Ok, nervous

[cam_low]

Going to give my first quote tomorrow, very nervous and I dont want to make an idiot of myself.

The area I am quoting for is the bathroom shower. the bloke has plyed it and backerboarded it. I recommended flexi addy and grout (BAL)

Is there any questions I should be prepared for?

Is there any questions I should be asking him ?

HELP !

thanks

 

[enduro]

Turn up on time, look smart, take your shoes off when entering there house. Ask him what tiles he has, are they natural stone as theses will need sealing, is there a border, What colour grout does he want to match the tiles, if ivory you will need cream Silicon...Good luck mate, you will be fine!!!

 

[DHTiling]

And most of all be POLITE.....and don't talk to much....this can put some peeps off.....if they are chatty then chat back.......always try to make the customer feel at ease with you......Trust works wonders...........and GOOD LUCK......

 

[monty]

As Enduro says, get there on time, take your shoes off....When i went to do my first estimate i put my work gear on and rubbed a bit of Silicon on my brand new gear and told them I've just come straight from a job.
I've done a few estimates now and still sh*t myself..lol

Good luck mate..

 

[sWe]

As Enduro says, get there on time, take your shoes off....When i went to do my first estimate i put my work gear on and rubbed a bit of Silicon on my brand new gear and told them I've just come straight from a job.
I've done a few estimates now and still sh*t myself..lol

Good luck mate..

ROFL!! I did something similar! :rofl: Smeared a little WPC, primer and Silicon here and there on my pants and shoes, and then I washed my pants after the grime had dried, and polished my shoes. That way, I figured I'd look busy but tidy :rofl: Most of my tools were well used, so I didn't do anything about that 🙂

 

[monty]

ROFL!! I did something similar! :rofl: Smeared a little WPC, primer and Silicon here and there on my pants and shoes, and then I washed my pants after the grime had dried, and polished my shoes. That way, I figured I'd look busy but tidy :rofl: Most of my tools were well used, so I didn't do anything about that 🙂

Hahahahaha....well it worked and i got the job....but my next worry was going to the house with the brand new wet cutter....so of i went to b&q and bought a box of the cheapest tiles and cut the lot up to make it look used..:lol:

 

[sWe]

Good one Monty 🙂

By the way, Boosha, here's a post you might find useful.

 

[Fekin]

Good luck

 

[wetdec]

Just be you m8 I'm sure you will be fine


tiler

 

[Dan]

You have to always remember that you're there to do the tiling work. The appearance and the way you come across are things more to do with you risking "blowing the job" (or at least that's why we do the things we do - becasue we THINK that) but to GET the job you need to prove with words that you're a worthy good tiler. And they can be new or old. So don't worry about it.

Prepare: go through the quote process with your Mrs in your kitchen or whatever. Get your pencil sharp, get your tape measure ready etc. Practise the going in the doorway with a positive attitude in your own dorrway. Get your mind and miscles used to the process so when you do it for real you're expecting yourself to feel or act a certain way.

(sorry: I've been reading up a lot on NLP - I'd recommend to anybody but definately somebody with a goal or two they're working on - and quoting your first job and GETTING IT is a goal in my opinion - so it needs to be treated with respect)