How many m2

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Well i have laid 50-70 mtr2 of mosaic in a day quite often on big swimming pool floors ,with everything ready to go IE, mosaic all unpacked and stacked in in piles working out of pool and all my kit is on wheels so i'am pretty rapido, .
Then i have been fixing the stone in my wetroom for about 3-4 years :yikes: about 20m2 lol ( Don't remind the wife !!!!) she has forgotten just now :lol:

 

[Eduardo]

Well i have laid 50-70 mtr2 of mosaic in a day quite often on big swimming pool floors ,with everything ready to go IE, mosaic all unpacked and stacked in in piles working out of pool and all my kit is on wheels so i'am pretty rapido, .
Then i have been fixing the stone in my wetroom for about 3-4 years :yikes: about 20m2 lol ( Don't remind the wife !!!!) she has forgotten just now :lol:

Shoemaker always walk with broken shoes....

 

[The D]

The original question was (As a rough guide how many meters squared (m2) would a contractor expect in a 8.5hr day on site.)

Unless something has drastically changed in the last few years the answer is 7-10
No one is asking what is the most you have fixed or how many meters you can do in a day on a domestic job are they?
Some firms may have a different average but all the firms I have worked for over the years and I have worked for one or two have all worked on the bases of 7-10 m2 per day.
you may do 15 m2 on Monday (possibly all the straight walls)
then on Tuesday you do 12 m2 (could be a nice little en-suite )
Wednesday you do a 15 m2 floor
Thursday you do a 5 m2 kitchen walls
Friday you grout it all and it is job and knock
Total 47m2 divided by 5 days is 9.4 m2 per day
Some lads will smash this and some will struggle to hit it but with all the things that have to be taken in to consideration for my money 7-10 will be the normal daily average

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

I like the sound of this guy,surly this happened a few decades ago? If someone introduced themselves like that

these days you would just need to laugh.... So phill, what was your nickname back in the days??

my nickname back then and I believe it still is I only found out about 3yrs ago I was known by the Manchester lads as half a mill Phil, that is another story I have told it on here before.

 

[John Benton]

my nickname back then and I believe it still is I only found out about 3yrs ago I was known by the Manchester lads as half a mill Phil, that is another story I have told it on here before.

And now you've made that million there's no looking back :lol: I'm being kind there Phil

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

:lol: I wish John

 

[John Benton]

:lol: I wish John

Let me tell you Phil, the 1st million is the hardest, the second is easy, cos you know how to do it

 

[huckin]

alot of you tilers must be making at least a grand a week then

 

[John Benton]

alot of you tilers must be making at least a grand a week then

Probably, yeah, but if you work hard enough and get the right work you can earn double that - See Mr Hobson about that.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Let me tell you Phil, the 1st million is the hardest, the second is easy, cos you know how to do it

I will take your word on that John, unless my lotto tickets come up. A grand a week was good money 20yrs ago, but I think those days are gone.:lol:

 

[John Benton]

It's what a friend of mine told me, who coincidentally is worth a few million.

He said if he had his time over again though he wouldn't do what he does now, he would have a stall in a market selling stuff for a pound. When it breaks people don't come back and complain, they come back and buy another - simples!!

 

[jonnyc]

Goodness gracious me! I can't compete with this cost for sq mt area laid.
to be honest we all have our specialist areas , within which we feel most comfortable
and the price we charge are a reflection of what we think we are really worth .

 

[bugs183]

alot of you tilers must be making at least a grand a week then

I'd change 'must' to 'could' or 'sometimes'!
I've had weeks where it just doesn't go to plan and you walk away with a few hundred, or on commercial you could do £500.00 a day, these days there is no average.
Before the recession, i would average £200.00 a day as i did lots of big commercial and lots of big easy floors.
These days, things are very very different!!!!
You just have to price carefully, as there are so many factors now, especially with the large formats grinding some jobs to a halt on walls.
It's very easy to be busy and not earning anything.

 

[Peter]

Seen me doing kitchen hall utilities where there's 25m down the first day then it takes two more days to do the last 10m. :lol:

Don't really look at it as metres per day any more but wages per week. One day you'll make £300 and next day you'll make £25 but as long as it all balances out.

 

[jonnyc]

Like the last comment.
its all about taking a view .
its been a very strange year for me thus far.
never been so bad and I have been trading very successfully for 25 years.
I am amazed that so many members are doing so well in this inclement climate.
i guess this difference is that i am having to procure work for my employees who number five fold than an individual tiler.
this said I have just come out of a very difficult period and the future looks

 

[Peter]

That's the worst of it Jonny. Getting enough work for yourself is one thing but keeping 5 boys going and still getting a decent wage for yourself is another matter. Know I couldn't do it.

 

[The D]