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Mr Tiler
I don't know if plumbers prices are allowed on here but can a couple of people send me some inboxes on how much plumbers charge for removing a sink and basin and replacing thanks
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Mr Tiler
no I have to quote a bathroom floor but I want thye basin and toilet removed and placed back same day matey 😉
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One Day
If I was the plumber asked to do that it would be full day rate.
What do you expect him to do in between time while you're tiling??
Surely DIY?
What do you expect him to do in between time while you're tiling??
Surely DIY?
Nooooo can do beanz tilers tile plumbers plumb plasterers plaster , you gonna open a whole new can o beanz son
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Mr Tiler
I don't exactly know what your getting at mate? I can tile and for now that is all il be doing until I do learn and tbh after watching a plumber do it a few times no doubt il be able to do it unles it involves cutting pipes etc that is a plumbers job and id rather pay a plumber to do it... I was just asking what I should be expecting to pay a plumber for doing the job requested if its a full days pay that's fine with me it will go on the quote and ive already had a few quotes and they have been a day rate that is why I asked ;/....
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one day widler one day mate! lol think fore now its tiling that I need to stick too
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prceramics
If it has isolation valves on it is Easy buddy if not get a plumber you can tell the customer to arrange for there own plumber to remove before you start and replace after you finish
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Time's Ran Out
No harm in asking but you'd be better off just quoting for the tiling and getting the customer to arrange for their own plumber! That way you don't have to deduct tax, and pay before you get paid for doing the job!
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Mr Tiler
I wouldn't pay before being paid anyway mate lol... but I suppose it would be better cheers... whatever happens on a job in particular the floor will have to come up as the tiles are on floor boards
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Time's Ran Out
So you finish the job , the plumber fits the sanitary ware back and the customer makes you wait for your money!
'oh sorry Mr plumber but I can't pay you till I've been paid! Real world.
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prceramics
Customer aranges plumber and customer pays plumber easy
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Mr Tiler
well i supplied the materials for this job and didn't get paid until the fitter who employed me had been paid mate
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Time's Ran Out
Recipe for disaster and a hard lesson to learn.
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One Day
Two (real world) options:
1) Do it yourself but in my experience - always price to include new iso valves and pipes as they nearly always leak when shut off. Toilet will nearly always require a new donut washer too.
Price-wise: can we discuss on here?
2) Insist that the sanitary ware is removed before you start, and leave it for the customer to sort out.
Anything else is just a pain in my experience.
1) Do it yourself but in my experience - always price to include new iso valves and pipes as they nearly always leak when shut off. Toilet will nearly always require a new donut washer too.
Price-wise: can we discuss on here?
2) Insist that the sanitary ware is removed before you start, and leave it for the customer to sort out.
Anything else is just a pain in my experience.
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Mr Tiler
i wouldn't do it for a random caller but this job came from the showroom so i guessed i could trust him, hes sound.
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Mr Tiler
yeh ok this customer i am guessing will want me to sort it i should be ok though i am actually making some decent contacts and all from one job! cheers
I can't say I've ever had to replace the Donut, but then, I don't take the cistern off of a close coupled wc. Just carry the whole thing out. I do get the occasional faulty isolator, but I wouldn't say the majority!?!
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Mr Tiler
deleted your inbox! haha
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One Day
It's just me then. Seems every loo ends up leaking when I put it back and every iso valve leaks the moment I as much as look at them!
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TJ Smiler
If i were you mate i'd just tell them you will give a quote for tiling and let them source there own plumber..... Tell them you can't touch any plumbing as your PLI doesn't cover it. No come back on you then bud and no pressure to actually get that floor finished before the plumber gets back!!
It really is very easy to do yourself though, saves you a lot of time and a lot of money, watch a couple of youtube vids and save yourself a bundle.
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It really is very easy to do yourself though, saves you a lot of time and a lot of money, watch a couple of youtube vids and save yourself a bundle.
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Peter
Let them source their own plumber or give them a number of a plumber.
Or hone the skills and cut round them.
I'll still cut round an old suite with fixed soldered pipe and no shut off unless they want to get a plumber in to remove it. Anything with a service valve comes out as long as the hose/pan connector will still fit the new height.
Or hone the skills and cut round them.
I'll still cut round an old suite with fixed soldered pipe and no shut off unless they want to get a plumber in to remove it. Anything with a service valve comes out as long as the hose/pan connector will still fit the new height.
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TJ Smiler
That's a great point mate, i should have said that i take them out if it don't require shutting off their boilers or draining down systems (even though i do this when doing a full bathroom installation) if the pipes don't have an ISO valve or have been in donkeys years then it can be just as quick to cut around as it would be to drain everything.
Nice one mate
I agree, but.
Whilst learning to tile, I worked with a carpenter to learn to properly trim doors/kitchen plinths (after floor tiling). I worked with a plumber to learn to disconnect and reconnect a basin and WC (for bathroom tiling). All of which became essential skills whenever completing domestic tiling jobs. I learnt with plasterers to skim a wall. I learnt with builders to lay a concrete screed. And all these things I can and will do skillfully when tiling.
However. Get an airlock in the heating system (removing radiators) and you will need a plumber (heating engineer). Don't do too much carpentry - your insurer wont cover you to use woodworking tools. The best plastering comes with a lot of practice.
And at the end of the day remember that you are probably the best tiler in the world - but you probably wont be best at anything else.
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