Am i missing something

[prceramics]

Priced a job up the guy rang me and said he wants 62 m2 of travertine laid on his floor popped over to have a look concrete floor, he had a sample told him i could do it for £30 per m2 witch came to £1800 including grout addy and sealer floor to be primed and every tile back buttered he said would you do it for £1750 i say sure! so i started to measure the room and it was only 50m2 being honest i call him over and say mate its only 50m2 it will be cheaper he said no not just that room the adjoining room and hallway i measured it up and it came to 93m2 he said oh i thought it was 63m2 so i told him i will have to reprice it which his reply was i am not paying anymore than agreed my final offer was £27 perm2 plus i would of had to work right the way through the weekend with another tiler helping was £2500 his reply was he has had a quote at 19 per m2 elsewhere and would go with that do you think he was trying to pull a fast one ?

 

[peteablard]

There's no way I'd lay natural stone for that price. I wouldn't mind knocking £50 like you did but out of principle I will never have a customer dictate the price

 

[prceramics]

yeah can't believe he is getting it laid for £19 per m2 i thought £27 was cheap

 

[Stef]

He was getting a very good price at £27m2, Hes at it.

Wait till he phones you back when something goes wrong!!

 

[prceramics]

makes you wonder what others are working for

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

makes you wonder what others are working for

are the others tilers. look at it this way you are not going to loose any money by not doing the job

 

[prceramics]

made me think though i was expensive the way he laughed at £27 per m2 nevermind

 

[Dan]

Keeps happening this does but stick to your guns.

 

[Rizzle from the Portizzle]

i think we are now starting to go into the real recession the slow down over the last 2 mouths has been very fast the foot fall in all shops is down. foot fall today is your sales next mouth the signs are more builders plummers chippes takeing on any work mr diy doing more diy i dont see things changing untill the middle of 2014 this reminds me now of the start of the ninetees recession

 

[John Benton]

He's pulled your trousers down there mate, wouldn't entertain it at that price.

 

[prceramics]

He's pulled your trousers down there mate, wouldn't entertain it at that price.

I didn't

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

i think he was just pushing it, and went to far ,then embarrassed himself ......

 

[Tony73]

£30.00 per sq.m including sealer, grout, adhesive is very good price. your client should be very happy with this. Stick to price per sq.m

 

[EverDon Tiling]

pulling a fast one if he agreed on your first price it would of still been more than £19m2 so if he could of got it done for £19 why didn't he say that then.

 

[prceramics]

the 1st price was based on 62 m2 not 93 think he was just a chancer mate dont think there is any cheaper prices on the table

 

[judge]

all he will get for a cheap price is a cheap job.I had a moan on here the other day about losing 3 jobs to plumbers recently.I drove past one of them jobs this eve and the plumber was tiling the bathroom floor with basic cement addy.Only problem is the tiles are porcelain and the concrete screed (10 ")is around 10 days old............I rest my case

 

[John Benton]

all he will get for a cheap price is a cheap job.I had a moan on here the other day about losing 3 jobs to plumbers recently.I drove past one of them jobs this eve and the plumber was tiling the bathroom floor with basic cement addy.Only problem is the tiles are porcelain and the concrete screed (10 ")is around 10 days old............I rest my case

Just wait for the call :hurray:

 

[AliGage]

Did you give him a writen quotation detailing 63 square metres?