when to charge day rate or sqm2

[eyebeetiling]

Small tiles big tiles wet cut dry cut things i haven't considered this was the sort of answer i was looking for Thanks Fekin

Tile size and cut's matter alot when pricing but so does the type of tile!
I bit off a bit more than I could chew when I quoted on finishing someone elses work.
660 x 430 porcelain tiles, and the customer had broken most of them! took me an extra day as I was trying to rush to get finished, so decided to ge back next day before I did something stupid like chop off my thumb.
Good thing is that they were happy, gave me a £60 tip and have had loads of recomendations from them.

There are always lessons to be learnt!

 

[DHTiling]

My advice is to take each job at face value........you have too......believe me....

Each job has its own merits and different situations and hence the pricing is different.....so take your time and price accordingly and honestly.......many thanks.........

 

[sWe]

I had a little surprice the other day when I started removing the sanitary wares from a bath room. When I removed a cabinet, it became obvious that the guy who owns the house had DIY'ed the floor, and installed UFH.
I noticed that because the cable which runs from the UFH to the thermostat was exposed. He'd routed it through a tile and then into the wall, and covered it with some grout :mad2:

I need to build something to box it in...

 

[graham31]

I had a little surprice the other day when I started removing the sanitary wares from a bath room. When I removed a cabinet, it became obvious that the guy who owns the house had DIY'ed the floor, and installed UFH.
I noticed that because the cable which runs from the UFH to the thermostat was exposed. He'd routed it through a tile and then into the wall, and covered it with some grout :mad2:

I need to build something to box it in...

What you do in that situation?Do you tell him this is going to cost abit extra?

 

[sWe]

Yeah. First I adviced to remove the whole thing and redo, in part because that's an unapproved construction which could void the home insurance in the event of the UFH causing an electrical fire or some other type of damage.
There's also a very real risk of me damaging it, or someone else after my work's done.

The customer didn't want me to remove the thing given the added cost of labour, new UFH and SLC, and I doubt any customer would agree to removing functioning UFH, so I'll just have him sign a waiver on monday. It'll state that he agree's I can't be held responsible for any damage caused to or by the UFH, as it's an unapproved construction.

If he doesn't agree to left me box it in (with the added cost for that), I'll walk. I won't risk damaging the UFH, or leaving it exposed for that matter. I've got a rep to consider.