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Does anyone find that it can be hard to find another reliable, good tiler you can trust ?
As I always seem to be busy, sometimes I need a hand on the odd job.
I have had a few nightmares with other tilers I have enlisted to help, here are a couple..
Did a job pre Christmas, job was late starting due to other trades, customer wanted it finished before Christmas, 2 bathrooms walls & floors, fully tile 90sq metres, big rooms with very high ceilings - 3 metres. Enlisted a guy to help for a few days - had to sack him as I caught him spot and dabbing the bathroom floor tiles :icon8:
Another job I was on last year - new build, one house with 6 bathrooms and 170sq m of downstairs floors to tile - every room. The tiler who was helping me was so unreliable, just didn't turn up half of the time. Extremely untidy -mess and crap everywhere. The final straw came when I had to break off for a week - left him on the job. Builder phoned me, needed urgent meeting. tiler didn't turn up for 2 days, then turned up late rest of time and worked late by himself. A load of gear had gone missing from site during that week - 3 chrome towel rads, 1 shower mixer, 2 mirrors with lights, 14 sets of door handles, the brickies tool bag and a Dewalt chop saw.
Builder could not prove it was him, but it couldn't have been anyone else - so he sacked him on his time keeping. Later found out it was him that pinched the gear.
On top of that, I also found out that he had been slagging me off behind my back and telling everyone that he had taught me how to tile - he told the builder, plumber, electrician and joiner the same thing - they all hated him. Nearly lost me the contract :icon8: :icon8: :icon8: :icon8:
A couple of other tilers have also fallen by the wayside - poor workmanship.
Think I have found a good one now, up to press. Much happier working alone, I have less to worry about.
Anyone else had any bad experiences ?
As I always seem to be busy, sometimes I need a hand on the odd job.
I have had a few nightmares with other tilers I have enlisted to help, here are a couple..
Did a job pre Christmas, job was late starting due to other trades, customer wanted it finished before Christmas, 2 bathrooms walls & floors, fully tile 90sq metres, big rooms with very high ceilings - 3 metres. Enlisted a guy to help for a few days - had to sack him as I caught him spot and dabbing the bathroom floor tiles :icon8:
Another job I was on last year - new build, one house with 6 bathrooms and 170sq m of downstairs floors to tile - every room. The tiler who was helping me was so unreliable, just didn't turn up half of the time. Extremely untidy -mess and crap everywhere. The final straw came when I had to break off for a week - left him on the job. Builder phoned me, needed urgent meeting. tiler didn't turn up for 2 days, then turned up late rest of time and worked late by himself. A load of gear had gone missing from site during that week - 3 chrome towel rads, 1 shower mixer, 2 mirrors with lights, 14 sets of door handles, the brickies tool bag and a Dewalt chop saw.
Builder could not prove it was him, but it couldn't have been anyone else - so he sacked him on his time keeping. Later found out it was him that pinched the gear.
On top of that, I also found out that he had been slagging me off behind my back and telling everyone that he had taught me how to tile - he told the builder, plumber, electrician and joiner the same thing - they all hated him. Nearly lost me the contract :icon8: :icon8: :icon8: :icon8:
A couple of other tilers have also fallen by the wayside - poor workmanship.
Think I have found a good one now, up to press. Much happier working alone, I have less to worry about.
Anyone else had any bad experiences ?
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