Had to laugh

[Unused Account 1]

Hey guys got a new client a plumber,went to measure up for a bathrooom,18mts walls 4 flloors ,the window wall ,two windows offset ,measured up ,then customer came in ,the tiles are 6x3inches lol,told here i couldnt use them ,as cant get good cuts everywhere ,ceiling ,floor,above window ,below window,and two windows ,.i rang the plumber ,he had a word with the client and she wants it done ,whatever it looks like ,to many people looking at picks on the internet

 

[Old Mod]

That's alright, only about 2200 pieces

 

[Kevbos]

Use random broken bond .for those sorts of tiles .lol

 

[hmtiling]

Use random broken bond .for those sorts of tiles .lol

Unless the tiles are going portrait random broken bond isn't going to remedy the situation lol

 

[Time's Ran Out]

You can't tile an 18mt bathroom because the tiles are 6x3! So would that be the same for mosaics?
Is it that you didn't want the job or 'am I missing something.

 

[hmtiling]

I'll only do mosaics if there's no windows or doors to complicate things

 

[Spare Tool]

I'll only do mosaics if there's no windows or doors to complicate things

Hahaha...no doors

 

[Bill]

I have done loads of bathrooms in 6x3 ..........the current crop of Pizza hut is in 6x3 ....done a couple of those too.....jeesh it is only a tile you are cutting, not the wrist off your arm.

 

[The D]

Hey guys got a new client a plumber,went to measure up for a bathrooom,18mts walls 4 flloors ,the window wall ,two windows offset ,measured up ,then customer came in ,the tiles are 6x3inches lol,told here i couldnt use them ,as cant get good cuts everywhere ,ceiling ,floor,above window ,below window,and two windows ,.i rang the plumber ,he had a word with the client and she wants it done ,whatever it looks like ,to many people looking at picks on the internet

your user name is misleading a protiler should be ok with any tile

 

[Andy Allen]

I did a 20m bathroom once with 100x100mm tiles 2 windows as well, took ages to do and looked awful imo....anything is doable....just make sure you put in a very good price......good luck.

 

[Spare Tool]

Now this is definitely a dayrate job..

 

[J Sid]

Now this is definitely a dayrate job..

no, still a m2 rate, why can't you have a different Mt rate for different tile type? Like most of us do

 

[Spare Tool]

no, still a m2 rate, why can't you have a different Mt rate for different tile type? Like most of us do

Sorry missed the IMHO off the end of my post.
But in answer to your question, IMO I'd think it would be very easy to slip up and under price a job like this... I'm sure 'MOST' of us have been there too, if we're honest?

 

[widler]

£200 a day at day rate, on @Andy Allen days

 

[J Sid]

Sorry missed the IMHO off the end of my post.
But in answer to your question, IMO I'd think it would be very easy to slip up and under price a job like this... I'm sure 'MOST' of us have been there too, if we're honest?

wasn't a imho post, it was fact
work out a Mt price which is equal to the day rate you would charge and add a % to this to allow for run over, say 30% then if you run over your covered and if you don't you have do well.....
do most of your customer let you do jobs on an open end day rate?

 

[Spare Tool]

wasn't a imho post, it was fact
work out a Mt price which is equal to the day rate you would charge and add a % to this to allow for run over, say 30% then if you run over your covered and if you don't you have do well.....
do most of your customer let you do jobs on an open end day rate?

Oh so I'm not allowed an honest opinion then..
No 'all' my customers get an explanation as to why the job should be done on day, or metre rate for that matter...(not that theres many of them) they then all get a best and worst estimate in days. Book my diary out to worst then if I happen to finnish a day earlier ill either fit a little job in, spend the day with the misses or get the rods out, you wanna try it some time

 

[J Sid]

Oh so I'm not allowed an honest opinion then..
No 'all' my customers get an explanation as to why the job should be done on day, or metre rate for that matter...(not that theres many of them) they then all get a best and worst estimate in days. Book my diary out to worst then if I happen to finnish a day earlier ill either fit a little job in, spend the day with the misses or get the rods out, you wanna try it some time

I know what you saying and if your happy doing that way , then great.
I've never had or would expect a customer of mine to take me on without a fixed price.
I think its a shame you are not earning to your full potential. imho

 

[Andy Allen]

Must admit I prefer to give a fixed price then if I have to leave early one day you can without feeling like your going awol without permission.

 

[Spare Tool]

Must admit I prefer to give a fixed price then if I have to leave early one day you can without feeling like your going awol without permission.

I have to bolt off early quite a lot to pick my children up from school, or sometimes start later to drop them off in a morning, on these days I charge by the hour and write everything down, or work later and make my 8 hours up, always inform the customer about this before I start the job...single dad card works all the time

 

[widler]

I can blooody vouch for that coming late and leaving early

 

[Spare Tool]

I know what you saying and if your happy doing that way , then great.
I've never had or would expect a customer of mine to take me on without a fixed price.
I think its a shame you are not earning to your full potential. imho

Hmmm so how does your honest opinion know what my potential is or needs to be? See I'm not preaching or telling anyone how to run a business cuz mate, we're back full circle again to personal circumstances, I don't need to go into details on here, but lets just say for once in my pretty crappy life so far I've finally landed on my feet, so am happy to run my business how I like and just play at being a professional tiler

 

[Spare Tool]

I can blooody vouch for that coming late and leaving early

Hahaha..you know

 

[Tile Shop]

In the words of Alan Partridge, "This is great banter".

 

[Andy Allen]

Andy....
I can't see anything wrong with how you run your business . I know a few tilers that work day rate. on domestic and commercial. For them it's less hassle. They know what there earning each week and that's what suits them.

 

[jlemieu1]

Hahaha...no doors

good catch