whats work like for you

[tilerjason]

:mad2: ill hang up my trowls now lol
blackpool is dead

 

[Brian the Tile]

thanks mike but to far to travell theese days ,like being local

 

[poynton phil]

I'v been mad busy all year, but the book is down to its last job next week, waiting to hear back on a couple of estimates, but could do with a few more soon.

 

[Mike]

thanks mike but to far to travell theese days ,like being local

no probs brian, where about are you anyway?

 

[RWM]

I registered self employed Nov last year, after doing my stint of labouring..... Still waiting for my 1st phone call.....! Finding myself in a huge may-day situation currently.......

 

[DJS]

very busy , start a star bucks 2 morro near leeds 150 m2, then onto entertainment centre 800 m2 then and some how fit in a debenhams store trafford centre 1900 m2

Nybor, I would like to gain some proper commercial experience (have worked in domestic tiling for the last few years) and hope to progress into more commercial work over the next few years. Trafford centre is about 6 or 7 miles from me, so let me know if I can be of any assistance and gain some work experience - Even if labouring as you may not trust me to fix, or be fast enough!! I've not got CSCS (yet) and I'm guessing that maybe a problem working in the trafford centre/debs? Anyway, PM me if you want to discuss. If no worked is booked in for when you would want me, I'll happily come along and labour for you FOC, just to gain the experience. Thanks.

Jan, Feb and half way through March were very quiet for me. Then work snowballed and I was mad busy till last week, doing things like 2 jobs a day. Now things are ticking over nicely, I've got a few jobs lined up but with no start date confirmed yet, and I'm booked up till half way through June.

Finding it very competitive out there though, and some customers will tell me their 'best' quote, and it's sometimes more than 50% of what I've quoted. With a little negotiation, I find I can still get the work, because the customer I aim to work for want a quality job doing and appreciate the attention to detail I go into doing the quote.

Currently working on a 60sq m 600x600 B&Poo Polished Porcelian job this week in a small shop, and 12sq m 600x300 kitchen floor next week with SLC/Insulation/UFH and a few small extra's requiring joinery skills to keep the customer happy.

It's just gone midnight so it's now officially my birthday, and I'm having the day off (as my van is in for a repair to the exhaust!).

 

[mistral]

Managing to keep busy, but only got a week or two ahead all the time. Off on my hols in a month, and going to try stepping up the advertising after I get back.

 

[tilerjason]

:hurray: great news this week works started pouring back in after a short drought, ive even managed to secure myself a contract with a local company who deals with hospitals , council propeties and goverment building , all from word of mouth and a good recomendation,:drool5:

 

[hillhead]

Good to hear Jason, turning round here too.

 

[tilerjason]

good news , i was getting a little scared i must admitt :lol:

 

[doug boardley]

working all weekend again, actually turning work away at the moment.

 

[lcjohno]

i've been ticking over well all year till now!! i get married in 3 weeks with a 2 week honeymoon to follow and work is just drying up, ive got 3days booked in next week then nothing till 30th of may. i have a week and half to fill which i HAVE to cos of my wedding but getting no calls or nothing. I tile for a kitchen company and he's never been as quiet, its worrying me.

 

[lcjohno]

working all weekend again, actually turning work away at the moment

My wedding is in windemere which isn't a million miles from you, i'll give you a lift morning before wedding doug! ha ha!

 

[doug boardley]

My wedding is in windemere which isn't a million miles from you, i'll give you a lift morning before wedding doug! ha ha!

,

only about 10 miles away from me, whereabouts in W'mere you getting hitched?

 

[lcjohno]

only about 10 miles away from me, whereabouts in W'mere you getting hitched?

Sorry for the late reply mate, laptop been in for repair.
My wedding is at The Merewood Country House Hotel at Ecclerigg. Lovely place looking over lake windermere. Nice place to live!

 

[tilerjason]

really really nice place

 

[kaharrison9]

Been a very busy year.
Just a few slots left in the diary up till August and a wetroom booked in for the 15th August.

 

[Gall.B]

Doing not bad get 5-8 bathrooms a month from a firm some of my contacts keep me going and a flooring company has me doing 2am untill 1oam stints epoxy screeding in up to minus 2 degrees thats fun.

Nothing like 2yrs ago squad of 4 sometimes 6 booked solid couldnt cope with the work most days on my own now.

 

[tilerjason]

least we have work, spoke to 3 tilers about 20 min ago in a tile shop all of them no work, im just glad of the recomendations i got

 

[tiling-express]

£260 for 40m2 of marble? not even in spain can you get it that cheap, thats ridiculous, marble takes skill, doubt a plumber can do it. killing the trade

 

[Gall.B]

£260 for 40m2 of marble? not even in spain can you get it that cheap, thats ridiculous, marble takes skill, doubt a plumber can do it. killing the trade

I have heard of guys doing bathrooms for under £200 up this way. dont even consider pricing private jobs now, just do sub work for guys I know. think you just en up wasting your time and giving people free advice etc. No doubt see the pictures of the 40m2 of marble on here soon!

 

[bootsmckiber]

Talk about going back in time,a guy wants me to tile his kitchen,dining room,two bathrooms,foyer and change room,he's a farmer and says he can't afford to pay me but would I consider being paid in pork,lamb,beef and chickens,no joke,if I didn't have mouth and throat cancer in 2008(wear your mask)I might take him up on it but I'd have to buy a dozen freezers just to hold it all,however,I'm sure a lot of charities could use the food,methinks I'll have to re think this offer.Any input would be appreciated,keep in mind,meat doesn't pay myself or my helpers bills nor put gas in our vehicles.

 

[Mike]

Talk about going back in time,a guy wants me to tile his kitchen,dining room,two bathrooms,foyer and change room,he's a farmer and says he can't afford to pay me but would I consider being paid in pork,lamb,beef and chickens,no joke,if I didn't have mouth and throat cancer in 2008(wear your mask)I might take him up on it but I'd have to buy a dozen freezers just to hold it all,however,I'm sure a lot of charities could use the food,methinks I'll have to re think this offer.Any input would be appreciated,keep in mind,meat doesn't pay myself or my helpers bills nor put gas in our vehicles.

why doesn't the farmer just sell the animals/meat and pay you in good old cash?

 

[gizzy2007]

i have been doing no too bad doing jobs at weekend and working in a large biscuit factory in glasgow during the week just repairing quarrys and wall tiles cove tiles etc butstill think its quiet private stuff

 

[One Day]

If not for referral work from the shop, I would be prety much dead.
Had two calls today, unusual as the phone is very quiet.
Both from locals who had employed cheap n cheerful "bathroom fitters" -i.e. plumbers who had got unstuck with the tiling.
One was 90x30 porcelanosa ceramics. Other was mosaics.
To their credit, they admitted defeat before starting but now left the homeowners with incomplete bathrooms.
And we all know what happens when they panic and take on the first "available" tiler they can find..................!!!