Is the ' credit crunch ' affecting your business

[simonb43]

Just wanted to know if anyone is noticing or suffering from a downturn in business due to the ' credit crunch '.

I have plenty of work on at the moment and can only see it getting better as people are staying in their current house and refurbishing them.

Let me know how you are all getting along.

 

[DHTiling]

Fine and dandy here...........

 

[Gazzer]

Not so good here but advertising campaign is about to start, so hopefully it will be ok.

 

[White Room]

Phone very quiet but still ticking over, Time for some advertising me think's

 

[macten]

Think you hit the nail on the head.
People seem resigned to be stuck in their homes for now so are more keen to tart their places up.

 

[mc497]

March was absolutely apalling for me, but it seems to be ticking over a bit better now.

 

[eyebeetiling]

Not really done much advertising at all but ticking over nicely. Booked up for the next 3 weeks...........saying that though, 1 week is painting a mates house!! Oh well, it's all money in the piggy bank.

 

[CLAYS TILES]

Not so good here but advertising campaign is about to start, so hopefully it will be ok.

SNAP! hopefully it'll pick up sooooooooooooooooooooooon

 

[Deleted member 1779]

All is well.

 

[jeremy burlton]

plenty here mate. low paid over worked to much stress im lovin it. wouldnt change it for the world. ps under cut as well. but thats alright because im good.

 

[davy_G]

Im ticking along fine as well, around 4 weeks work infront but it is slowing up.
As most of the sites over here have closed down i have tilers coming off sites desperate for work and ive noticed jobs I was sure I would get falling through.
I priced 2 private bathrooms at £850, floors and half walls in both about 50m2 in total. Priced it keen as it was local and friend of a friend etc. Just found out I lost it by more than £200 quid.
I thought I was keen but 600 odd for 2 bathrooms, bound to be a mess!!

 

[brundlefly]

been doing site work for past 2 yrs its just died within a matter of weeks no one is buying them the builders are laying off alot of the cards in guys

trying to switch to domestic stuff, just done 9 wet rooms, pool and 360m2 limestone in one house, i found it a very welcome change

very quiet now

 

[pjtiler]

its really slow here in west yorks too

i blame the FA for deducting leeds 15 points

 

[IvegotsTILE]

Fine on the domestic side

 

[chris.tiling]

two months ago, I was booked up solidly for 8 weeks....thought "this is the life"...now the phone has rung twice in 7 weeks and I am scared!!! Got one job to price up tomorrow and that is it...If I dont get it, I have nothing to do from Tuesday except drop leaflets, call builders / plumbers and conservatory companies etc. Its not standard of work as i get great feedback, so must be more competition for less jobs.

Local tile shops tell me they are noticing the slow down as well.