Quote confusion! Page: 2

[tiler tom]

Experience is the key. First job I quoted for and got I based on the Sq metre.
A 7.5 sq metre kitchen around units @ £20 a metre and a 10 metre floor at £25 a metre so around £400 for under a weeks work. But next quote for the same customer was for a downstairs toilet floor at only 3 sq metres which I quoted a day rate of 150 which I got. So as you can see you have to judge the job so you are not out of pocket.

Recentley I was offered site work which was based on a fixed price of £20 a sq metre and you had to supply your own materials. On the face of it not bad when it came to the 18 sq metre bathrooms but the kitchens where a 100 x 100 tile at 3.5 Sq metres lots of cutting around sockets and cooker hoods so 2 days at £70 less adhesives is not on. So you have to take how long the job will take on board.

 

[McP77]

I also think that sometimes you can get too hung up about price. I know on some occasions I have been the highest quote that customer has got but they went with me anyway as they had more confidence (so they said).

It's all about getting on with customer at quotation stage. Have had people who decided they wanted me to do work without worrying how much it would cost. (as long as you're not taking the pee)

Have also come away from some quotations thinking that no matter what price I put in they just aren't going to use me.