ever get a job you didnt want from the start?

[penno]

Went to a house today which is for a 2sqm downstairs toilet floor, fiddly as hell. Wants 600 x 300 granite going down. Looked at it and thought mmm this won't be worth the cash (especially climbing the 20 odd stairs at the front of the house, huge place).

Did some humming and ahhing and gave a stupid high price thinking he would give it the "ok will talk to the wife and get back to you"

"thats fine, what date can you fit me in? is a downpayment required"

feel a tad guilty now tbh

 

[IvegotsTILE]

Best way to do it mate,makes it worthwhile.

 

[Fekin]

Well, there's three ways of getting out of a job you don't want to do.

Say you don't want to do it "customer might think your an odd ball and never recommend of think of you again though"

Say "I could do it but im that busy at the moment it would be months before I could get to you", but the customer might think your an odd ball for still coming out to quote if you can't do it for like... 3 years.

or give a silly price and see what they say, atleast that way, as has happend, you do the job but for good money, but it can also backfire and the customer thinks "heck im not paying that much and never think about calling you again for any other work if they think your very expensive.

Last time I had that situation I said to the customer that it's a very fiddly job and time consuming for only a small area so the price will reflect this"... didn't get it thankfully :lol:

 

[MICK the Tiler]

Might well of answered your own question there Penno. Quote high for the hassle if you manage to jag a few then you will be well compensated. Should be all good m8. :hurray:

 

[TilingLogistics]

Went to a house today which is for a 2sqm downstairs toilet floor, fiddly as hell. Wants 600 x 300 granite going down. Looked at it and thought mmm this won't be worth the cash (especially climbing the 20 odd stairs at the front of the house, huge place).

Did some humming and ahhing and gave a stupid high price thinking he would give it the "ok will talk to the wife and get back to you"

"thats fine, what date can you fit me in? is a downpayment required"

feel a tad guilty now tbh

Penno,

That is a very fiddly job! How does he want it laying? Surely not landscape? It makes me wonder if the customer actually thinks about this prior to buying. The only way it will look any good is laid portrait brickbond and even most of that will be lost because of the loo:huh2:

Good Luck mate

Kev