Any Ideas How To .....

[BIG H]

Went In To A Kitchen Shop To Hand Some Cards In The Guy Says Hes Looking For A Tiler, But He Would Like To See Sum Of My Work Or References From Previous Employers As I Said Had Been Working For Afew Years When Only Really Done Two Jobs One Kitchen Floor And One Bathroom. Any Ideas As To How To Get Round This

 

[wivers]

give him yer mates phone numbers and tell him to phone 4 references. Just remeber to tell your mates about the blag. I didnt tell you this btw

 

[GazTech]

Blagg some pictures of this forum gallery,especially mine!!!:wink_smile:

 

[DHTiling]

SHOULD OF BEEN HONEST.. takes some photo's of family and friends b/rooms+kitchens and pass of as your work.... thats if the work is ok.. lol lol then just type refernces up yourself and give friends numbers as contact numbers just in case he rings them,, you will owe your mates a drink.. lol...

 

[formula one]

gaz im useing yours lol :shades_smile:

 

[Confiteor]

Are all tilers as honest as you lot?

 

[stumac]

go to a kitchen or bathroom shop and take photos with your mobile, if anybody asks what your doing tell them its to show your wife ideas

 

[Fekin]

Are all tilers as honest as you lot?

lol :shades_smile:

I'd say I was self employed and as others have said, take some pics of good work, and as long as you have the confidence to do the work to a good standard you shouldn't have a problem.

 

[postie]

lol just your luck BIG H

 

[CJ]

Offer to do a job at reduced rates to let him see.

Or if its a small job.........for bog all.

I prefer the first option myself

 

[vince1]

all the sins right you lot off to church. you bad bad pll lol

 

[GazTech]

gaz im useing yours lol :shades_smile:

you'll never be more busy lol:wink_smile:

 

[daveshack]

Cant believe you guys!

Leave the blag for the cowboys..

Encourage it? i dont think so...

 

[BrhTiling]

What is wrong with a small blag if you are able to do the work to a high standard?

The customer will be happy and you will build your rep up in the local area....

only problem I can see is that this customer might turn out to be a pain in the a*se..... the type who insists on hiring someone with 10 years experience and then stands around watching over the whole job critising everything you do / telling you a better way to do it.........

 

[McP77]

If you can work to a high standard there is no need to blag it. Just be honest, we all started somewhere.

And to be honest tiling is like driving. There is no substitute for experience. You can get trained but you don't really start learning until you're doing it.