Contract Work

[CLAYS TILES]

I'VE GOT A JOB WITH A BUILDER & THEY WANT ME TO DO 10 HOUSES, TOP 2 BOTTOM, FLOORS & WALLS!
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT PRICE PER SQ METRE OR DAY RATE I SHOULD BE CHARGING ON A BUILDING SITE?
I KNOW THEY HAVE A ROUGH IDEA WOT THE GOING RATE IS BUT I'M ONLY USED TO DOMESTIC WORK!
i'm not sure how to play this one?
PLEASE HELP, ALL ADVICE IS GREATFULLY WELCOME!

 

[grumpygrouter]

Nothing like jumping in at the deep end! Big contract for some one new to the business.

Welcome to the forums

Grumpy

 

[CLAYS TILES]

Nothing like jumping in at the deep end! Big contract for some one new to the business.

Welcome to the forums

Grumpy

he picked up my bus' card & rang me out of the blue!
i think i might have to leave it till i'm more up to speed!!

 

[enduro]

I always wonder about builders who build this amount of houses, why they have got there own tilers they have used before...perhaps they ground the last poor bugger down to much on his price. The trouble with work like this is unless you are lightning fast at tiling you will lose money. Stick to private work until you speed up mate.

 

[grumpygrouter]

You will need to be aware of and registered under the CIS scheme if you do work for a builder, unlikely to be paid quickly if you are not.

If you have ten houses to do, he will be looking for a "competative rate" from you, and almost certainly he will have time scales for you to complete at property. Check him out, you never know you may have stumbled upon a cushy number.

Grumpy

 

[CLAYS TILES]

i agree with both of you!
i had a whisper in my ear that the last tiler was getting too greedy, but not sure wot he was charging but obviously must of p***ed off the gaffer!!!
i wasn't the only tiler he rang up i'm sure!!!!

 

[scrubmuncher]

I defo wouldn't knock it back mate, Perfect oportunity to get your hand in, and as said working around builders in this country is likely to make you look fast in comparison and pretty tidy. Apart from all that, if your just getting going chances are you'll be knocking back this work and will kick yourself when it goes quiet, and it will at somepoint. Also once they are aware you are reliable and do a good job, you are in a position to start upping your price.
Good luck

 

[enduro]

I work for a builder, he gives me loads of work on a day rate £150 per day and he charges me out for £250 a day and he gets it!!!! could i get that...could i ****

 

[CLAYS TILES]

thats good going m8, maybe i should give him a quote & see wot happens then?

 

[Roamer]

I wouldn't knock it back mate ........What have you got to lose.......If you are worried about speed time scales etc......Could you not sub some of the work so you will earning and learning

 

[grumpygrouter]

I wouldn't knock it back mate ........What have you got to lose.......If you are worried about speed time scales etc......Could you not sub some of the work so you will earning and learning

Good point Roamer.

Grumpy

 

[penno]

If it was me i would take it on as long as the builder knew exacly my experience and time it would take me. Got nothing to lose in my eyes.