All or nothing

[Gazzer]

Just lately I havent enough hours in the day to get to the jobs .
This week I start some remedial work due to another "tiler", my first floor cleaning job, I have a small shower to tile in crackle glaze. i need to finish another job now the shower has been fitted. I have 2 walls to tile in spilt faced slate.
I then have to start 5 floors in Limestone with ditra......Now I receive a txt today saying two bathrooms to start immediately local.

#Notaprayer !

 

[peteablard]

I know what you mean Neale. Things have calmed down a bit this week but the last 3 weeks have been crazy, working weekends, 14+ hours a day..... Always a better position to be in then the alternative though!!

 

[Gazzer]

The trouble is I hate letting people down but I reckon someone is going to be upset !

 

[Ian]

I know what you're saying mate, I keep telling people I can get to them on X date, then end up having to phone them up to say I can't make it until the following day/week. All it ends up doing is aggravating people, I've started to be honest and just say I can't make it for a few weeks, it's losing me a couple of jobs but better than letting people down.

 

[Daveshadowman]

Well good news on the work for me just got a confirmed order from a national house builder for 175 houses

 

[AliGage]

Always a question that's asked "when can you start?" If it's 4-5 weeks it is what it is. I after most gasp with impatience i always say "If you can get a tiler in the following day/immediately. There's obviously a reason for that. Sometimes you have to wait for a GOOD tradesman to be avaiable"

On another note though, all you guys that have work coming out your ears, let me know where you're at. Me and the misses are looking to relocate, hopefully by the end of the year. Preferably further South and around the big city. Need to be closer to my eldest boy.

 

[Peter]

Crazy here at the minute too. Been working 10-14 hours the last fortnight and today's my only normal day this week. A couple of days behind schedule and trying to get caught up.

 

[Gazzer]

Trying to get someone to take a big job off my hands at the moment, same story though Everyone is busy. :mad2:

 

[bugs183]

Good that you're busy, i've got customers hinting about June and July to me!

 

[John Benton]

I just got a bathroom that my customer wanted doing before Xmas as they had someone coming to stay. As I'd not heard anything thought they must have gone with someone else as I was stacked out before Xmas. They rang to say they would rather wait for me to do it. Told them about 8-10 weeks and they were fine with that. Bonus time.

It's tough Neale I hate having to turn work away, but clearly some customers are prepared to wait for you.

 

[Gazzer]

I cant see this one waiting, just need to decide who to turn away !

 

[STEVO]

Time to put the sleeping bag in the van fella! Only got small jobs coming thru at minute, could do with some nice large flooring stuff. Shame you too far away otherwise would be glad to help out.