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[IvegotsTILE]

£600 all in.

 

[penno]

Well got a call this afternoon and they want me to do the job.
After much mulling i went in at £579
Thx lads, after reading the reccomendations on here it helped me out, was thinking of going in at £400 🙂

 

[scrubmuncher]

Nice one, you'll get alot more out of it when your being payed well for honest hard work.

 

[CLAYS TILES]

well i like to see all the differant prices etc.
i've quoted 3 houses mainly floors at various sizes, my quotes roughly work out @ £25 pm2,+ mats, guess wot i must of been toooooooooooooooo dear as i aint heard nowt back,so after that i've tried day rates £120- £150 depending on job etc. & guess wot still no calls......... wot the hell am i doing wrong??
i'm always POLITE,PUNCTUAL, SMARTLY DRESSED, REMOVE SHOES WHEN ENTERING A HOUSE! i'm soooooooo confused!!!!:icon9:

 

[GazTech]

Keep trying mate...the next job is just around the corner...Gaz

 

[Fekin]

Just keep pluggin away Clays, I don't know what the rates are like where you live... don't really know the rates where I live either, lol... must remember to call a load of local tilers in my area and ask for rough sqm rates... that's maybe something you could do with doing, then you'll have an idea if you're way over price, but at £25 psqm + mats I wouldn't say that's horribly expensive, try £20 for standard wall tiling and see how that goes.
You might find established pro tilers charge say £23 or something, maybe less, some people quote £24 inc mats, just phone round mate.

 

[CLAYS TILES]

yeah i'll try that m8 thankyou!
i'll let ya know!

 

[penno]

Got knocked back quite a bit myself Clays so i took a look at my tactics. Found that making the customer at ease and explaining worked for me. Rather than just saying "i can do the bathroom for £500" i take my time with them and explain what is what.
Example after i have been around and measured up will give them a call the next day:

"hi i have been away and worked out what the best price is i can do for you.
Managed to get the materials for £120, the materials are the grout and adhesive. Only getting the materials at this price because it is trade and would be a hell of a lot higher if you warked into your local store. The materials are basically the best you can get and i can guarantee my work by using them, so the tiles will not be falling off in 6 months time as what could happen if corners are cut by buying cheap home brands. For fitting the wall tiles the cost will be £277 and the floor comes to £110. So all in including grout and adhesive the total comes to £507" (or words to that affect)

Dunno if that is a correct way but i am finding it is working for me, explaining to the customer exacly what they are getting rather than just throwing a large figure at them.

 

[CLAYS TILES]

thats good advice, i usually go away make a quote up on computer then post it out to them, maybe the next quote i will try your way & see how i go!!!
thanks penno

 

[penno]

Just think it helps with the customer knowing individual prices of what is going to be done. Found that some customers just do not realise the cost of materials so a breakdown in costs really helps.