House bashing

[bugs183]

As i said to Dean and Sir Amic i binned private mid last year because i was sick of the hassle from customers and all the running around pricing and then up all night pricing.
Yep the rates are lower, but looking back over my invoices i've still done better this year.
Like the older chaps here say i was on sites as a kid in the 80's and they we are right mess, i've enjoyed the frozen water bosh too , rubbish, burning plastic, mud and working with cavemen!
But these days health and safety has worked both ways, the sites now are much much cleaner, have proper loos and are just easier to work on. The lads chip in and even though you still have problems i'm really enjoying it.
I try and avoid private as much as possible now, only do little jobs for mates.

 

[TJ Smiler]

Was a scaffolder for years before a started tiling and done quiet a lot of sight work then, i bloody hated it.

Never done site work as a tiler but i have done a fair bit of subbing and the one thing i loved was the consistency of payment every Friday, didn't get quiet the same rate as my private work but over the course of the year the loss was not too much at all and the stress level was certainly much much lower so it kind of all evens itself out in the end.

 

[Peter]

House bashing is great. Bang 30m down in a day and brush your rubbish into a corner at the end of the day.

Don't do much of it these days but still love giving other tilers a pull out now and again and being part of a squad, just like when I started.

 

[Houston]

I'm going back sub-contracting in May, but the travelling is probably the only down side of it for me.
The company I worked for 10 years ago are still going and payments are every fortnight without fail

 

[aphilp]

We start house bashing for a contractor on Monday.

Haven't done this since 2004 when we did Battersea Reach for St George.

We are starting with the Town Houses, so will post some pictures - they are high end.

Best Wishes

Anne

 

[Rossymcg]

House bashing will always be my favourite work, if you're a grafter you'll earn, all too many domestic tradesmen faff about, popping of to suppliers, cuppa tea here bacon cob there,little moan about this a little moan about that, working that way becomes the norm, and they wouldn't earn a carrot on site,
on site for 7.30 grafting for 7.45 bite to eat at about 12 finish for 4 , work like that on site and the money is good

 

[Mr Tiler]

Fairplay deano im not too far from doing my own jobs for these lads and it will be site work for the first couple of years, didn't think id enjoy it as much as i am but compared to private, i think i actually preffer site more lol

 

[Peter]

You're better off learning on site work anyway lad, best way to get experience and speed whilst being able to get away with the odd mistake.

 

[afright]

I dont do much site work, well none in the last ten years, work on pubs and hotels refurb and a lot of domestic dont miss site work especially in the winter have done stacks of house bashing in the 70s for Wimpey ,Costains and Mc Alpines,sometimes it used to be colder in the house than it was outside,and used to hate doing council houses you would have to do 6 to 8 a day to earn your money no give me Mrs Jones bathroom any day.

 

[Mr Tiler]

Especially when the skirtings not in lol 10mm joints don't even matter. But its the fact u can choose whatever room in the house to set up ya gear and you basically are not treading on toes so can crack on with it

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I'am trying to get my head around this thread!
I don't have a problem with experienced Tilers having bigger ones than me, because a standard of tiling is built in to their make up, but new build housing deserves the highest quality of tiling that should be achieved as the norm. It's the word bashing that concerns me.
As for Mr T , well your 10mm joints just highlights your inexperience!

 

[Mr Tiler]

I agree john it 'should' be the way it is but that will never be the case at all I walked into this job in the wrong mindset from listening to all this stuff you guys go onabout what is so bad, but its basically standard practise... as for my 10mm joints I didn't state that my cuts were that deep but if they were, it wouldn't matter anyway due to the 20mm thick skirting going down lol. they do it that way so people can get in and out with no messing about... and whos faults that bud? the tradesmen? not likely

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I haven't a clue what you are talking about!

 

[The D]

I'am trying to get my head around this thread!
I don't have a problem with experienced Tilers having bigger ones than me, because a standard of tiling is built in to their make up, but new build housing deserves the highest quality of tiling that should be achieved as the norm. It's the word bashing that concerns me.
As for Mr T , well your 10mm joints just highlights your inexperience!

the word bashing refers to the speed the work is turned out not the quality. it is a production line at the end of the day just like working in a factory and just like a factory there is quality control your work has to pass the site agent the finishing foreman the sales team the client and your boss. make no mistake i am a house basher born and bread but i will happily sand next to anyone from any background and tile and not feel intimidated.


the 10mm is about the joint to the wall on a floor it will not be seen as the skirting is fitted on top of the tiles. it helps to bash the floor down quicker:smilewinkgrin:

 

[flaggy]

hi deano where u doin this work m8

 

[The D]

all over i am working for firm with 75 sites on the go and counting

 

[flaggy]

fair play deano was gona give u a call 2weeks ago to see how work was

 

[flaggy]

just pm ya m8

 

[Mr Tiler]

all over i am working for firm with 75 sites on the go and counting

wow is that all in the midlands deano? that's a lot of work lol

 

[TJ Smiler]

Although not house bashing as such, i have been on a site for the last three weeks and it has been good to have some company and banter for a change.... And it is bloody handy having so many places to dump your rubbish at the end of the day. not too sure i would like it all the time though.

 

[Rossymcg]

the 10mm is about the joint to the wall on a floor it will not be seen as the skirting is fitted on top of the tiles. it helps to bash the floor down quicker:smilewinkgrin:[/QUOTE]

this is the best way to do it any how, looks clean and sharp, plus room for movement,

 

[aphilp]

We start house bashing for a contractor on Monday.

Haven't done this since 2004 when we did Battersea Reach for St George.

We are starting with the Town Houses, so will post some pictures - they are high end.

Best Wishes

Anne

As promised I have posted a few pictures of this project,

 

[The D]

Loving the house bashing at the moment. I'm on a site with fully tiled bathrooms and en-suites and floors totaling 75m2 per plot all in 600-600 and 600-300.

 

[Sean Kelly]

I am mentally knackered just reading this thread. All that meterage in a single day is very impressive. I'm sticking with domestic and they are mostly in loft extensions. Two flights of stairs etc. I can just about manage 12sqm in 2.5 days (maybe 2 at a push), but that's working around all the other trades too. Thanks Deno for sharing your skill with us. At 48 (49 tomorrow!) I will never never never reach a quarter of your speed. The main thing from this thread is that you are happy.

 

[The D]

its funny if you had said to me 12 months ago i would be back on the house bashing and loving it i would have said you was mad. i was loving the freedom and the kudos of the high end domestic side, but to be totally honest the game is a bit of a minefield at the moment and every one wants to blame the fixer for everything that may go wrong. there is a lot to be said for domestic work and i have respect for the people that get involved in that side of the trade as i know full well how it all takes time and a substantial amount of effort to keep the client happy and playing the game. for me i have lost interest in playing that game and am finding a new enthusiasm for the site work. The pace is faster but there are reasons for that. You can fix a lot more in a day on site than you can on domestic work but this is reflected in the price so it is swings and roundabouts financially. if you are happy in your work it is all good.