Porcelain Floor Tiles 300x300

[terrycoe1]

Quick one on pricing have a conservatory floor to tile roughly 8m2 pushing 9 porcalin 300x300 maybe slightly bigger depending on what they end up agreeing to quoting £290 that's inc the grout and addy is this too cheap or too high ....

 

[Old Mod]

£32.00m2 is that right?
That's what u've quoted or thinking about anyway?

 

[terrycoe1]

That's what I'm thinking about quoting is this too steep?!:/

 

[Old Mod]

Well how long realistically d'u think it'll take u Terry?

 

[terrycoe1]

I'd get it done in a day but I like to give my self couple hours over for any issues that could arise but id say a day to do it

 

[Old Mod]

Is it rectified porcelain?
How much have u allowed for mats?
Have u inspected the floor properly?

 

[terrycoe1]

Everything is good and substrate is ready to be tiled on just a standard porc tile going down

 

[Old Mod]

Well allowing urself the extra few hours as u put it still means two days, and if you're supplying mats as well, then it's certainly NOT expensive!
9m2 that's 3 bags of addy, about £45 plus grout, (another £15) leaves you £230 for two days. Cos whether or not it's a few hours it's stil another day isn't it!
What about expenses? D'u have parking to worry about, fuel, is it nearby?
Wouldn't be enough for me.
If you're happy tho Terry, then go for it mate.

So how did you do on that slate job? Honestly now!
How long did it really take you?

 

[terrycoe1]

The slate job never got in the end she said was to expensive !this is my issue at the moment I'm reasonable if not cheaper and yet it's still to expensive!is any one else having this issue !?? I'm happy to do the job at 290 as I'm pretty certain I'll have it done in a day no parking issues and its 15mins from mine so local

 

[Old Mod]

I understand what u mean mate, but don't buy work, it's rearley the right thing to do. Especially with one off private work!
You're gonna have to work on your sales pitch mate. You need to be confident and make them believe in you and your practices.
I'm rarely the cheapest quote but because of the way I sell myself and my skill set, I win 90 percent of my quotes.
I have to, I hate quoting, especially in my time haha
U'll get there, just keep plugging away at it!
Takes time, a long time, but if u work hard U'll be rewarded!
Good luck with this one then!

 

[terrycoe1]

Yeh 80%the time I get the jobs I want this to be a full time job rather than just weekend jobs just when I loose a job because price it makes me think I'm to expensive but I no what my works worth and my time this particular job is through previous jobs I have done for a conservatory fitter so winning these ones are vital to me as this could potentially be more constant than sporadic and there good jobs to get hold of .thru the week lost a job quoted £380 5m2 wall tiles 2 m2 floor ceramic 300x600 on walls 600x600 porc on floor and rip up of old floor tiles which are poorly layed can rip them up fairly easy that isn't a bad price imo that was inc adhesive only he had the grout etc 2days max to do it done something similar which I based the time scale on

 

[Old Mod]

So u had two days to rip up and lay new floor, then 5m2 on the walls of 600x600, and supply adhesives and you still lost it at £380?
Was that the same conservatory guy?
Talking of him, so u still have to compete for the conservatories even tho he recommends u?
Or are u pricing direct to him and not the client?

So are u not full time at tiling Terry?
Is this a part time job, d'u have another job?

 

[terrycoe1]

No job lost was another client it was 2 days in total not a v big area 600x600 on the floor 300x600 on walls no the guy who reccomends me is decent he puts up the conservatories then reccomends me to the client and I've won 100%all jobs of him so far just the one thru the week has been playing on my mind as I really wanted he job! Lol tiling full time but also in the architectural aluminium and plastic window doors shop fronts etc but u want to push more for he tiling and step away from the window industry if that makes sense lol

 

[terrycoe1]

Pricing direct to the client I got the job but because the one they the week and a previous ie the slate job

 

[Old Mod]

Yeah yeah course it makes sense mate, hey I was an an aircraft electronics engineer before I got into tiling! So I know all about a career change. Slogged my guts out for a couple years evenings and weekends before I even did my first solo job haha
Well all u can do is keep plugging away at it. Try not to let clients know you're actively still in window game. They don't like to think you're earning too much money haha

 

[terrycoe1]

When I turn up with my tile cutter in my Ferrari then they may ask questions hahah I done my courses to give me some stability and obs for a career change the more I'm doing the more jobs I'm getting and want to get it rite personally pricing up is the hardest part!!!

 

[Old Mod]

And it don't get any easier haha
I still second guess myself everyday!
It sounds like you're moving in the right direction tho Terry.
Just be stubborn like me!
U'll crack it eventually.

 

[terrycoe1]

I feel a lot more positive now cheers for the advice etc spot on geeze

 

[Old Mod]

Kool, I'm glad u feel a bit more positive mate, cos it's all about confidence. It'll come through when u speak with potential clients, if u put them at ease and don't come out with phrases like " oh don't worry my love we'll have these slapped down in no time!"
Believe it or not that very phrase won me the contract over the numpty that said it! ......it was worth nearly £9 grand!
Customer is king! Until they're not! Haha

 

[Andy Allen]

£290 for 8m2 conservatory. ....is that in London?
Would be pricing that at £180 to £200 down here including the adhesive and grout....about half a days work.

 

[Dan]

Yeah I'd like to think that's a day. Not sure on price I'd stay out of that I don't price for tiling. Obviously.

But I've done a fair few conservatories and I'd say it's a day. I couldn't see many reasons it'd run into two days.

 

[terrycoe1]

£290 for 8m2 conservatory. ....is that in London?
Would be pricing that at £180 to £200 down here including the adhesive and grout....about half a days work.

Chelmsford based so London outskirts

 

[terrycoe1]

£290 for 8m2 conservatory. ....is that in London?
Would be pricing that at £180 to £200 down here including the adhesive and grout....about half a days work.

So would u charge 180 labour then plus the cost of addy and grout to that !?

 

[Andy Allen]

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So would u charge 180 labour then plus the cost of addy and grout to that !?

180 including the adhesive and grout.
Should make 150 out of it for half a days work. .

 

[terrycoe1]

I got the job start it two wkends time allowing the floor to dry etc