A little tip from me.

[Sir Ramic]

Yesterday i arrived on a new job. Big house, 2 bathrooms fully tiled, floors too with UFH. I got all my gear into a room next to bathrooms and a clean bucket of water into the bathroom. There was nothing in the bath except the protective plastic and dust. So i cleaned out the bath as i always do. The plastic in areas was damaged so i looked closer. 4 bad marks in the bath !! Luckily the builder was there and he knew i had only just arrived and hadnt done any work in the bathroom as yet. I showed him the marks and he hit the roof, not a happy bunny ! but had i not cleaned the bath and found the marks....who would have got the blame?
Always check these things and dont put yourself into an awkward position.

[GazTech]

Yop post Neale

[Sir Ramic]

Yop post Neale

Yop ???

[CJ]

Sound advice...........Had a problem in the past with damaged bath that wasn't me

[wetdec]

Yop post Neale

got a mouth full of green star

[andy-p]

been there ,done it, etc etc, when i worked on sites the tiler always got the blame for scratched baths and shower trays , i used to watch other trades , clumpin about on them dropping screws and whatever not giving a jot. so good advice from sirz, always give the wares a once over before starting..

[GazTech]

Sorry 'bout the typo..
I knew a tiler called Michael B.
he chipped a corner bath, stanley knifed out the blemish ( pared shiney ), then realized the bath was a matt finish. Not preturbed, he purchased wet and dry sheets from Wickes...then polished the whole bath...finished with 'T-Cut'. The customer payed him his labour that evening, after glancing around the room..with a tiler in his way....

[doug boardley]

always get my henry in first,(with soft brush head) have a clean out and check for damage and always put a sheet of ply over bath, because one day I didn't and you've guessed it, juggled a tile and it went right through bath bottom, cost me £170.00

[Highlander]

Sorry 'bout the typo..
I knew a tiler called Michael B.
he chipped a corner bath, stanley knifed out the blemish ( pared shiney ), then realized the bath was a matt finish. Not preturbed, he purchased wet and dry sheets from Wickes...then polished the whole bath...finished with 'T-Cut'. The customer payed him his labour that evening, after glancing around the room..with a tiler in his way....

Gaz,

I never knew your first name was Michael

Gary

[P'boro tiler]

a customer tried knocking 10% off my price a few weeks ago because he found a large chip in the skirting board. he wrote a 2 sided letter explaining why he would pay me less! i had photo'd the chip b4 i started work

[MrSpoon]

a customer tried knocking 10% off my price a few weeks ago because he found a large chip in the skirting board. he wrote a 2 sided letter explaining why he would pay me less! i had photo'd the chip b4 i started work

crafty sod! thats exactly why i check everything over and take pictures of bad bits before unloading the van

[whitebeam]

Like sir ramic says, Did'nt check on one job then was told there are scratchs on a toilet seat, No way to prove it ended up paying for the bugger

[225driver]

always check and point out anything b4 you start sound advice

Punters will try anything to get out of paying same in all trades

[LM Ceramics]

same happened to me a few months back an old bath that had been in for 5 years didnt check it before hand did the job and the hammered me for chipping the bath no wy of proving it they wanted the bath resurfaced

[medlar]

Nice 1 mate,well done,i fell into that trap about 1 yr ago,tiled the bathroom for a guy,when i got there the complete bathroom suite was covered in sheets,with all the edges upto the walls taped up,finished tiling,went home,went back next day to grout and lo and behold all the tape and sheets had been taken off,the guy pointed out 2 scrapes and a chip out the corner of the bath,said i was to blame.He actually tried to deduct the price of a new bath,plus plumbers labour.In the end i supplied and fitted a new bath for him at my expense.Now i ALWAYS check any bathroom fitting,covered or not.So you were CORRECT to do what you done and clean the bath