Other trades?

[On one]

Why is it that tilers have to fit there work schedule in to suit other trades......never the other way round is it?
You pander to other trades just keep them happy,keep the job progressing and even give them a heads up a day or two in advance as to when they(other trades can get in)
And do they repay the compliment? do they heckers like! Expect you to be there at the drop of a hat but drop you in the cack even quicker

True or what?

 

[White Room]

I found the same when doing plastering full time and found with most trades that some was dragging there feet which slowed the job up or missed days which put everyone behind...even material deliveries were also a big grief not turning up when promised.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

You've got to set your terms out at the acceptance stage.
No good complaining after the fact - someone has to pay for delays and it isn't going to be me!
Time lost is important to me, every day is a day closer to retirement!

 

[Andy Allen]

Maybe you should plain your own plinths and doors..
:sofahide:..lol

 

[Fliselege]

There isn't a set tiling trade here, the trade name is murer mester which means all wet trades, tiling, plastering, bricklaying, concreting etc, and also installing wood burning ovens as the important part is breaking into the chimney stone work and making good with mortar to stop the customers choking on smoke. You can specialize in 1 or all of the trades, and as I just learned tiling in the U.K, I stick to that, can do the other trades to a more than acceptable standard, but I'd be skint on price work ;-) Work for a fella that specializes in wetrooms and all aspects of tiling, and if and when we get the other work, I get involved as far as mixing up and tidying up. Our biggest moan with the wetrooms is having to deal with prima donna plumbers and sparks that think they are god, boss got so fed up hanging on around other trades that he wants to quit tiling and just install ovens so about 18 months ago he bought a company going bust, changed the name to The Fireplace and now a lot of my work is installing Brunner, Spartherm, Hvwam and Jøtul ovens, no other trades involved, and lifes much better for it. Still take on tiling, but trying to stop it altogether if and when the ovens take over our time.

 

[widler]

Every trade has to work around every other trades, its always how its been.
Some jobs go smooth others don't , its always how its been [emoji106][emoji41]

 

[Stef]

Every trade has to work around every other trades, its always how its been.
Some jobs go smooth others don't , its always how its been [emoji106][emoji41]

Exactly, you win some you lose some.
I'm nice to everyone to start with until they step on my toes then other trades get told how it is.

 

[peteablard]

I was working in a little bathroom today and had to share it with 2 sparks and a painter, no one was going to give in! Fortunately they are guys I work with regularly so we were having a laugh about it