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ch4rlie
Hi there 2 1 and all fellow tilers
I recently completed a 5 day intensive tiling course at the Yorkshire Tiling Academy which I have to say was thoroughly enjoyable. Jonathan and Graham who ran the course are very hands on all the time and are their to answer all your questions and help, when help is required.
The Academy also has the benefit of it own shop so if you need anything to start up or add to your tools, its always at hand as the lads , who are just as keen to help you sort out anything you need with any jobs you have taken on, (as long as you buy your stuff from them) :wink_smile:
Dont know what you lads think about Tile Cutters but i went against the grain of buying a Rubi and treat myself to a Husqvana TC470 which I have found neat, presice, easy to use and within budget of anyone starting up whi is prepared to pay a bit more than that for a basic Rubi 50 which is what i learnt with.
Since the Academy I have managed to get 1 job which turned out from just tiling a wall to then a further 2 walls plus round a cased bath and then the floor which is due to finish this weekend.
Found the estimating the hardest thing as i gave the guy a price for the whole job which was 4 days but think in all this has moved to 6 days with things just kept getting added on like trips to the DIY store for him, cleaning up walls before starting to tile, having to retile small areas where the guy had had a go himself b4 leaving it to the experts. Havent warned him about the extra costs as i have been doing it on a night time and weekends. Plus the tiles have been a nightmare as they but up staright against each other and not all have straight edges. So we will see what he says when i give him the final bill.
Will probably make a slight loss on this one :icon8: but have enjoyed the experience learnt a lot from it and will be more careful to tell the customer up front if things they want you to do will bump up the price. I'm also hoping that now i have done this my name will get passed on. Luckily i have a day job as well which is my bread and butter till i can get a regular income coming in from Tiling
Any tips from you experts on how you have gone about advertising yourself would be appreciated as have just had business cards printed at the mo which i have delivered house to house and stuck them anywhere i can
I recently completed a 5 day intensive tiling course at the Yorkshire Tiling Academy which I have to say was thoroughly enjoyable. Jonathan and Graham who ran the course are very hands on all the time and are their to answer all your questions and help, when help is required.
The Academy also has the benefit of it own shop so if you need anything to start up or add to your tools, its always at hand as the lads , who are just as keen to help you sort out anything you need with any jobs you have taken on, (as long as you buy your stuff from them) :wink_smile:
Dont know what you lads think about Tile Cutters but i went against the grain of buying a Rubi and treat myself to a Husqvana TC470 which I have found neat, presice, easy to use and within budget of anyone starting up whi is prepared to pay a bit more than that for a basic Rubi 50 which is what i learnt with.
Since the Academy I have managed to get 1 job which turned out from just tiling a wall to then a further 2 walls plus round a cased bath and then the floor which is due to finish this weekend.
Found the estimating the hardest thing as i gave the guy a price for the whole job which was 4 days but think in all this has moved to 6 days with things just kept getting added on like trips to the DIY store for him, cleaning up walls before starting to tile, having to retile small areas where the guy had had a go himself b4 leaving it to the experts. Havent warned him about the extra costs as i have been doing it on a night time and weekends. Plus the tiles have been a nightmare as they but up staright against each other and not all have straight edges. So we will see what he says when i give him the final bill.
Will probably make a slight loss on this one :icon8: but have enjoyed the experience learnt a lot from it and will be more careful to tell the customer up front if things they want you to do will bump up the price. I'm also hoping that now i have done this my name will get passed on. Luckily i have a day job as well which is my bread and butter till i can get a regular income coming in from Tiling
Any tips from you experts on how you have gone about advertising yourself would be appreciated as have just had business cards printed at the mo which i have delivered house to house and stuck them anywhere i can
