Looking to employ a tiler

[widler]

As a employee myself £10 a hour is fine,around my way it's a decent wage.
My lad gets that + van+ phone + holiday pay + a good boss who let's him finish when jobs done.
If lads thinks it's to little,go out and find your own work,price it up,wait for the money and pay your own materials ect ect ect
Just my take

 

[Andy Allen]

I would say your about right at £10 p/h ....however what kind of tiler your going to get for that would be interesting......would subbing the work out not be a better opotion..?

 

[cr0ft]

HI Andy. To be honest I need to get someone on the books on a more permanent basis as I need to start moving off the tools and (no offence to anyone who subcontracts) my experience with subcontractors has never really been that great. It's much easier for a subcontractor to let you down than an employee in my experience.

We are doing bathroom installations back to back if I am being honest and the boxing/tiling/plasterboarding takes up around 50% of the work. If I took someone on to do this we would get twice as many fitted in.

At the moment we are booked 3 months ahead and have 6 bathroom installation quotes in hand. Not had a day off since last March and we are turning work away every day.

I have a plumbing apprentice already who is a bit slow but has the right attitude so is a good long term investment imo. I have tried him at some basic tiling and he doesn't show any potential to be a good tiler imo, doesn't have a good enough eye for detail regarding tiling.

The problem with subbing people in is the good subbies are busy and don't have the flexibility to move jobs about if there are delays in our projects. We also need to book them in weeks ahead which isn't always possible when we have back to back projects.

 

[Stef]

Sorry, put a different take on it.
You are putting out good work as a tiler, what would you work for?
I know what you mean about employing someone with company van etc getting thrown in but I don't honestly think you are going to get a quality tiler for £10ph.
What happens if that Tilers standard of work is on the "ah it's ok, it will do".
That won't be long having a detrimental effect on your business.
Word of mouth spreads fast & as they say your only as good as your last job.

 

[steve187]

£12.50 for 40 hours would be £500 per week. take off tax free pay of £200 = £300 taxable @30% (inc NI) = £90 would give a take home pay of £410 ish

Cr0ft is you work all in lincoln or surrounding areas as well

 

[aphilp]

I would suggest that you advertise your work on a subcontract basis on the Forum and I am sure that a local experienced tiler would be interested in doing your tiling work.

We regularly work for property developers, bathroom companies, plumbers and builders as and when needed.

If you couch your vacancy in such a way to attract either subcontract or permanent labour to discuss a square metre rate or day rate in Lincoln. I am sure that discussions with local companies will give you a satisfactory outcome

Best Wishes

Anne

 

[Peter]

Depends on whether you want them on the books or just to sub to you. I pay £90 a day for a great tiler which means I'm paying more than the going rate of 80 round my way. £450 a week is decent money for turning up, doing a days work and going home again and getting your wages every friday. No measuring, no awkward customers, no standing in suppliers, no waiting 60 days on money. I pay him a cheque and its up to him to sort his own tax.

 

[afright]

£15.00 an hour on the cards.

 

[widler]

So you lads would pay,cards in £120 a day,£600 a week,right,someone give me a job.
self employed tradesmen around my way and I'd say most of the uk only earn £120 maybe £150 if your lucky.,,Jesus, you would have to get some work out of him to earn a bit of money off him with price work ,van, diesel ,van insurance ,all liability insurance ,paye,NI,Jesu,what else,oh aye 4 weeks paid hols,plus bank hols,plus sick pay ect ect ect.
And why would you not get a good tiler or any good tradesman for £400 a week ? You boys must be earning a good grand week in week out every week 52 weeks a year ,drive porches and holiday in the Maldives 3 times a year

 

[afright]

I sub for a firm and the plumbers ,carpenters and the plasterer all get £15 an hour and they are on the cards with vans and yes they get four weeks holiday I charge them £180 on day work.

 

[widler]

I sub for a firm and the plumbers ,carpenters and the plasterer all yet £15 an hour and they are on the cards with vans and yes they get four weeks holiday I charge them £180 on day work.

Can you pm there details to me im going to go for a job,where are you ?

Its all about areas, BUT i don't know one firm who would pay that cards in,big firms or ikkle one man bands around lancs and yorkshire and even surrounding areas would not pay that cards in , not blinking way

 

[afright]

Its not a building firm its a pub/hotel chain only known in the south east the workers are paid good money because when they do a major refit they have to work hard and they need reliable workers thats why they pay well .If I have a deadline to keep too and get held up and it is not my fault I have to still make the deadline thats why the.money is good ,also if I have other work and they need me I drop everything and work for them they are my no 1 customer.

 

[widler]

Its not a building firm its a pub/hotel chain only known in the south east the workers are paid good money because when they do a major refit they have to work hard and they need reliable workers thats why they pay well .If I have a deadline to keep too and get held up and it is not my fault I have to still make the deadline thats why the.money is good ,also if I have other work and they need me I drop everything and work for them they are my no 1 customer.

I ain't having a go alfright mate.
Are they working straight 8hour shifts ?
,I have mates from up here (tradesmen) who work away,cards in running jobs,not touching £600 a week.
I know subbies from around here going away,working 12 hour days tiling,4days then half day then travel home and lucky to earn £750 a week
You must be one lucky man alfright

 

[radim]

I was on books 7 years ago. £10.50 per hour plus bonus £40-80 per week. van, boots, holiday pay, no worries about work...
wouldn't go back tho..

 

[widler]

I was on books 7 years ago. £10.50 per hour plus bonus £40-80 per week. van, boots, holiday pay, no worries about work...
wouldn't go back tho..

Good times 7 years ago as well.
I really don't get how any one man band,like most of us on here are would pay £600 a week (over 30 grand a year)plus for a cards in employee,you would have to draw over 40 grand a year to cover him to make a do.
400 or a bit more is hard enough to find on quiet months,never mind good months (and I have another lad as well,but on les than half that,apprentice)
£10 a hour around my way and anywhere up North is a decent wage,they want more,go self employed