Job timescales?

[STEVO]

Fellas, and girl racer!

I was just thinking about how long it takes most of you guys to do a job? Let's say a bathroom in ceramics, 200x250 for example, 20m2 on the walls including a window with a bath and say 3-4m2 on the floor of 300x300. This would probably take me 4 days, which i guess is a little slow. I know i perhaps fuss a bit too much to make sure its right, but i just wonder how slow i am?

And what about another, say 25m2 of 600x300 porcelain, with perhaps some mosaics thrown in somewhere, and same tile on floor 4m2. This would probably take me 5 days!

I dont know how to speed up. I'm sure it doesn't help that i am largely self taught and have not had thee benefit of being trained by a seasoned time served pro. Thus i am probably missing out on tips and methods to help my speed.
Thoughts welcomed please!

 

[widler]

I wouldn't worry about it,give or take a day you are about right

 

[Alan.P]

Depends, if all prep were done or new build etc then in and out done and dusted in 2 days, add on any time for prep. As for your speed, it will come, what do you think your slow points are ? Of course it depends on plumbers as well

 

[Jeff the tiler]

As long as your happy with the income from each job and happy with your work then stay how you are. Every tiler is different and there is no quick fix just experience.

 

[Ian]

A week to do a full bathroom (including prep) is there or there abouts, don't worry about how long it takes, just concentrate on the quality of the finish. Quality is what will get you a good reputation and more work, being fast and rough will get you nowhere.

 

[Jeff the tiler]

Bri Fast is not always rough but i know where you are coming from.

 

[Ian]

Bri Fast is not always rough but i know where you are coming from.

Yeah I didn't write that very well, what I meant was don't let the quality suffer just to get done quicker!

 

[STEVO]

Cheers guys. i do focus on doing a quality job and have a good reputation. Just struggling to make it all pay at the month end!! but i suppose we all are.

 

[Andy Tiler]

Cheers guys. i do focus on doing a quality job and have a good reputation. Just struggling to make it all pay at the month end!! but i suppose we all are.

Your not charging enough then!

 

[STEVO]

Ha Ha, yeah i know what ya meant Bri.
I know of the odd guy or two who could knock out 2 bathrooms a week just about and the quality is spot on and i just wonder how on earth they do it!! Im not trying to be that quick coz i know i wont, but can only admire them.

 

[Martyn Leeds]

I've got 1 speed - my speed. And unsless I need to be in 2 places at once, I'll go at the speed required for the particular job in hand.
Some folk think I'm fast, some folk think I'm slow.

Depends what you're comparing yourself to as well

1/2 a day can usually be added for buffing-up tiles, silicone, trimming and re-fitting bath panels, doors etc...

 

[STEVO]

yeah maybe so Andy. You may not remember me, but i bought your Rubi overhead wet cutter off ya a few years ago!!
But then i had it nicked out of my van about 18 mths ago! Along with other stuff, cleaned it out. B******s.

 

[lizzardtong]

4-6 days to do a bathroom refurb.

 

[charlie1]

Its bulkheads and pipe boxes that takes the time. Set yourself targets throughout the job eg, tile the main wall in a given time 2-3 hours. Don't want to be controversial but time is important... Very important, yes the quality is the most important but the time factor is not far behind. There are lots if things you can do to save time but in guessing you might be looking in to your work too much so my advice to you would be stop looking and keep tiling, if you trust yourself and your levels are good then you will be fine... You wont be long in finding out if something is wrong if your tiling to a good speed.

 

[STEVO]

Thanks Charlie

 

[Dougs Third Go]

a lot depends on wether it's a blank canvas or not. It's not only the prep that eats into your time but also other considerations like, "is this the customers only working bathroom, if so, potware out at start of day and back in at end of day", all these things take time, and sometimes you have to chuck in this half an hour a day gratis, as the next guy that quotes won't have thought of it and gives a stupid low price.

 

[prceramics]

it takes two of us one week to do a bathroom, thats totally gutted new floor walls prepared , new suite put in then tiled throughout

 

[High Peak Tiling]

Fellas, and girl racer!

I was just thinking about how long it takes most of you guys to do a job? Let's say a bathroom in ceramics, 200x250 for example, 20m2 on the walls including a window with a bath and say 3-4m2 on the floor of 300x300. This would probably take me 4 days, which i guess is a little slow. I know i perhaps fuss a bit too much to make sure its right, but i just wonder how slow i am?

And what about another, say 25m2 of 600x300 porcelain, with perhaps some mosaics thrown in somewhere, and same tile on floor 4m2. This would probably take me 5 days!

I dont know how to speed up. I'm sure it doesn't help that i am largely self taught and have not had thee benefit of being trained by a seasoned time served pro. Thus i am probably missing out on tips and methods to help my speed.
Thoughts welcomed please!

Hi Stevo, I have recently done a full bathroom, all walls in 320x250 ceramics, floor 5m2. Floor in 280x360.


prep included stripping all walls of paint (85/90%) & primed.
Floor to be ripped up and primed.
+ few other bits Took prep to about 3/4day
Took 3 days to fix and grout walls, 1 day to lay & grout floor (grouted when rapid had gone off, so Large break inbetween)
The hours were about 10-10.30am too 5-6pm each day.

So took me 4 3/4 days to complete.

 

[Tiler Blackpool]

Cheers guys. i do focus on doing a quality job and have a good reputation. Just struggling to make it all pay at the month end!! but i suppose we all are.

Im exactly the same Stevo. Ive been tiling for six years and only quickened a little!! cant charge any more though as theres too many tilers round here out of work and will undercharge and get the job. Luckily ive built up a good reputation with a couple of the suppliers and ex customers who spread the good word. would rather have a reputation for being good than one for being cheap.works out in the long run.

 

[Diggy]

Reputation is far more important than speed , your name is only as good as your last job.



Diggy

 

[STEVO]

Cheers for all replies guys.