Is he taking the **** or is it ok?

[monty]

Hello peeps...

My mates a kitchen fitter and as a contract with magnets fitting their kitchens...He rang me today and asked me to do a splashback so i said yes...

Anyways he rang me a few hours ago saying "mark the job is worth £170" So i replied "whats the substrate like, tiles, adhesive etc.... oh and size of job and how many windows sockets?" He replied "7 1/2 sqm, 8 sockets and 2 windows" The tiles are 100 x 100 so thats 750 tiles to stick up!!:mad2:

So i said personally i think 170 is a bit low, as if i was pricing it i would allow 2 days at day rate £150 so £300..

Hes a good friend and grew up with him, i know if i do this job he will give me lots of work but is £170 worth it or is he taking the pi**

Any replies appreciated guys

Monty

 

[grumpygrouter]

I wouldn't take it. Lot of work there.

 

[DHTiling]

:lol: :lol: ..avin a laff alright.............

 

[monty]

lmao...thats what i thought...am i right saying around £300 2days?

Monty

 

[grumpygrouter]

lmao...thats what i thought...am i right saying around £300 2days?

Monty

It would take me longer!

 

[monty]

Will take me even longer then....:whatchutalkingabout So its a defo NO NO then...

Cheers for replies lads..

Monty

 

[tiler burden]

being a good mate goes both ways!!

mates that dont pay you the going rates are not mates, they are a pain in the r's in my opinion because if they are prepared to under pay you then, there not very good mates are they?? the last thing you need is him calling you up every other week with the promise of under payed work..

just be polite and tell him that you want 300 pounds because that is what the job is worth, if he says no then fair enough, you have got him out of the way and if he agrees, then thats what he''ll expect he's got to pay you in the future. that way everyone knows where they stand..

ed

 

[Fekin]

He's probably being paid £350 for it and subbing it out to you for £170

 

[Gazzer]

You could ask him if he works for £85 a day :whatchutalkingabout

 

[sWe]

He must be having a laugh, unless the 10x10 tiles are mounted on 3x3 sheets.

 

[monty]

Cheers Ed

I dont think hes going for the £300 because he said "you will never get £150 a day for a splashback" So i said fair enough..

Monty

 

[Perry]

what these guys do is get a good price for what they do but to sell the kitchen they under price the tiling so overall the customer gets a good price so does every body else except you and they say well we don't know what to charge for tiling but its never the other way quite an old trick seen lots of timesete

 

[monty]

Fekin you are probably right mate...:furious3:
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He must be having a laugh, unless the 10x10 tiles are mounted on 3x3 sheets.

lmao :lol:

 

[tfs]

This is something that annoys me alot.

Many people expect a tiler to be able to shoot through a job in no time. This may be the case for some realy experienced tilers but, not everyone can work like this. And, not everyone who can, can do it to the best standard.

I have learnt to respect other trades alot over the last few years, many people under estimate the true skill involved in any trade.

I was getting my haircut last year and told the barber that I was doing a tiling course at college. he said 'surely tiling cant be that hard' meaning, why go to college I imagine. If tiling wasn't that hard you wouldn't see some guys doing 4 year apprenticeships for it. Same goes for any trade.

Stick to your guns in temrs of pricing and only accept less if it feels right for you.

 

[tiler burden]

hi monty,

your mate claims, 'you'll never get 150 for a splashback' hmmm, just ask dirrty how much he got last week for a splash back,,,it'll make your eyes water lol!!!