Quiet

[Andy Allen]

Im turning away 3/4 jobs week because I cant get them to wait and im only booked up for 5 weeks...hate doing it but there's only so much you can do. If its a client I've done work for before or a recommendation then they might wait but a new customer. ..forget it..

 

[TJ Smiler]

I turn away loads too mate (or pass them over) i am not by any stretch saying i make all of them wait.... I probably lose more than i win because most won't wait but between now and September there will be one or two who will wait. That's how it is for me anyway.

 

[Ian]

I've turned away every day this week, the guy I usually pass work on to can't do the jobs either. If anyone wants anyone want any work in the Grantham area, give me a PM. Loads going.

 

[Andy Allen]

Heres a question for you lot.....

When your piled out with work and a nice easy job comes in thats a good earner would you ditch or put off a more complicated pain in the bum job that you've had booked in for ages when work was slow.

Im sure we've all been there...

 

[AliGage]

Harded part of this job is managing your diary

 

[aphilp]

We are very busy and rather than turn people away, I always recommend that they post their jobs on the Forum, if we are unable to assist.

We fitted in a small domestic job today at short notice from a client who found us on the Forum. Our contract work is increasing and hopefully, we will need extra CSCS tilers soon.

Best Wishes

Anne

 

[charlie1]

I turn away about 3 jobs per week, just can't fit them in! I always prioritise the better paying ones even if it means cancelling mrs jones from council est then I let some other less competent tiler pick up the scraps. I'm booked full till 2015 now, all high end work of course, I don't even have time to myself at weekends lol, I don't even know how I'm typing this!!! Hahahaha aha.

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

well we had a great start to the year here, when lots of other guys were worrying , right up to two weeks ago ,and now it has dropped -off again, so i.am promoting myself at the moment in the hope it will pick-up again...... mad stuff , sometimes i wish i did your sort of tiling ! well general tiling or stonework or even cleaning and renovation to keep-us going year round ......

 

[charlie1]

I hope all the sarcasm was detected in my above post. In all honesty, I'm pretty quiet apart from full bathroom refits which covers messy rip outs, joinery, plastering tiling and plumbing, I think I've lost my passion for the tiling at mo. IMO, there simply isn't much money in tiling and that's fine if your happy plodding away... And I know , I know some of you really are very busy just tiling... Well your probably very good tilers in that case but there are better ones with no work... I can assure you!

 

[aphilp]

Tiling has always been famine or feast.

We were quiet for a few weeks, had a long well earned holiday, and then spent our time on tenders, up-dating Health & Safety and tiling for domestic clients.

Anne

 

[mike1979]

I have busy and quiet spells not the best as one week I will earn a good wage then all the hard work goes down the pan the next when it's quiet site work is where it's at for me at the mo and even that can be slow domestic side is rubbish as everyone wants it down straight away plus there are a few tilers round my area out of work and a few of then are rough !! I've seen their work but they price up jobs for like a tenner a metre and mess me right up !!