Work..?

[Daz]

Still proper busy here, so no complaints. No days free in Jan and 4 bathrooms, 2 kitchen splash, 1 shower cubicle, 2 average floors and a large basalt job to price up from enquiries received during the last couple of days.

If it all comes off, then I will have a large grin until April I reckon :lol:

 

[Dan]

I'd predict that customers may be holding on to cash a bit more, hopefully that means doing up their homes and not moving on to one done up. Though downgrading seems to be the trend and if that's the case then they may have cash spare to do up the house etc.

That said, on every tesco petrol pump around here, there's a B&Q advert that "teaches [customers] how to tile". First lesson £10 or something daft. So swings and roundabouts maybe.

For those not doing so well, consider spending time (not money) increasing your local and even online presence. For those doing well, stick all good work and happy customers in a portfolio and have lots of copies of it (should you loose your main one) and really push the fact that a tiler that knows what he's doing should get the job and show 'em why at the point of measuring up...!

 

[user123]

And take advantage of Nett Darren's business course...

 

[hillhead]

I was in B&Q on monday morning and couldn't believe what i noticed, at least 7 trolleys with tiles,trims, addy and wait-- trowels in there !!! obvious what was going on there, i so tempted to stand and give advice to them,lol. Instead i gave a man advice about toolboxes.
He was chuffed and asked what i worked at, he took card from me.

 

[Spud]

I had this conversation today with an old tiler friend of mine, who was an outstanding tiler when he was on the tools, about how during the last recession we were working 7 days a week and doing late ones too,which is pretty much how the latter part of last year was for me and for alot of the guys on this forum, he put it down to 3 things,1.we always concentrated on the quality of the work 2.we were flexible on prices 3. we had plenty of contacts ,It meant we kept our customers ,got recommendations and earnt enough to survive through hard times ,we did work longer hours to gain less money but we got through it and came out the other end

 

[DHTiling]

I am pleased most of you are going strong quickly this year..

I am in the same boat.. plenty booked in and had a few calls in the 2 days back to work.. so fingers crossed Arms members it lasts the year.. thanks for your feedback..

 

[peckers]

I have got a big job all of jan for an interior designer and then feb booked up with various tiling jobs and calls are coming in so hopefully get them in for march. all is good here at the mo!!

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I'am really looking forward to this year!:smilewinkgrin:
Enough in January to see me through to my holiday in Tenerife in Febuary and as soon as the weather improves 4 victorian entrances/paths for the spring.:smilewinkgrin:
Going to take the first few months easy and have picked up some excellent bathroom work from a group of tradesmen who have formed a co-op style bathroom showroom - plumber/electrician/plasterer/and old tiler.:lol:

P.S. Couldn't agree with Gary more.

 

[The D]

had a bad start to 2011 i started back on site to day got there for 7.30 by 7.35 i had a call from the builder saying do not do any work until i get there. so i had a coffee and some snap the builder arrived at 8.30 and told all the lads to pack up there tools and get them of site as he was closing the job. apparently there has been a dispute between the builder and a supplier over a £60000.00 staircase and £70000.00 worth of windows. it has been to court and the builder has lost so now he has to take the client to court and the client will have to take the architect to court. so for the moment the job has stopped.

 

[kilty55]

sounds a nightmare deano,could be worse you could be the builder

 

[The D]

its not good m8 it has don my head in as i had just arranged to have 50 free bags of anhydrite adhesive to try.

 

[tfs]

I am lucky to have a local plumber who does bathrooms and a good local tiler passing work over to me on a regular basis so when Im quiet I usualy at least have some work to do for them and occasionaly work alongside them on bigger jobs. Fingers crossed, everything seems to be going well just now. The plumber I do work for has a few bathrooms and kitchens that I will be helping out with a week here and a week there over the next two months.

 

[Scott]

I have loads to do, cooking, cleaning and various other domestic chores for the kiddies

On a serious note i have had a couple of calls and i still have Kate the Mates job to do, BUT it all depends on how things go at the hospital this week with my dad and what his outlook is as to how much work ill be doing in the coming months......

 

[suave]

start college 19 week tiling course,watch this space for college v course tiling should be intereresting

 

[doug boardley]

two jobs just come in this morning, no quote or estimate required