Where does everyone stand on this !

[area tiling]

Spent an hour today scrapping these plastic protection things of the wall tiles before grouting , just wondering does anyone charge for this extra work? I didn't know what tiles the lady had picked before pricing the job, but at the same time I would have felt bad ,charging her for scrapping them off!

 

[White Room]

I scrape as I go don't seem so tedious but would'nt charge for it.....

 

[macten]

I wouldn't charge for that mate.

Job I've just done though - complete bathroom refit; customer insisted I put new bath in before I ripped the old shower and tray out. Meant I had to tile part of the floor (free standing bath) grout and silicone only to spend another day and a half grouting and siliconing again when I finished.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Are these the little squiggles of plastic for protection? I use an old credit card. Any pics?

 

[Gazzer]

I hate that wax, sometimes its a ***** to remove.

 

[macten]

My hoover's full of 'em

 

[kilty55]

part of the job at times,give them an estimate and if it takes you an extra hour you could of course add it on.....each to there own

 

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

Well if you are self-employed and on a price then it is right you are payed for scraping them off ! if you are on a day rate it is payed for as it is in your day ! but to list it in a bill would seem petty lol.........

 

[charlie1]

agree, just part of the job

 

[Dougs Third Go]

yep, part and parcel of the job, bit like washing tools, loading/unloading tools etc.

 

[Ian]

I just scrape them off at the same time I'm removing my spacers :smilewinkgrin:

 

[area tiling]

I know I could never charge for this extra work , coz as some of you's said its petty ! just having a moan as the past 4 bathrooms have been similar tiles, I usually use an ice scraper to remove them but these ones had to be removed with the floor scraper!

 

[area tiling]

Are these the little squiggles of plastic for protection? I use an old credit card. Any pics?

Yes mate, sorry no pictures!

 

[Dougs Third Go]

I normally flick them off when I'm taking them out of the box

 

[area tiling]

You'd of needed pretty long sharp nails to flick these ones of Doug!!

 

[Peter]

Hate when they come off with your sponge and float about in the water bucket.

 

[bugs183]

I unpack several boxes at a time and de wax them before i use them, it's way easier than doing it when they are on the wall and they get everywhere when you try and remove them.

 

[charlie1]

Any stubborn ones i leave on till the end, by that time they have been saturated and will usually fall off naturally

 

[beanz]

I know I could never charge for this extra work , coz as some of you's said its petty ! just having a moan as the past 4 bathrooms have been similar tiles, I usually use an ice scraper to remove them but these ones had to be removed with the floor scraper!

I know exactly where you're coming from.. I've had this a couple of times. One kitchen splashback took longer to get those bits off, than it took to tile the thing!?! If i remember correctly, they came off easier (marginally) after grouting.

 

[widler]

Ive tiled a few kitchens with black beveled brick tiles and they have two 1" wide chalk marks on each end, a right pain in the rear

 

[Andy Allen]

same as bugs, just open a few boxs and scrape them off, keeps the mess in one place, i use a scraper that you fit stanley blades in, they seem to do the trick..

 

[Dougs Third Go]

same as bugs, just open a few boxs and scrape them off, keeps the mess in one place, i use a scraper that you fit stanley blades in, they seem to do the trick..

that's what I use too andy if I've got it to hand

 

[Bubblecraft]

I don't charge for this. They can be stubborn at times but part & parcel of the job. The thing that can be a nightmare though is the glue from when they seal the cardboard over the boxes & it goes onto the face of the tile. I use the same as Andy. Comes of pretty quick with the wee Stanley scrapers.