House bashing

[The D]

Get yourself a boy Dean & getting him grouting at your tail.
I always have it in my head that unless I'm fixing tiles then I ain't making money.

that is on the cards m8 :smilewinkgrin:

 

[Spud]

I did site work today , tiled two 12m2 bathrooms today and left at 3 oclock i am going to see if i can get more of it as it is how I remember the old days when I enjoyed it a lot more , back there tomorrow and will tile another 2 bathrooms

 

[The D]

I did site work today , tiled two 12m2 bathrooms today and left at 3 oclock i am going to see if i can get more of it as it is how I remember the old days when I enjoyed it a lot more , back there tomorrow and will tile another 2 bathrooms

there is no point if we are not enjoying it is there m8. this week i have been the happiest i have been for along time.

 

[Spud]

I had the same conversation earlier with another tiler , there is a lot to said working as a subbie or going on the cards for a firm as long as you set your stall out from day 1 as what you both expect from each other it works well , the only negative I have found is it can be bitchy working for a firm as there is sometimes rivalry between who get the best pick of the work but at my age now I dont really care as long as I dont have to follow behind some rough lot rectifying their work

 

[Chalker]

I started sub-contracting to a tiling firm this week house bashing. I was a bit apprehensive as I have been strictly domestic for the last few years since I left teaching at the college. I am amazed at how it fits likean old slipper. Monday I was finding my feet and tiled and grouted 12m2 floor. Tuesday i did my CSCS test and sent for my card. Wednesday I smashed a 14m2 floor and a 9m2 bathroom. Today I grouted the floor and tiled the 12m2 en-suite. Tomorrow I will grout the bathroom and the en-suite and that will be the Friday job and knock. I have had a good week and I can come home at night and not have to worry about work and *** hole punters.

9 m bathroom !
how big is that .?

 

[Colour Republic]

I started sub-contracting to a tiling firm this week house bashing. I was a bit apprehensive as I have been strictly domestic for the last few years since I left teaching at the college. I am amazed at how it fits likean old slipper. Monday I was finding my feet and tiled and grouted 12m2 floor. Tuesday i did my CSCS test and sent for my card. Wednesday I smashed a 14m2 floor and a 9m2 bathroom. Today I grouted the floor and tiled the 12m2 en-suite. Tomorrow I will grout the bathroom and the en-suite and that will be the Friday job and knock. I have had a good week and I can come home at night and not have to worry about work and *** hole punters.

That's the part which you can't put a price on!! Sometimes you do wonder if that extra bit of cash is worth the hassle

 

[steve187]

that is on the cards m8 :smilewinkgrin:

Was that a bit step to take

 

[TJ Smiler]

That's the part which you can't put a price on!! Sometimes you do wonder if that extra bit of cash is worth the hassle

Spot on mate...... Not once this week have i got home before half eight, then spend ages typing up quotes and sending them out, do sometimes think subbing again would be a welcome break.

Thing is though (when your busy) it is very easy to forget how stressful it is to not have any work. Am earning good money at the mo, but bloody hell i am crashing the hours out for it!

 

[TJ Smiler]

the rate i am on is not bad and the chap i am working for has said if i get a job come in that is tooooo good to pass up i can just have the time off to go and do it then just come back so its all good

That's a touch mate, nice one

 

[Gazzer]

The other thing to think of with house bashing is that for many of the older tilers it was how it was when we started. In the 70s and 80s large housing estates wher going up everywhere and we were running from house to house with a bucket holding a spreader, scriber, nippers, cutting board and a level.
I am just breaking even on this site when I tile the kitchens although I guess that depend what you class as your usual days rate. On the bathrooms, the 1st one was rather slow as I needed to use the same setting out points as the other fixers. The second was a lot quicker and the third which I start today I should be flying.
That said although it works out decent money I will be off this site by monday 12pm at the latest as I have my own work ....private site this time and a much better rate....local too.
Too be honest I miss it in one way but I dont like to feel pressured these days to "have" to complete a set amount.