What will I earn as a tiler in Surrey?

[widler]

I easily earn £600 a day, easily , and I charge out at around £60/70m2 .........
That is on the internet where pigs fly and men talk s hite...............in reality you will earn anywhere between £25 grand to £50 grand , not many one man bands on much more than that, unless they live in the internet world .

 

[Deleted member 51092]

How old are you Chris? why do you fancy a change, it sounds like you are well paid?

Too much stress for the reward being a structural engineer. I enjoy tiling, just done 70m2 of tiling at home and feel it could be my calling!

 

[Italy]

HEAVEN is where:
The police are British
The chefs Italian
The mechanics are German
The lovers are French
and it's all organised by the Swiss

HELL is where:
The police are German
The chefs are British
The mechanics are French
The lovers are Swiss
and it's all organised by the Italians!!

I am sorry to always see the undervalued Italians. it's a shame ... because on this forum, many people would have another job without the Italians. 🙂 Ahah

 

[widler]

@Tim Moreton you have disagreed , please elaborate, what would you say a tradesman earns , im in northwest England ,ive Been in the building trade for over 3 decades.
I know a handful of tradesmen who earn really good money , the rest I know, earn a wage. Then the internet appears and the idiots come out and take about their £600 a day and 60/70 quid a meter🙂
I believe some will get this on the odd job, hell I earned £2000 the other week on a big floor, but that’s not every week , it’s a one off , in a few weeks I may only earn £100 a week, as I’m a bit dry and have to sell my body ,
So with you disagreeing , how much do you earn , and prove it, bank statement or the like.
Thanks

 

[Dumbo]

@Tim Moreton you have disagreed , please elaborate, what would you say a tradesman earns , im in northwest England ,ive Been in the building trade for over 3 decades.
I know a handful of tradesmen who earn really good money , the rest I know, earn a wage. Then the internet appears and the idiots come out and take about their £600 a day and 60/70 quid a meter🙂
I believe some will get this on the odd job, hell I earned £2000 the other week on a big floor, but that’s not every week , it’s a one off , in a few weeks I may only earn £100 a week, as I’m a bit dry and have to sell my body ,
So with you disagreeing , how much do you earn , and prove it, bank statement or the like.
Thanks

He might be disagreeing because he earns 12k a year .

 

[Boggs]

Personally I don’t see the point of taking yourself into the higher tax rate even if there was the ability to earn it, basically working 2 days for nothing.

 

[Andy Allen]

What happened to not discussing prices in the open forum...??

Has that rule been changed now...?

 

[Balloo]

What happened to not discussing prices in the open forum...??

Has that rule been changed now...?

the boss must be away

 

[Dumbo]

I earn 1 million pounds .

 

[Time's Ran Out]

What happened to not discussing prices in the open forum...??

Has that rule been changed now...?

Not that I’am aware of but I thought this was just a fantasy thread and short of members showing their members there is not a lot of specifics to edit!!

 

[Dumbo]

Not that I’am aware of but I thought this was just a fantasy thread and short of members showing their members there is not a lot of specifics to edit!!

Are you saying you don't think I earn a million pounds . What's you're email I will send you my online bank access passwords and codes so you can See for yourself .

 

[MTiler]

Too much stress for the reward being a structural engineer. I enjoy tiling, just done 70m2 of tiling at home and feel it could be my calling!

Being a self employed Tradesperson is stressful

 

[Balloo]

Being a self employed Tradesperson is stressful

Absolutely agree with that, i had a heart attack three weeks ago had an angiogram with no blockages, im 42 go to the gym and eat healthy.
The cardiology consultant ask me what i did and when i explained i was working 15 hours a day and fitting in the gym he smirked and said "son if i had a pound for everytime a trade said that" the heart cant cope with stress

 

[WetSaw]

Absolutely agree with that, i had a heart attack three weeks ago had an angiogram with no blockages, im 42 go to the gym and eat healthy.
The cardiology consultant ask me what i did and when i explained i was working 15 hours a day and fitting in the gym he smirked and said "son if i had a pound for everytime a trade said that" the heart cant cope with stress

Bloody gyms are dangerous places. I'm glad I work for a living so don't have to go to one. 😉

 

[Italy]

What happened to not discussing prices in the open forum...??

Has that rule been changed now...?

yes andy, it changed last month.....
since john took the reins of the forum 🙂
just a joke john ahahh

 

[widler]

Absolutely agree with that, i had a heart attack three weeks ago had an angiogram with no blockages, im 42 go to the gym and eat healthy.
The cardiology consultant ask me what i did and when i explained i was working 15 hours a day and fitting in the gym he smirked and said "son if i had a pound for everytime a trade said that" the heart cant cope with stress

Hope you are ok now, I doubt it’s the gym what’s stressing you out though, it’s the 15hours a day , that’s absolutely madness , and I don’t mean madness as in ‘suggs’😉

 

[MTiler]

Absolutely agree with that, i had a heart attack three weeks ago had an angiogram with no blockages, im 42 go to the gym and eat healthy.
The cardiology consultant ask me what i did and when i explained i was working 15 hours a day and fitting in the gym he smirked and said "son if i had a pound for everytime a trade said that" the heart cant cope with stress

Life is too short to work those hours, after all its only tiling in the scheme of things. Hope youre all sorted.

 

[widler]

, @Tim Moreton are you still here, its been nearly a year , so what are your earnings this year so far ?
im trying to liven the place up, and a good pricing thread is the only way 😉

@Tim Moreton you have disagreed , please elaborate, what would you say a tradesman earns , im in northwest England ,ive Been in the building trade for over 3 decades.
I know a handful of tradesmen who earn really good money , the rest I know, earn a wage. Then the internet appears and the idiots come out and take about their £600 a day and 60/70 quid a meter🙂
I believe some will get this on the odd job, hell I earned £2000 the other week on a big floor, but that’s not every week , it’s a one off , in a few weeks I may only earn £100 a week, as I’m a bit dry and have to sell my body ,
So with you disagreeing , how much do you earn , and prove it, bank statement or the like.
Thanks

 

[Balloo]

Sorry if it's taboo to ask this.
I'm currently working as a structural engineer and feeling like a change. I think I would be a good tiler but it would need it to pay.

So.... what can a tiler expect to earn in an average year.

First thing is to keep your job, don't run off into the sunset with a woolly jumper on. There is a shortage of good tradesmen but the quality that is required from clients takes a long time to develop, so my advise is to do tiling as a part time job until you get to a stage that your happy to leave your existing job