Quoting for a kitchen spashback?

[tjsmiler]

Spot on Wivers and Gaz, too many newbies worry about earning a big living when they first start...don't be in a rush to get fast mate.....speed will come with time, it's the quality and the experience you should be concerned about.

When your faster charge a day rate mate, but while you are learning keep it simple and cheap and just except that you aint making huge bucks yet..If you only end up earning £60 a day for a while cos it takes you longer than you think, don't get demotivated just know that you will get faster.and £150 (or £160 Kapitan) aint far off.

Good luck mate

 

[Elliott]

I disagree, if you're new to tiling or just plain slow, you'll never get the job.

If they got you in for a quote, how do they know if your new or slow??

 

[tjsmiler]

Very true Elliot....this is the point i was trying to make in my post above....to many worry about what the customer is thinking, at the end of the day they don't know how new you are or how slow you are or.

If a job would take an experienced tiler 2 days and he was going to charge 2 lots of day rate (£300)........a newbie tiler comes along and tells the customer that the job will take 3 days and the price is £300 (or more if you think you can get it) the customer will just see that as a great price and will pick the person they like the most.......

i always tell the customer that i will not rush under any circumstance as i always want the job to be perfect .......But between us lot on here what this really means is "i am not very fast so thats why it takes me longer than the last guy who quoted you and i'm alowing plenty of time to get it done" you wont be earning a fortune like this but at least you will be earning a decent wage, pickintg up vital experience and gaining plenty of confidence.

Do plenty of these and the speed will pick up and eventually you will be doing the same £300 job in 2 days.

In other words i totally agree with Elliott LOL :wink_smile:

 

[Varley]

Spot on tj!

 

[kapitan]

correct lads!! tell the customer that you ur slow cos ur just out the training centre and your feet wont touch the ground!! look confident and charge the same rate as a pro, you will earn less to start with but trust me in the future if you are good you will reap the benifits!! i wont tell u how much i earned last year in case the taxman is watchin!! :wink_smile:

 

[tjsmiler]

LOL....nice one Kap