Does it mean you are a bad tiler if you have slow patches?

[The D]

I have started this thread so you can put your opinion withoutspoiling another thread
Opinions are welcome

 

[Gazzer]

Not at all there are many contributing factors that could lead to anyone having down time.

 

[High Peak Tiling]

I would be very interested to see someones reason for saying yes..

I had a quiet period after xmas... with the expense of xmas still hanging around + the general economy leading people to hold onto their old bathroom suit or badly laid garden room floor for longer, it is expected for some. But a large accumulation of factors can change per area of the country.

 

[widler]

Does it heck

 

[The D]

All of January I had virtually no work so when I said to myfirst costumer of the year I could start within days of quoting the job should they have been concerned that I may not be any good?

 

[radim]

no. everybody has a quiet times.good tilers or bad ones.

 

[Sean SML Tiling]

If 2 customers pulled out of having their bathrooms done then your a month without work. People change their minds doesnt make you a bad tiler

 

[Houston]

Absolutely not ! I know a couple of top tilers from brum that have been tiling longer than me, who are sat at home. Who you Know ? Location ? has got alot to do with it.

 

[Brian the Tile]

(this forum is like a drug ,i cant keep of it ) A great post denotile,i cetainley hope not

 

[Brian the Tile]

i have had a very bad spell also ,i think it could be, different areas are different with job s fear of redundancies and things like that

 

[Brian the Tile]

there is a poster on here saying they have 23 private jobs to look at and are snowed under with work without that,wish it was like that here ,i think i would be out measuring and giving prices not spending all my time on here ,some folk have all the luck

 

[mike1979]

No it doesn't make you a bad tiler at all in my area there are stacks of us and I was very quiet in January but it's picking up a treat now and the tilers that we're busy in January are slowing down it's just how it goes but I will say this 7 lads rang a tiler that I'm not mentioning asked him for work he said he hasn't got much I rang him and he said when I want a bit if work to ring and he will sort me out

 

[mike1979]

It's nice that no one has voted yes yet I don't do big egos

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

I give up, end of.

 

[Sean Kelly]

Famine or Feast is what I say. All of a sudden there is no work, then all of a sudden you get a job and the phone rings and you have another job. Jobs don't spread out nicely throughout the year. You sometimes have to work long hours and weekends so you don't mess up the start of the next job. You sometimes need downtime to do your books and clean your tools or buy new tools. Sometimes I am physically exhausted and need days of no work.

 

[dave l and l]

some of the busiest trades people i know are total crap and the are snowed under then here is ones that are good and they are quiet they can be no reason for this,or some people advertise alot and are good sales people.
also keep in ,mind that alot of people seem to lie about how bust they are. very rarely will someone wait three months for a bathroom or kitchen splash back..

 

[Stef]

there is a poster on here saying they have 23 private jobs to look at and are snowed under with work without that,wish it was like that here ,i think i would be out measuring and giving prices not spending all my time on here ,some folk have all the luck

Yes Brian that is me, am I lucky? Probably, because there are very few good Tilers in my area!!
Have I been slack? Yes but not for a long time.
As stated it depends what area you live in.
I live in one of the most socially deprived areas in Britain & I put out a quality job at a very good price. I will never be a millionaire but I don't work for buttons.

 

[Stef]

Oh & Brian for the record I'm in Carlisle for my m8s stag & I'm just heading out after a quick wash at the hotel.
I'm on this forum when I can!!

 

[High Peak Tiling]

i have had a very bad spell also ,i think it could be, different areas are different with job s fear of redundancies and things like that

Not really my place to say, But could you not advertise or promote your business through advertising, website etc as having a larger catchment area? (if your willing to travel)

 

[John Benton]

Not really my place to say, But could you not advertise or promote your business through advertising, website etc as having a larger catchment area? (if your willing to travel)

Brian still has a horse and cart as he's not been willing to move with the times, so he can only travel short distances to work :sofahide:

 

[High Peak Tiling]

Brian still has a horse and cart as he's not been willing to move with the times, so he can only travel short distances to work :sofahide:

:lol::lol:

 

[John Benton]

January has been particularly quiet for me, for the first time in a few years. Have plenty of quotes out there and they are starting to come in now. There'll be a good few months work from a customer who's bath/wetroom I'm on with now. He's building a new house and there'll be plenty of work from him as well as other stuff coming in.

If M&S have poor sales figures before Xmas it doesn't mean they are bad at what they do or their products are inferior. What it means is either people are choosing differently as to products they desire or they don't have as much money in their pockets.

 

[John Benton]

Thought you'd packed in and joined another forum Bri. It's like a drug to you and you just need another fix :lol:

 

[Brian the Tile]

bet your all waiting for a reply of me eh

 

[Brian the Tile]

and if things would go through for me the replies are there lol