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in blackpool especially with hotels people want cheap work ( thats if they pay you) hotels are being hit hard and i know of 6 tilers this month who have been knocked by people getting tiling done then either moving out and selling the property or just going bust as you only get a 14 day notice when they repo a hotel its a mine field , if you try and estimate a decent price people dont want to know yet travel 5 miles into st annes and quote the same price youll get the job all day everyday, i didnt spend 4 years training to get qualified to end up graffing for peanuts , its just a dog eat dog town
I can understand the frustration you may well feel with losing work to other trades, however you should be asking the question WHY?
We have been doing work for a Bathroom Co. and one of the partners does his own work as a one man band, plumbing/tiling/joinery, and he is always booked up for months. He turns out a very respectable job and has called us in on a couple of occasions to help keep his schedules on track. On top of that his Bathroom Co interest provides 3 bathrooms a month for us and they have only been going for 8 months.
Why - is he doing his own tiling? An experienced tiler should be able to undertake the work at a competitive rate.
Why - did he win the job? Does he have the desire/enthuisiasm/confidence that the client is looking for.
But on the other hand - he could be cheap and end up making a right mess.:smilewinkgrin:
timeless john im looking for work no a pep talk,my post is looking for work
In the last 38 years there has been a few 'slow' periods in the building industry and it usually cuts out the fringe players across the trades.
During the busy times it's important to look after your clients with a level of service that will be noted by future referrals and try to build up a range of contacts that will return for the next project.
In the last 3 months we've undertaken a numbers of large domestic contracts for clients who previously had tiling done by us 8-10 years ago.
This IS the best job in the world.
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