hi im trying to start on my own anyone got any advice or tips

[jason6671]

Im trying to start of on my own and wondered if anyone had any helpfull advice or tips like how do i get rid of my waste or the best way to talk to the customers anything realy.
Cheers for having a read at my post.

 

[Gazzer]

Hello jason6671, welcome aboard TF.

 

[steve187]

Hi and welcome, you could store the waste at home until you have enough for a skip, or wait until you are on a job with a skip and if allowed use that,

 

[jason6671]

cheers steve dont know y i didnt think of that lol

 

[Brian the Tile]

the best advice i could give you is if you have a job at the moment stick with it until things get better,are you already a tiler ?,if you are getting a wage it will be better than nothing at all,it is still bad out there for work,but good luck to you if you take the risk

 

[Ian]

Welcome along to TF

 

[Andy Allen]

:welcome: how long have you been tiling ?

 

[jason6671]

To brian the tile i jumped in it feet first thought it was a good idea but aint had nothing yet lucky i have my savings to fall back on but at this rate thinking about a part time job but cheers for the good luck hope it will pick up soon its my pation ive done my bathrooms and kitchen just need more lol.
Andy ive bin tiling for only 3 months on my own but about a year before that when i left the armed forces.

 

[Marksmithtiling]

Good luck to you,as above if you have a job and regular wage stick with it.I'm on the verge of chucking it all in.....not a lot of work around

 

[jason6671]

I know part of me says stay positive but another says what the f you doin get some money coming in :mad2:

 

[Ajax123]

Do not take your waste home with you. As soon as you put waste into your van you become a waste carrier and have to have a waste transfer licence. If you do not have this and you get stopped the fines can be horrific. If you have any sort of accident you will not be insured. It can have all sorts of repercussions and before you ask yes this applies as much to a small bucket of adhesive waste as it does to a trailer full of the stuff. To add to it all adhesive waste and plasterboard waste will be technically classed as reactive waste and therefore have to be disposed of nder special conditions.

If you are on a domestic site (someone's house) explain the above and let them get rid of the waste in their wheelie bins. Or if there is a lot get them to hire a skip.

If you are on a building site there shuld be facilities to dispose of waste on site. If there is not I suggest that the builder might not be one to work for too much.

If you are on a contract site you will have to dispose of your waste in the appropriate manner set out in the site procedures and their waste management statement.

 

[Dan]

As above. You have to have a waste license to carry waste legitimately.

If the job is big, then put a skip in the price of the job, they're from about 40 quid so it's not a massive cost for the customer. If it's a smallish job, tell them to put a little in their bin each times it emptied.

If they have a car, ask them to take the waste to their local refuse collection point or whatever. They can use their services free of charge domestically but you'd have to pay if you wanted to take it there.

 

[Ajax123]

Find some local screeding companies and hook up with them. Swap leads. They do your screeding you do their tiling. These relationships work very well if you put a bit of effort in and most screeds will be in houses that need tiles somewhere.

 

[Gazzer]

As above. You have to have a waste license to carry waste legitimately.

If the job is big, then put a skip in the price of the job, they're from about 40 quid so it's not a massive cost for the customer. If it's a smallish job, tell them to put a little in their bin each times it emptied.

If they have a car, ask them to take the waste to their local refuse collection point or whatever. They can use their services free of charge domestically but you'd have to pay if you wanted to take it there.

Must be cheaper up Stoke. I have a mini skip on my front lawn at the moment ....£70 !

 

[Andy Allen]

£90 round our way...:yikes: