things you should always do

[CJ CERAMICS]

1. make sure you take the house number of the job you are going to qoute on..........what an hour that was!!!!!!!!!

never did find the house either road was over 2miles long with nearly 1000 house on.....and it was raining....so went home to me beer.

[faithhealer]

Not the first time I've rang home to ask my wife what I wrote in the diary whilst on route to a quote either

[Rob Z]

LOL...CJ, I am always calling my Dad to ask him to look up something for me on Google maps...

I should just get a modem and laptop for the truck LOL.

[mikethetile]

been there , done that

write it in my diary as well as a scrap of paper, bit of tile/wood/ plasterboard etc

hind sight is a wonderful gift

[Prem Tiler]

been there too. phone numbers help to.

its worse when its not your fault. when silly people phone up and leave a message but dont leave there door number.

[CJ CERAMICS]

yep forgot phone number aswell lol

[Dave]

How about you have phone number but no name...as i sometimes get from a kitchen company....you get there and say...errr hello , you expecting a tiler...

[CJ CERAMICS]

have taken the ladies/gents name over the phone only for their other half to answer the door and have no idea what they are called

[Prem Tiler]

I called a mrs Anderson mrs Henderson for 3 years only found out two weeks ago because she paid by cheque. why did she not say???

[doug boardley]

I phoned a guy back that my wife had answered phone to, his little lad answered the phone, so I asked "Hello son, is your dad at home please?" It was "dad" that had answered the phone, just had a squeeky voice

[Colour Republic]

I phoned a guy back that my wife had answered phone to, his little lad answered the phone, so I asked "Hello son, is your dad at home please?" It was "dad" that had answered the phone, just had a squeeky voice

Ouch!!

[user123]

I phoned a guy back that my wife had answered phone to, his little lad answered the phone, so I asked "Hello son, is your dad at home please?" It was "dad" that had answered the phone, just had a squeeky voice

Ooops....!

[hillhead]

I priced a job once,very small 3m2 floor/cutting around victorian style toilet and pedestal.Anyway i gave quote and said it could be 3 weeks before i could do.Funny people,old man looked 7'tall,his wife looked 4' tall and daughter i could only see back of her at sink!odd beings i thought.
About 2 and a half weeks later i rang,"hello,is William there?"i asked,his daughter had answered,"dad,its the tiler" she shouted,spooky i thought.How did she know,this was a real old house with no gadgets up to date !!

[user123]

I priced a job once,very small 3m2 floor/cutting around victorian style toilet and pedestal.Anyway i gave quote and said it could be 3 weeks before i could do.Funny people,old man looked 7'tall,his wife looked 4' tall and daughter i could only see back of her at sink!odd beings i thought.
About 2 and a half weeks later i rang,"hello,is William there?"i asked,his daughter had answered,"dad,its the tiler" she shouted,spooky i thought.How did she know,this was a real old house with no gadgets up to date !!

You got in with the Adams family then??

[Dave]

You got in with the Adams family then??

[user123]

That's them then obviously.... ..Addams with a double D? never noticed that before... Good thing to watch before playing examiner this afternoon...

[batiling]

Its worst when you write details on wall then accidently tile over them,only noticing when you are nearly done

[redeye1979]

I called a mrs Anderson mrs Henderson for 3 years only found out two weeks ago because she paid by cheque. why did she not say???

[cornish_crofter]

Things you should always do....

#413 - Remember which house you're working in!

This isn't as daft as it sounds.

I was asked to do a little job at a friend's house. She lives in a council house and needed a couple of light fittings changing. The council don't do that for you, unless you pay loads.

Whilst working there I nipped out to the van to get something and then nipped back in. Noticed same front door, laminate flooring, only to be greated by a large alsation that didn't live there plus an elderly couple, as opposed to a younger man and his daughter, who should have been there.

Only when I was half way up the stairs did it hit me

WRONG HOUSE!

I knew the people there, though not very well, They did look at me in a funny way, but they laughed when they realised what had happened.

They live next door, had exactly the same colour front door, and had the same laminate flooring in the hall.

My auto pilot was malfunctioning that day.