Tile Disposal

[Turkish]

Cheers Gaz, on the other hand maybe she would appreciate the "snowy" theme in her garden!!:laugh4:

 

[Holohana]

On a much smaller scale (and here comes dumb question of the year!) how do you pro`s dispose of the water and grout mix from your washboy? Don`t want to be blocking customers sinks!:icon9:

I put any excess grout and residue from bottom of bucket into a bin bag or old addy buccket and try and reduce whats in the water to a minimum.

Then water can safely go down the drain in the street or garden etc! Only make the mistake of not doing that once eh chaps....!

Never the sink, drainpipe or deffo never the bog! :hanged:

 

[grumpygrouter]

On a much smaller scale (and here comes dumb question of the year!) how do you pro`s dispose of the water and grout mix from your washboy? Don`t want to be blocking customers sinks!:icon9:

Hi Turkish, I usually try to find a mains drain in the street and pour away the the water there, leaving the sediment in the bottom of the wash boy. The grout sinks to the bottom of the water reasonably quickly so it is really quite clean to pour away after 1/2 hr or so. I then scrape the sediment out into the bin or something like that or even a plastic bag before it goes in the bin. Washboy then only really needs a rinse out and wipe.

Other alternative is to leave the sediment to set after pouring the water away and bang out the bottom of the bucket. Then clean with water. I find this method harder work though!

Grump

 

[reaper72]

Every council everywhere's bin men run an uplift homer buisiness on the side-i **** you people not-get a hold of someone who knows a bin lorry driver-they r usually the ringleaders and get his mobile number-they're far cheaper than the tip and they come to the site-Seriously- I'm speaking from experience here.......

 

[Leatherface]

With regards to the disposal of tiles I always advise the customer on my quote that I do not usually dispose of waste tiles as I am not allowed to take them to the tip as I have a van & this is considered as trade waste - consequently I am charged for it. I giv them the option for me to dispose of them at a cost - maybe £50.00 - most customers prefer to take to the tip themselves & are on the whole very sympathetic.
Not worth hiring a skip for a few off cuts

 

[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.