For all tiling newbies........

[DHTiling]

Hi lads and lasses....how are you finding your new chosen careers.?...is it what you expected it to be.?..can you see your selves doing this trade full time.?.if not then why?.. let us all know how you are getting on...... ..

Thanks in advance............
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[garhum]

Its going ok but there are some idiots out there (customers) I had this punter wanting me to lay a travertine floor in a house that was a building site no glass in the windows and only visqueen blue plastic to make the building water proof, I tried to lay the tiles as I was eager to please and make some christmas coin but the adhesive failed leaving the trav looking like crazy paving it ended up me walking off and telling the punter "call me when your ready for me" arghhhhh

 

[Dicko1973]

Did my NETT Course in November but didn't want to make the jump till New Year.
I'm havin a bloody nightmare at my local Topps (Widnes and Warrington), I keep asking what I need to open a cash trade account and get a different answer off each staff member. I don't want to go back because I know at some point i'll lose my temper. You would think they would be happy for the business. I Tried to get it sorted over the hols cause I'm working in Preston when I go back and won't get bloody time to go.

When I do get sorted i'll let you know how its going

Rich

 

[Mr Tiler]

Its been tuff trying to make the jump from my old job into tiling but this year i am going for it, just need a van to get me out there and pro!

 

[Dan]

Did my NETT Course in November but didn't want to make the jump till New Year.
I'm havin a bloody nightmare at my local Topps (Widnes and Warrington), I keep asking what I need to open a cash trade account and get a different answer off each staff member. I don't want to go back because I know at some point i'll lose my temper. You would think they would be happy for the business. I Tried to get it sorted over the hols cause I'm working in Preston when I go back and won't get bloody time to go.

When I do get sorted i'll let you know how its going

Rich

PM Gaz mate. See if he can help. If you're not after a credit account you shouldn't have too much grief.

 

[garhum]

I open a cash account in topps and all i needed was my company letterhead ( I printed one off the pc) and 2 invoices that was easy cos builders merchants will put any name on invoices/ reicepts

hope this helps mate
Gareth

 

[DHTiling]

PM Gaz mate. See if he can help. If you're not after a credit account you shouldn't have too much grief.

Gaz has already got this one in hand.......

 

[Jimmy Boy]

I done NETT course in Nov firstly for my own home projects (3 jobs - bathroom & 2 on-suits) and secondly for some beer tokens doing the odd private job here and there.
So, for Christmas I told the family i'll get the tools I need and they can contribute towards them instead of buying me presents, so I now have all I need to get started.
I have a number of paying jobs lined up all for work colleagues and freinds over the next 3-4 months.
dhceramics, is it possible for someone as in my case who is not full time tiling but doing the odd paid job as and when they occur by reccommendations/word of mouth, to open a trade account? if so, would I need some business cards or letterheaded paper with a business name of my own?

 

[tysfoot]

im the same. last year i was just busy getting my experience up and building on my tool kit. now that i have a near enough decent tool kit and enough experience im going to register self employed any time soon. I need a van also as im using my car... ive changed my name, ordered loads of business cards im in the yellow paes in yell.com and im oing to advertise locally every week.

Just incase im not raking it in at the start i still work part time in the evening a few hours a day. so if i havent got loads of work on i still got income coming in.


Anyone selling any vans, by the way what are the best vans for reliablility

 

[wayne]

sometimes you just have to jump in with both feet. i worked away for a company for 8 years and just set up on my own with one plumber offering me his bathrooms. i just quit my job and thought sod it whatever will be will be. 3 years later and best choice i ever made. now got 4 plumbers and numerous joiners i work for. times were tough at first but stuck at it and now its fine. just dont take for granted that work will throw itself at you. a business needs a lot of hard work to build up. good luck to you all