I just got back from pricing a job. 16sqm of bathroom tiles 500x250x9mm to be tiled on top of existing tiles. I pointed out to the customer that his door frame is not deep enough to hide the thickness of the new tile and it would be easier & cheaper to remove/replace frame than it would be to remove existing tiles. He wanted me to put up a bathroom cabinet and shelving unit, plus toilet roll holder etc. The radiator was too close to the wall too. I also pointed out that the toilet waste pipe is currently too close to the wall (it runs parallel to the wall), and I would not be able to tile behind it. So I suggested that I tile before the plumber fits the new toilet & sink. Customer did not seem too happy with this. Considering he also had a toilet downstairs! Anyway, I'll get to the point. At the end of our meeting he told me that he was now thinking of asking a builder to do all the plumbing, woodwork, shelf erection & tiling, as he thought it would be too much of a headache to try and tie in all the trades himself. This frustrated me because I now feel that I have talked myself out of a job. Should I just keep quiet about such matters and leave the thinking to the customer? I was told on my tiling course to only deal with tiling. I am not supposed to lift toilets, trim the bottoms off doors or put up cabinets etc . I honesty think people would rather pay a middle man (project Manager) lots of money just to save them the hassle of making a few phone calls. I also lost a job a couple of weeks ago when I told the customer that tiling on a wooden floor I would have to use 6mm hardibacker plus the thickness of adhesive plus a ceramic tile. They did not like the fact that the kitchen would be slightly raised to the dining room. They opted for laminated (tile effect) flooring instead!:huh2: :mad2: