilers that only do private work as to how huch they earn our tilers earn approx 35to40k a year but rember no paid holidays ect, as for how long it depends on what sort of tiler you want to be if you want to do family and frends then i would do l least a month if you want to be a commershal tiler then go on at least 8weeks its very hard for m to say as i done years ,and i would not take a tiler on that had just done a tiling course until they had more experiance

 

[whufc]

cheers, thanks for all the advice etc, keep them coming! :hurray:

 

[Spud]

i would suggest getting a basic tool kit and when you need somthing else buy it approx 300-400pounds on basic tools. i carnt speek for the tilers that only do private work as to how huch they earn our tilers earn approx 35to40k a year but rember no paid holidays ect, as for how long it depends on what sort of tiler you want to be if you want to do family and frends then i would do l least a month if you want to be a commershal tiler then go on at least 8weeks its very hard for m to say as i done years ,and i would not take a tiler on that had just done a tiling course until they had more experiance

that would be experienced blokes earning 35-40k a year you wont earn that sort of money for a few years after doing a course

 

[whufc]

that would be experienced blokes earning 35-40k a year you wont earn that sort of money for a few years after doing a course

is the credit crunch effecting you guys? and do you feel the "foreign" people are undercutting you as a tiler? (this probably should be another thread)

 

[top tiler]

depends who you work for some firms are spending some are cutting back we do alot for tesco and they are spending but the car showrooms are cutting back

 

[Spud]

depends who you work for some firms are spending some are cutting back we do alot for tesco and they are spending but the car showrooms are cutting back

are you arvin and sons top tiler ?i thought they did all the tesco work around here

 

[whufc]

depends who you work for some firms are spending some are cutting back we do alot for tesco and they are spending but the car showrooms are cutting back

i know this sounds stupid, (but thats all part of the stepping stone), but how do you land big contracts for various sites, large comopanies etc? -that must sound so thick

 

[top tiler]

tesco express, tesco metro, we do all the prep work and the altro contracted for 25 a year arvins get the big ones

 

[top tiler]

whufc it takes years of but kissing and freebies to contract managers it does not happen overnight we have been going 12 years