need advice about job i just looked at

[CON5933]

Steve,
that aint a tiling job mate...that's a rebuild.

Tiling alone I'd say £300 without the gear...as far as Aldi goes, it's great for beans...bread....and garlic chicken!

Absolutely refuse to use their supplied adhesive etc, once it's on the wall the responsibility is yours, ie: your rep.

If you can, help your cousin do the prep work and learn mate and next time you can add another £400 to £550 to make good.

 

[trevortine]

Love your advice dave, spot on m8, good to see another guy doin it right and best of all gives the right advise to those who are fresh to the job and doesnt point them in the wrong direction. Big up dave!!!

 

[SteveP]

update:

cheers for all the advice people

only thing is my cousin couldn't make it yesterday so they decided to get sum1 else.
don't know if they got someone to board it all or just do tiling the way they wanted it.

but i have learnt a valueable lesson which is tell them there and then if other work needs doing before i even think about tiling, some people just think tilers are builders for some reason.

stevep

 

[Varley]

Put it down to experience m8, can't get em all.

 

[tjsmiler]

update:

cheers for all the advice people

only thing is my cousin couldn't make it yesterday so they decided to get sum1 else.
don't know if they got someone to board it all or just do tiling the way they wanted it.

but i have learnt a valueable lesson which is tell them there and then if other work needs doing before i even think about tiling, some people just think tilers are builders for some reason.

stevep

I'm glad this fell through for you mate, it was a dissaster waiting to happen, however wall repairing is part of the job and it's one of the most valuable skills to learn....preperation in this game is everything.

Never take on a job where the customer is telling you that you can 'just pack it out' these people are trouble and cheapskates, they don't beleive a word you say and when at the end of the job it looks **** (like you told them it would) they then blame you......so if they don't wanna straighten the wall or pay you to do it, tell em to **** off and then stab em with a blunt knife!

TJ

 

[brian c]

good advice TJ especially the last bit:wink_smile:

 

[GazTech]

Trouble is that doing a cheap slap em on way how they wanted it,makes your work look bad,you may not of even got payed! I'll bet the WAN*ER plumber who caused the problem did get payed!

 

[DHTiling]

one of them jobs you were better of not getting more hassle than it was worth mate.
you'll know better next time.

 

[tjsmiler]

So true Gaz.......

TJ

 

[White Room]

Stevep, try getting in touch with British Gypsum for a two day course on dot and dab, I done mine about ten years ago, can't remember when I last done a float and set on a job It's all dry lining now. They have a training centre at East Leake in Leicester phone 0115 945 6123 and there'll send you details, best of luck