cheeky builder

[Spud]

Got a phone call from a builder I job for last year, at the time I did his job he promised me loads of tiling work and named the jobs he wanted to use me on, I did a really difficult job for an important client which won him 6 penthouses as the client was so pleased with what we had done cut a long storey short i didnt get any of the promised work but he has asked me to do another difficult job ,I asked him what tiles he was using and he said he didnt know as he had so much tiling work on that he was sure which tiles were going where,I couldnt help my self but I asked who was doing All his tiling work and he told me a mate of his does it cheaper than me but cant do the complicated job he has asked me to do ,I feel like telling him to go west and get his cheaper tiler to do it as I know I will just be given the sheet stuff his other tiler doesnt fancy what would you do ?:mad2:

 

[Del W]

Depends on if you need the work,but doesnt sound like a good contact to me.

 

[Mike Mike]

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[Alan M]

i know its frustrating but think about it that knows you are better than the other fella . he wouldnt ask you if he didnt know you could do it properly.

and work is work . turning it down wont affect him but it will you . he willl get someone else to do it

 

[Spud]

Depends on if you need the work,but doesnt sound like a good contact to me.

I have enough work on Del and this clown is trying to chip me on price

 

[Del W]

I have enough work on Del and this clown is trying to chip me on price

Your price is your price when you have plenty of work.Tell him thanks but no thanks

 

[Perry]

Charge a preminum and say why

 

[White Room]

He's using you because you can do the difficult stuff, as said it's wether you need the work or can pass it by...

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Gary - We have the same dilemma - over the past 10 years or so a company across the road 'use' our services on and off at will. If I can't do the work on a Tuesday when he wants it done, he gets someone else.
But when he wants a stone job/his own house/an ex footballer etc we get the work. We still have to be competitive but as it adds up over a 12 month period and he pays on completion - so we do as much as we want, when he wants!
It's good to know you are respected for the work you do, and I think - it's another few days work.

 

[cam_low]

what is this #difficult job' that the other 'tiler' can't do ?

 

[Spud]

I take on board that he can use whoever he wants but he doesn't even ask me to price the easy stuff so how does he come to the conclusion that I am more expensive

 

[doug boardley]

for top price I'd do it Gary and maybe get some income back for what you may have booked in for him in the past that never transpired.

 

[Andy Allen]

think of a figure and double it...

 

[Spud]

what is this #difficult job' that the other 'tiler' can't do ?

60 x60 porcelain tile laid monolithically 80mm sand and cement bed bonded internally and unbonded with chicken wire outside all knocked up by hand as there is no room for cement mixer I will post some pictures of the first one I tiled.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I think I remember the pictures - nice view!
Good job.