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Captain Slow · 03-08-2008

Hmmm, intersesting post and interesting replies.
I've only been fulltime for 7 months so speed is stilll developing.

I quote a job based on the number of days that I think an experienced tiler will take multiplied by my desired day rate plus materials.

Talk to the customer and give them reasons why they should select you, without being pushy or aggressive.

You take a hit initially, but get plently of work and opportunity to improve your speed.

Good luck

Spirit · 4 Weeks Ago

Assuming that 3 people quote for each job, you should expect to win 1 in 3. If you win more, you are too cheap, if you win less, you are too expensive.

You also have to look at where you aim to be in the marketplace and what type of area that you are in. I try to do high quality work and aim for the clients who are willing and able to pay for the extra time that this takes, I therefore do not try to compete on price with tradesmen who are happy to do slightly rougher jobs. Most jobs that I do are on daywork but my metre rate starts at £50. Many locations will not support such a rate and will not have enough customers who want this quality of work. Finding you local market can be one of the biggest challenges when starting out.

davy_G · 4 Weeks Ago

Its a tricky one.
When i started out i needed £80 quid a day to make it worth my while getting out of bed in the morning. So that is what my dayrate was for small jobs. Ive upped this as my speed and knowledge has increased. I now work off £150 a day.
I always charged £20m2 for bigger jobs. Dont make a difference between ceramic or porcelain. If the job is really big i drop to £15m2 as i wont have to lug the tool in and out of the van after a few days as this does eat up time.

Follow quotes up, give a quick call a week later and just make sure they have got someone and you can clear it from your diary. If they went with someone else ask was it purely on price etc etc. Wish them a good job and no harm done. Then work out what the other sod charged per m2 and see where you go from there.

Good luck.