mosaic pricing

[Pebbs]

Before we go into round 2 of the saga, pimp my bathroom, we have to remember one thing, this is not a competition of my dogs bigger than your dog. BigNeil had a question, we all put our input in, we have to disagree in this instance. Diamond would pay one price, I would pay another, we all would pay diff prices.

Neil, I hope you get a good price for this work, you worked hard on it, and did a super job. No denying that at the end of the day.

Lynn

 

[Dougs Third Go]

£20.00 per hour + materials would have been my rate for it. I don't charge diesel as I only work within a 10 mile radius usually these days. I don't think I'd have done it any quicker than bigneil either tbh, but it's horses for courses and certain types of tiling I'd be quicker than most...and still charge £20 per hour + mats and no diesel.

 

[Colour Republic]

Swimming pools of 120sqm, employed by a third party who themselves were employed by another third party in most cases V's a domestic bathroom, in confined spaces with much more ****ing around per square meter whilst you are working direct for the end user isn't comparing apples and pears, it's comparing used engine oil with a coke can ring pull!!!

DPF you can't move to a higher market as you already work in a wealthy market but if you are struggling at the moment then you need to remove the layers above you and get closer to the end user who makes the first call.

 

[peteablard]

Before we go into round 2 of the saga, pimp my bathroom, we have to remember one thing, this is not a competition of my dogs bigger than your dog. BigNeil had a question, we all put our input in, we have to disagree in this instance. Diamond would pay one price, I would pay another, we all would pay diff prices.

Neil, I hope you get a good price for this work, you worked hard on it, and did a super job. No denying that at the end of the day.

Lynn

I'm glad about that because [MENTION=36125]Doug Boardley[/MENTION] has a bigger dog than most! I wouldn't enter that competition!

 

[Spud]

I got my van repaired the other day and was charged 58.75 per hour by a mechanic, one of the lads who works for me goes to a gym and employs a personal trainer twice a week at £30 per hour ,you have to set your stall out and market your skills and experience ,porsche ,mercedes and Bmw cars are all luxury products and all are booming as is Bently ,rolls royce,Jaguar the list goes on, the manufacturers making middle of the market cars and cheap cars are going out of business ,this means quality sells itself wherever you live and rich folks have money regardless of the ecconomic cycles ,DPF I have recommended you for several pools recently with some good developers and I have told them that you are not the cheapest around but are the best in the business when it comes to pool finishing these customers only want top guys and are prepared to pay for them and you should be winning your jobs on the fact you are the best around not the cheapest ,I dont like even discussing prices to be honest as it is an emotive issue but the way I see it any work done to a high standard in some ones home puts value on the house price and gives years of pleasure to the home owner and I cant see anyone arguing with what Big neil is asking for

 

[Dougs Third Go]

It'd be interesting to see what the "average" price per m2 for mosaics is, I know for certain that I couldn't do it for £29 per m2 as DPF worked it out,,,,,glad I rarely do them tbh.

 

[gamma38]

My first job after xmas and new year is a wetroom 25sq mtrs, all mosaic. All I will say as I would and could never have priced the work at what DPF is suggesting as I would not be making any money. Great comments from Gary there and very true.

 

[The D]

what -ever !! obviously the know all's are getting personal , mosaic work is mosaic work to me i could have done that bathroom in 3 days! £233 a day thats enough for me , i have said my bit on it now , and i have said good luck to the guy if he get's -more than £700 , :69: boring

DPF you are on the forums a lot asking how others are doing and how they make extra money trying to find a way of keeping some continuity for your work. it is not the ops fault you have no work. You tell us to get in the real world with our prices regarding mosaics but we are in the real world the price I charge for mosaic tiling is the price I think my work is worth. If your work is worth less than that is up to you. Obviously your pricing strategy is putting you in the position that you can loos a job to cheap eastern-European labour and that does not say a lot about your work does it. If you look at the prices in the domestic market compared to the prices you are getting for swimming pools then the way forward is obvious to me but then I am just a know it all tiler that is away with the fairy's apposed to a swimming pool mosaic specialist that is sat at home with no work.

PS I price and win jobs using bumpy whites for more than you are getting for mosaics.

 

[DHTiling]

DPF you are on the forums a lot asking how others are doing and how they make extra money trying to find a way of keeping some continuity for your work. it is not the ops fault you have no work. You tell us to get in the real world with our prices regarding mosaics but we are in the real world the price I charge for mosaic tiling is the price I think my work is worth. If your work is worth less than that is up to you. Obviously your pricing strategy is putting you in the position that you can loos a job to cheap eastern-European labour and that does not say a lot about your work does it. If you look at the prices in the domestic market compared to the prices you are getting for swimming pools then the way forward is obvious to me but then I am just a know it all tiler that is away with the fairy's apposed to a swimming pool mosaic specialist that is sat at home with no work.

PS I price and win jobs using bumpy whites for more than you are getting for mosaics.

Whey hey , well said that man.

 

[dave l and l]

just out of wondering how did you get on with job and price