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

[jonnyc]

Jonny, well said..
If we all put out work of the standard of Rainer then it would be a very different world we live in..

Don't think enough people could afford jobs like rainsco nationally unfortunately.
but for someone who is hungry to
move forward .i don't think you could go wrong copying a business model like Rainer to some degree,
but you would need the skills that he has in tiling but also in way he presents jobs to clients.plus back ground in IT. To present visual drawings.german style is diffrent to uk but anyone with his skills could make a very good living in london

 

[afright]

you watching planet of the apes. is it any good might watch it on plus 1

also travelling from wales would cost you,

I was watching that as well disappointing ending he just can't get away from them dam monkeys.

 

[afright]

The other week asked for a deposit for the very first time since I started tiling,the bloke hit the roof ,needless to say did not get the job.

 

[Brian the Tile]

i have often thought about asking for a deposit but not done it as yet,i think there is a fine balance to whey up when you are pricing the job up as whether you trust them or not,and so far ive been lucky,i think if they are are going to do it on you they will no matter how good the job is there are some hrrible people out there

 

[Brian the Tile]

or maybe i always get payed because i look an evil b......d is the reason they always pay up lol

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

or maybe i always get payed because i look an evil b......d is the reason they always pay up lol

Brian lol, I look like one of the cast from the walking dead just now.:yikes:

 

[Brian the Tile]

chin up Phil its an awfull thing that happened to you,i reckon she knew what she was going to do right from the start,and it must be one hell of a blow for you,i think i know how you must feel right now ,when you are a honest man and have been doing the job as long as we have ,it must make you feel like throwing the trowel in (pardon the pun)

 

[Brian the Tile]

but for my life Phil i wouldnt let her get away with it

 

[Dan]

I know a few good tilers who have had rough patches just lately. Increased competition in the area, and customers assuming the cheapest quote is the best one, are both contributing factors in those cases. And it's a real shame, ones one of the best tilers in the country.

 

[The D]

I know a few good tilers who have had rough patches just lately. Increased competition in the area, and customers assuming the cheapest quote is the best one, are both contributing factors in those cases. And it's a real shame, ones one of the best tilers in the country.

Me??

 

[Dan]

Me??

You're not quiet are you?
I'd describe you as one of the best tilers in the country that isn't slack at the mo'.

 

[The D]

I'd describe me as the best tiler in my house

 

[Gazzer]

I'd describe me as the best tiler in my house

Do you live alone

 

[The D]

cheeky sod :lol:

 

[jonnyc]

The other week asked for a deposit for the very first time since I started tiling,the bloke hit the roof ,needless to say did not get the job.

I really dont see why you should not be asking for a deposit.
you are another old school and maybe that is the way you started out and have just carried on in thius way from habit.
i would say that if the client wont pay a deposit i would be worried about working for him .
I always ask for a material deposit but it does depend on how well i know my client as to when i ask for it.
if they are long established customers i will ask for full material deposit when i start . if i have not had a long established relationaship then i ask for deposit to secure my company to do work.
Reason i do this is because twice now about 8 years ago i was booked by a builder and on both occasions I turned up at site week in advance to check they would be ready and the stonework was already underway.
they would never have done this if a deposit had been paid. in one of those instances i even had a written order from contractor and he just laughed when i said i would pursue him in court.

Materials nowasadays are much more expensive than before with all the sub floor prep stuff as well and we should not be expected to shoulder the cost and act as a credit facility regardless of whether we have a 60 day account.