Nothing like a late cancelation !!!!! - Tile Advice

[judge]

Job booked in for 50 m2 of porcelain plank effect due to start tommorow.Went down tile shop and bought 14 bags of addy ready for morning.Gave the guy a bell to let him know what time i will be on site in the morning and his wife answers his phone.She asked if i had my answerphone message on friday ,just letting me know that they wont be needing my services anymore.(no message on phone !!!):devil: To top it off i found out that he was trying to buy grout with my trade too !!!!:devil::devil:.

 

[judge]

Forgot to mention this was half eleven this morning,!!!

 

[White Room]

Funny the thread about deposits seems to make a valid point...

 

[judge]

Leason learned this time whitebeam.Theres going to be a materials deposit taken on each job from now on.luckily i can cover the gap but what really gets to me is the way some people treat other people !!!!!!Ive been wound up all day about this,yet,i bet theyve forgotten who i am allready ! Anyway ive got to pop out for a bit now.Just going for a spin with a bottle of anti-freeze ...lol ...........only joking ,taking the claw hammer this time :smilewinkgrin:

 

[cam_low]

I got let down for tomorrow too. Some guy said the bathroom would be ready and ....yada yada yada...was desperate for me for monday apparently !

pfft going to work with my mate boarding a loft out tomorrow. nice change of scenery !

I didnt take any deposit as it was so close to the time but I was planning time off due to not having a day off in over a fortnight !

 

[Old Mod]

That's outrageous Judge, sorry to hear that!
I know u can cover the gap, but nevertheless, it's just not right! Lets just hope Karma pays them a visit in spectacular style eh! :80:

 

[gamma38]

I had an estimate to do a while back, I turned up when i said i would, discussed the job with the client etc. I nipped into my supplier a couple of days later to get some addy, to hear i've had Mrs so and so in to get the tiles for the job you are doing and she put them through your account. I was steaming, not even had my estimate. Needless to say I didn't even do or send an estimate. Never heard from her again. The front of some people is unbelievable.

 

[Andy Allen]

You can almost guarantee getting a few of these a year.
I had one a couple of weeks ago, only a two day job, swears she left a message but there full of it......I pull work forward or catch up on paper work.
One of the downsides to being self employed im afraid.

 

[Stevev]

The link below is an interesting thread on this subject....Im just entering the trade so this is v interesting
http://www.tilersforums.com/43-tiling-forum-general-tiling-forums/57847-contracts.html

 

[Stevev]

The advice I've found below seems useful......any experienced tillers like/dislike issuing terms & conditions?

http://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/2013/feb/06/terms-and-conditions-small-business

 

[Stevev]

This looks worthwhile
http://www.clickdocs.co.uk/tiler-terms-and-conditions.asp?trade=Tiler
this site was mentioned in a guardian small business write up

 

[afright]

I had nearly the same over the Christmas period booked in to start a cafe floor turned up to start and the customer decided that he did not want to pay the agreed price,so I walked,found out after the holiday he had it done and got it all on my account from Tile Giant.

 

[Spud]

So Monday I was booked in by my brother to tile a floor at one of his rental properties that was cancelled last minute so I used the day to clear out my garages and reorganise my tools ,Today I was booked in to start 2 bathrooms and a hallway in Porcel-thin tiles got a phone call on my way there this morning telling me they are not quite ready for me ,so I went home and went to the stone show ,thinking I'm starting the porcel thin job tomorrow ,
Just had another call it's not ready until next week ,there is something I can do tomorrow luckily enough but I am more than a little frustrated by the delays

 

[gamma38]

How was the Stone Show Gary??

 

[Spud]

It was really interesting , met some tilers I know from the forums saw a few of the tile association guys there but was most impressed by the machinery tools and equipment there ,there was some beautiful stones and tiles there , well worth a visit if you have a few hours to spare