The start is in sight getting excited now but nervous

[garretridge]

:welcome:to the forum and good luck!

 

[marktiling]

Hi and Welcome
I did a course in April this year and its gradually working out for me but it was hard to start with, getting customers and getting known. Finally getting the hang of it (well a bit) until I find something new I didn't cover on the course but everyone on here has been so helpful.

 

[Bathfix Bob]

Hi Davebates and welcome, don't worry there's nothing to be nervous about as long as you dont take on high end work in your first week, get to know ceramic and porcelain first before you tackle the bigger natural stone jobs.
You are already used to dealing with customers so your half way there and you'll know that most people are nice and good payers, you need to avoid the 'riff raff' though (unpleasant/non payers etc).

 

[BoldreChris]

Hi Davebates and welcome to the forum. I work as a handyman too and specialise in kitchens and bathrooms so there's a lot of tiling involved. The key, as you said, is making the customer happy. Crack that and the jobs will roll in. Quality, quality, quality (oh, and punctuality, reliability, cleanliness, etc !). The pro tilers on this forum are amazing - a great source of information and tips plus some special "get out of trouble" tips too.

 

[davebates]

cheers guys everyone on here is so helpfull, im doing the course at wolvehampton construction skills college for "whitebeam" who asked