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 Silicon 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!!