Average meterage per day??

[2020Tiling]

Always unsure what trowel size too use so do all floors with a 20mm solid bed? is this my error for 600 by 300 porcelain on a almost flat concrete floor ?

 

[2020Tiling]

What would be the minimum size floor trowel for large tiles on a flat floor.

 

[Brian the Tile]

2020 how long have you been tiling?

 

[Alan.P]

Yes

 

[Alan.P]

Always unsure what trowel size too use so do all floors with a 20mm solid bed? is this my error for 600 by 300 porcelain on a almost flat concrete floor ?

Yes, flat floor I would use 10mm minimum but would probably use a 13mm

 

[Mr Tiler]

so with the majority of you saying theres no way to say how long a job will take.... when handing in a quote how do you determine how many days its going to take?

 

[Alan.P]

so with the majority of you saying theres no way to say how long a job will take.... when handing in a quote how do you determine how many days its going to take?

Because when quoting you can see what cuts are involved and know how long the job will take.

 

[IHB]

so with the majority of you saying theres no way to say how long a job will take.... when handing in a quote how do you determine how many days its going to take?

T. If you're just starting out and you're supplying all the labour then you could write off most of the labour cost. All you need to do is earn more than you get now.

If you underestimate the time and it overruns then you've not actually lost any money and you've got the experience for next time.

Just make sure you price the consumables properly cause you'll end up out of pocket on these if you under price them.

In other words price the first few jobs at cost and get the experience.

 

[Mr Tiler]

nah I wasn't on about meself mate I just meant most of you must be miles behind schedule and customers must be fuming! lol.... but now were on that subject what do you class as consumables mate? can you charge for drill bits etc or is it purely materials you charge for i.e wood, plasterboard and adhesive etc?

 

[Mr Tiler]

Because when quoting you can see what cuts are involved and know how long the job will take.

how can you see the cuts before setting out? I suppose it is just down to experience.