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Hi Guys, just wondering what van you use for your tiling business or if you have had any problems with vans you have used for tiling (i.e not enough space ... -
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Re: Best Van for your tiling business?
i have one of these 
mines an earlier model tho.. no power steering ! but other than that its a sound motor, never had any problems and theres more than enough space in it for all my tiling and plastering tools, also have 2 roof bars incase i want to load bigger sheets of ply on the roof
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What are you going to do about shifting plasterbaord if it is raining?
Grumpy
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I use a Transit LWB Hi Top.....Loads of room for tools and easy loading...one retailer I use just forklifts the pallets straight on. Loads of space for signwriting which I am having done soon.
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Dave, not quite as much fun with 1/2 ton of addy in the back, methinks!
Grumpy
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Plastering & Tiling Solutions.
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'07 115bhp 2.0ltr Traffic keeps hillhead tiling rolling!!! sign written and all the works.
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VW T4 Transporter, not too big, not too small. You can get an 8 foot by 4 foot sheet of ply in the back, even on a swb. Smaller than a transit, good for getting up domestic driveways. Pretty reliable, although can be fairly expensive 2nd hand compared to other vans of the same age. We use a transit also but I much prefer the VW. Transits also not that reliable. I have a friend who services a fleet of 50 plus transits and as he puts it, anything that spins round on a transit soon wears out or breaks!!
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havent seen any astra vans as yet....lol
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I got an old "R" Berlingo and it's been great so far. I just started another thread this afternoon coz I am looking for another, larger van now, with 4 seats.
Pretty set on a VW transporter kombi, but will need to shop round for best deals.
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I saw a new LWB golf caddy today. Looked very interesting.
Grumpy
tiling@grouters.co.uk
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Re: Best Van for your tiling business?

Originally Posted by
frostfree
VW T4 Transporter, not too big, not too small. You can get an 8 foot by 4 foot sheet of ply in the back, even on a swb. Smaller than a transit, good for getting up domestic driveways. Pretty reliable, although can be fairly expensive 2nd hand compared to other vans of the same age. We use a transit also but I much prefer the VW. Transits also not that reliable. I have a friend who services a fleet of 50 plus transits and as he puts it, anything that spins round on a transit soon wears out or breaks!!
A mate of mine has a transit crewcab truck has about 50,000 on the clock just had his flywheel and clutch changed £600.
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I use a lwb Transporter, plenty room 4 tools and you can still get ply and gyproc in, doesnt take 3m pipe though if you fitting as well as tiling.I reckon I get about 40/45 to gallon.Good driving van, bit tight in front if you tall
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I'd like a big transit
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Originally Posted by
Waynos
havent seen any astra vans as yet....lol
Not an astra and well erm..... not technically speaking a van, infact I havent actually started tiling yet, waiting till i get back off the hols and will hopefully start july time, but when i do it'll be (reluctantly) the vectra estate.
Being a second job part time initially, and wanting to buy decent tools, the missus would at the very least..best case scenario, throw me out if i bought a van aswell, especially as were moving house 2 weeks after we come back from the jollies.
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Ford transit 300 SWB, you get all you ply and plater board in and loads of room for your other materials at the back. Side door is where i keep all my tools, no more having to hunt through the whole van to find the tool I want. And good sign writing too.
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