Tile Disposal

[topgun]

HI ALL,am new to forum,rubbish disposel is a big problem ,i call myself a general builder as i wear several hats ! I generally take away all rubbish as all my customers are elderly,i refuse to pay any extra official charges,where do you draw the line?For several years now i legally dispose of my rubbish by hiring a large wheely bin about £34.00 per month,weekly collection.Providing one is sensible & the bin men can push it i can put most things in it. For heavy stuff rubble etc i price in a skip,if i have several big jobs,i put the skip in my drive & chuck it all in ,pro rata a big skip is cheaper per job,plus the household junk iv,e been keeping just in case,all goes in.Hope this helps,keep taking the tablets,regards Topgun.

 

[Deleted member 1779]

If you can get the customer agree a small skip for £70 on top of the cost of the job.

Bung everything in it including the old bath, tiles, shower trays.

Plus of course all the copious amounts of packaging that comes with the new appliancies.

The tile off cuts. Grout buckets. Adhesive buckets. Used or gone off adehesive.

Old pipes. Old showers etc.

Small skips cost about £70 but on a complete bathroom refit makes life easier. All that petrol going to the dump at £1.10 a litre... Plus time and agro

Just be quick to fill it up before half the road takes advantage. And when they do show up to ask if they can just "pop" a little bit of waste in then have a prepared flyer stating requesting a contribution of £10 towards the cost.

Suddenly they go away!

 

[knightonthetile]

if you did,nt supply the tiles then its not your rubbish

 

[frogeye]

Depends on what the customer wants.

I think it is something many don't think of and are unaware of how much waste there will be especially if a room need clearing first.

I would explain the options -

if it's a big refit and tiling is only one job - to consider hiring a skip
Hippo bags?
Man and a van?


To be able to give some ideas of the costs involved will be seen as attention to detail and good customer care.

It's all part of your 'total' service that gets you the reputation that will bring in the referrals and jobs

In any case, as a minimum, I would bag in rubble sacks and leave it tidy

frogeye

 

[IvegotsTILE]

Can't go down skip anymore,tell customers to put a bit in there black bins each week until its gone.
Is it only £144 to use the skip for a year,thats not as bad as I thought,just add on £20 for each big job and you'll soon make some by the end of the year.