first month

[TJ Smiler]

thank you mate I can see it is not a brag, I have also noticed that when it comes to working for someone it is best to be honest. my first trading job last month was a showroom in Dudley and that has lead to a quote I have to go and do inabit which is a small kitchen splash and a floor rite down my alley. hopefully with a bit of luck I also have just what I need coming up but I will share that if anything actually comes from it but very excited cheers

Well you got the right attitude mate, honesty with the other trades goes miles with them and they will be more likely to use you again. I explained to one of the plumbers (who i still work with now) what i was all about and told him that if he uses me on his jobs that while i am still learning i will do it at half the price he would normally pay (of course he snapped my arm off) but as time went by and he could see that i was good and equally important i was reliable and trustworthy i slowly put the prices up, and six years latter i now charge him more than anyone else probably would but he still will only use me (payback for 2 years of half price work lol).

Small kitchens and bathrooms etc are just perfect for you to perfect your trade on. One of the most important things i did was get very pally with another fairly local tiler (he lives about 40 miles away) and i racked his brain for his knowledge, i swallowed my pride and would call him all the time while i was on jobs and i learnt most of the trade through him. I would go up and see him on his jobs and labor for him free of charge on some days in exchange for him teaching me stuff.

Were great pals now and if ever he can't get to a job or needs a hand on a job (he does massive commercial work like Starbucks and Next stores) he always calls me first.

But if i'm honest i put in much more effort than a load of other tilers who done courses and ended up finding a 'normal job' because they thought they would come out of a course and know how to tile like a pro. They were completely disalutioned by how hard this trade is to actually learn and they honestly thought that the work would pile in and they'd be rich within a year!

So if you know up front that it is gonna be hard and at times really hard but are prepared to not just go that extra mile but that extra ten miles then it can turn out to be a fantastic, rewarding and pretty well paid career as it has for me mate.

You can see on my avatar thing that it says i was living in a caravan and that was a very harsh period and reflects that when i first started this career i had absolutely nothing and nowhere proper to live..... Things have now seriously changed and i hope that your first months profit continues month in and month. Well pleased for ya mate

 

[TJ Smiler]

TJ Smiler, where you been all this time???

HaHa hello...... I have been dragging that poxy caravan all around the country with me lol.

Can't beleive how many members there are on here now. I remember when it had just about thread going!!

I see your a moderator of the sight now so i suppose i better behave myself eh?

 

[Mr Tiler]

thanks for the nice reply bud I hope you all the best, went and quoted the small kitchen today ready for a start on mon. only thing is ive been asked to supply the wall addy, floor addy, trim and grouts. and I don't have much money to my name at all. what do I do? can I get credit? or do I call back and say I am a broke *** tiler! lol

 

[Gazzer]

You wont get credit right away. Usually your first trade account will be a cash account. Meaning you will get some discount but will need to pay right away.

 

[Gazzer]

What is it you require anyway ?

 

[Mr Tiler]

2 bags of floor addy, 2 tubs wall addy, chocolate grout, and trim it doesn't amount to much but as I said I wont be able to afford the petrol if I supply these but in the haste I have agreed to supply. inexperience and nerves are a pain in behind!!!

 

[Gazzer]

I will help you out but I need more details. How much chocolate grout and what type you prefer. How much trim and what size and colour.

 

[Mr Tiler]

its a nice offer Neale, but il sort it mate. I just wanted to know if I could actually get credit from tile shops save me the embarrassment of calling my local shop and being refused lol, I don't want anymore charity from the site. I don't mean that in a funny way, but I have to stand on me own 2 feet and get stuff sorted. the advice from you lot is enough from now on thanks.

 

[Mr Tiler]

did you call earlier Neale?

 

[prceramics]

2 bags of floor addy, 2 tubs wall addy, chocolate grout, and trim it doesn't amount to much but as I said I wont be able to afford the petrol if I supply these but in the haste I have agreed to supply. inexperience and nerves are a pain in behind!!!

Don't be scared of asking for a deposit to cover material's

 

[prceramics]

im just about to publish mine tonight and still unsure what to put in the seo? any ideas to help me

I just made I covered all the bases of what I think people will search for to find a local tiler

 

[Mr Tiler]

well its a job from the showroom I done, I stated that I want money for materials and then he replied he hadn't been paid for the job until it is finished so I felt I had to say ''ok well il supply''

 

[Gazzer]

did you call earlier Neale?

Nope.

 

[Mr Tiler]

ok

 

[Mr Tiler]

anyway had to pop back to the showroom to see the floor tiles I will be laying on Monday, took a snap of the bay I tiled with all the units in hope you like it...