If it sounds to good to be true...beware

[enduro]

I was talking to a mate of mine tonight who is another tiler and he was telling me a story about another tiler who we both know. This lad has been tiling for 2 years he is local to me and a good tiler, but he was always chasing bigger and better jobs, anyway he was approached by a builder who wanted a 200sqm marble floor laying but it was in Scotland, so of he went done the job and then straight onto a large job in London, the builder promised him a really good rate for laying if he waited until the customer paid him...So off to another job with the promise of a very large hotel job abroad and payment at the end of the next job....And guess what he finished builder says he has gone bankrupt, and the customers were not happy with the tiling so he wont get paid for any of it...The lad is owed £7,000 he is selling all his tiling tools, van everything, and was talking about losing his house. So beware if you get promises from people dont get sucked in otherwise you will end up like this lad. And get paid for each job before you start the next.

 

[tileform]

I'm always wary about dealing with builders
I used to give them a good price for a door upon the understanding we got paid on completion - no 30 days lark or anything
One guy didnt pay so we turned up to remove the door and hey presto - he appeared with a big wad in his hand
Not all builders are dodgy but definitely have your wits about you

 

[Fekin]

That's quite bad.

Don't think I would do more than one job without payment.

 

[TilingLogistics]

Christ I would have wanted £7K just for the marble sod the rest of the work he did!

Kev

 

[penno]

Uncle had a similar problem just before Christmas, works on the sites. Firm owed him and his mate a hell of a lot of money and they got a tip off that the wages would not be paid. Him and his mate took 2 wet saws hostage that the company had on hire, got paid 3 days later

 

[Grace'sDad]

The really bad thing is the builder will probably walk away financially sound and start up again!

People like that need a kicking IMO.

I always insist on paying after each job.
I'm starting on 3 rooms in one house next week, I have asked politely to be paid after each room - explained about cash flow / self-employed and all. A good customer won't have a problem with it. A dodgy customer will try it on....

 

[LM Ceramics]

um sure some of u know im tiling a carehome in warrington with a shed load of bathrooms to do i dont want to wait until the whole site is done before i get paid 2 of the bathrooms are nearly 50 m2

 

[Holohana]

im on large commercial job at the moment and im submitting invoices at natural break points ie units 1 & 2 completed so invoiced. Units 7, 8, 3 & 4 completed so invoiced etc.

No problems so far.

As Grace's dad said a good one wont mind a bad one might!

 

[dptiling]

any thing like that i ask for a intrium payment, after a bit of finshed work.
if no payment then, ive only lost a few quid , but i have always smashed the job.
always. got me in trouble, but they ant having it for nothing.