Large format floor, anhydrate, 270 Sqm

[Fraser Tiling]

Hello fellas,
About to price 170m 1500x750 10mm porc on anhydrate screed, big areas.
Initial laitenance removed, will use Kerakol primer and bio addy.
Also about 100m of 300x300 in smaller rooms.
The job is in one of the most expensive roads in one of the most expensive areas of south bucks, and is for a customer who owns a very large commercial construction company, so knows his stuff and will expect top rate finish.
Got a number or two in mind, and expect to make proper money from it.
Your thoughts?

 

[LM]

Have a site meeting with the rep and get a written spec from your adhesive supplier covering uncoupling/exspansion and commissioning etc and follow it to the letter.

 

[WetSaw]

The job is in one of the most expensive roads in one of the most expensive areas of south bucks

That's posh, tiling the road....

 

[Perry]

Fraser you better give him my number then. And I thought I lived in the posh road.

 

[Flintstone]

Sounds like a nice job. Why bio gel and not anhyfix, the obvious choice? Only you know what the rates are like where you live and what sort of a premium this job commands

 

[One Day]

Paid after 120 days too i bet!

 

[Flintstone]

Paid after 120 days too i bet!

If at all !

 

[John Benton]

Is he a director of Carillion ?

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Is he a director of Carillion ?

Bet he got his money every week!

 

[John Benton]

Bet he got his money every week!

Probably still getting paid as well, I heard he'd 'locked' £6m worth of bonuses so they can't be handed back.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Hate people like that, deceitful Bastards!

 

[One Day]

Hate people like that, deceitful Bastards!

Ah be quiet and pay your taxes little man!

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Ah be quiet and pay your taxes little man!

You can stick that comment up your arse as well!

 

[One Day]

Sorry to hijack thread. Radio 4 today some industry expert said that Carrilion were so big, they couldn't make a profit so by not paying their contractors for SO long, their cash flow was artificially inflated allowing them to cook the books and appear financially sound.
The interviewer quite quickly shut him down on this point though.
Makes you wonder how many other major players are doing the same...

 

[John Benton]

Sorry to hijack thread. Radio 4 today some industry expert said that Carrilion were so big, they couldn't make a profit so by not paying their contractors for SO long, their cash flow was artificially inflated allowing them to cook the books and appear financially sound.
The interviewer quite quickly shut him down on this point though.
Makes you wonder how many other major players are doing the same...

All of them I suspect, just a matter of time till the bubble bursts with more of them

 

[Dumbo]

The government should make it illegal to trade this way . You get invoiced you pay . Easy . Phase it in over a number of years gradually bringing the time down . So it would stop huge debts being owed because they wouldn't be 3 months behind .

 

[Fraser Tiling]

Thanks for the replys, have the data sheet for the screed, and am having first site meeting today, have made the customer aware of the importance of following the spec to the letter.
Very impressed with Kerakol Bio gel and have spoke to their rep and tech people about anhydrate screed prep.
Their solution is quite simple with usual sanding, dust removal and two coats of their "A" primer, effectively creating a barrier to which the bio gel fixes. Max 8m linear tile runs before expansion joints, and expansion joints through thresholds. Was planning on using a clip system for a bit of overkill too, a 15mm trowel and back buttered obviously too. On a flat screed that should cover most bases.
However, site visits usually reveal a few demons. Will hopefully pass the responsibility of moisture content/screed dryness to the customer, as still feel an accurate testing procedure or kit is hard to rely on.
Unless you guys have any cost effective solutions you rely on that you can suggest.
With that in mind, one tiler, one labourer, not including prep, including materials any thoughts on price? 40, 50 pound per metre?

 

[Time's Ran Out]

You’ll be up against the big boys on this one so you’ll have to keep it competitive if you want it.

 

[Italy]

Thanks for the replys, have the data sheet for the screed, and am having first site meeting today, have made the customer aware of the importance of following the spec to the letter.
Very impressed with Kerakol Bio gel and have spoke to their rep and tech people about anhydrate screed prep.
Their solution is quite simple with usual sanding, dust removal and two coats of their "A" primer, effectively creating a barrier to which the bio gel fixes. Max 8m linear tile runs before expansion joints, and expansion joints through thresholds. Was planning on using a clip system for a bit of overkill too, a 15mm trowel and back buttered obviously too. On a flat screed that should cover most bases.
However, site visits usually reveal a few demons. Will hopefully pass the responsibility of moisture content/screed dryness to the customer, as still feel an accurate testing procedure or kit is hard to rely on.
Unless you guys have any cost effective solutions you rely on that you can suggest.
With that in mind, one tiler, one labourer, not including prep, including materials any thoughts on price? 40, 50 pound per metre?

the talk of money, I do not care.
you're big enough.
the procedure dictated by the technician
it's exact. clip system I would use it surely
Ps. strengthens the muscles before starting.