what are we all working at next week !!! then

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

me and tom will be rendering and screeding a swimming pool at Huntington in Cambridge, outdoor under a tent, next to a great big lake ,i have booked the B&B £50 for a twin on a farm van is packed three hour drive

[Phil Hobson]

Still a the same big domestic Dave. I have a 50m floor to fit in starting wed, then back to big job

[richard Kent]

I've got to go up that way next week end, St Neots to look at a kitchen.

[Rob Z]

Dave, we're still on that big renovation in Washington DC. I'm pushing hard to get ready by the end of the week for all the concealment inspections. Soon we'll be ready to start setting tile in the kitchen, three bathrooms, breakfast room, and an entryway.

[nybor62]

pub refurb about 100m2, then about 70 m2 walls and floors for the QS of a local construction company, all local work

[Dave]

I start a big stone job..

Mocca travertine 900x450 brushed finish..

over 200 mtrs .. full ground floor of a bungalow and 3 bathrooms in the same stone, all random bond..

The whole floor is wet ufh..

[doug boardley]

hopefully I'll be on my hols!!

[Dave]

I start a big stone job..

Mocca travertine 900x450 brushed finish..

over 200 mtrs .. full ground floor of a bungalow and 3 bathrooms in the same stone, all random bond..

The whole floor is wet ufh..

well.. i had a horrible thought whilst i typed this^^^^^

So i checked my hunch with the customer and i was right...

The wet UFH is not connected and has not been commissioned ..

so no mapetex can be laid or stone.... so at present i am back to the chip shop instead.

[richard Kent]

Doug have a goodun, I'm not away untill Oct 9, can't wait

[Rob Z]

well.. i had a horrible thought whilst i typed this^^^^^

So i checked my hunch with the customer and i was right...

The wet UFH is not connected and has not been commissioned ..

so no mapetex can be laid or stone.... so at present i am back to the chip shop instead.

Dave, is this the one with the stench problem? Hateful!

[Dave]

It is Rob.. but the smell has gone now after i cleaned it all out... binned the lot..

[doug boardley]

well.. i had a horrible thought whilst i typed this^^^^^

So i checked my hunch with the customer and i was right...

The wet UFH is not connected and has not been commissioned ..

so no mapetex can be laid or stone.... so at present i am back to the chip shop instead.

is that Mapei's own decoupler Dave? and do you lay it in the conventional way?

[Dave]

It is yes doug.. stuck down the same as any other membrane... but it isn't water proof etc.. just an uncoupler..

It is the one i showed being used in the pws showroom thread..

[Ajax123]

Gyvlon Gyvlon and more Gyvlon.......oh and my expenses for the month.......

[SandyFloor]

I'm just sitting listing all the little jobs I said I would 'squeeze in.' when I could. They add up to about 2 1/2 weeks work. I think I need to make a point of programming even the little jobs in.

[merlecollins]

Allsorts next week......

Finishing jobs, starting jobs, pricing jobs - me heads up me ...

[TT Tiling]

still on a big job in dartmonth 600 sm flooring with 400 sm walls , doing all the floors first im about half way through , sleeping in the back of the van monday to friday doing about a 14 hour day every day till jobs done , lucky they have a portercabin on site with hot water for my bucket wash everyday ,and a microwave and toaster ,first time ive ever had microwave dinners not bad i must say

[TT Tiling]

Allsorts next week......

Finishing jobs, starting jobs, pricing jobs - me heads up me ...

hope the tape measures in your hand

[merlecollins]

sleeping in the back of the van monday to friday

Surely there's a B&B nearby??

[TT Tiling]

Surely there's a B&B nearby??

theres no way im packing up my tools end of the day and paying about £50 for a b&b per night ,
dartmonth is very expensive , and hey im likeing the van ,have everything i need

[merlecollins]

theres no way im packing up my tools end of the day and paying about £50 for a b&b per night ,
dartmonth is very expensive , and hey im likeing the van ,have everything i need

It's funny because last week I dashed to catch a ferry from one of the other islands but missed it and the next one wasn't for 4 hours So I set about cleaning the back of my van out for something to do, that took about 30mins So I thought to myself, 'have a lie down in the back, which I did and promptly fell flat out asleep I must have been unconcious for about an hour or so and remember waking up and thinking to myself - 'I could lodge in this no problem!!'

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

errrrrrr dirty pikey's, get to a cheap B&B get properly clean, tea/coffe ,telly, meal out,few beer's,full english to go to work on loverly, i have had caravan's on site but it feel's like you never get away from the job we all need a rest, still i expect your a young-un so good luck to ya

[whitebeam]

Skimming a few ceilings and a hallway

[garythetiler]

theres no way im packing up my tools end of the day and paying about £50 for a b&b per night ,
dartmonth is very expensive , and hey im likeing the van ,have everything i need

After many years doing sub contract work all over the uk and europe I can offer some good advice,
1. Be totally prepared with all the tools and equipment you need for the job you are undertaking
2. Have excellent accomadation with a good shower,clean beds and a decent breakfast
3.Get a decent price for the work you are doing.
Any one who has worked away will confirm what I have said and will understand why I have said it
sleePing in the van will get you no where fast and you will be behind anyone who spends the money and gets good lodgings

[garythetiler]

treads and risers for another few days then 100m2 of 1200x 600 pictures to follow

[Alan.P]

Well Jack and myself are in Antwerp for about 2 weeks, got to the hotel about 18.00 hrs tonight to start a River island job for pjc, lets hope the weather picks up

[Yorkshire Tiling Services]

Next store at Trafford Centre ( nights ) also 14 metre kitchen floor & kitchen splash to fit in end of week ( days )??

[Wingn]

Still continuing my current job of 4 new builds. Next week will see me finished house 2 and into house 3. 60m travertine in each so a nice change from the usual low quality ceramics I've been stuck with lately.

[hillhead]

I finished my marble bathroom job last week(still needs more sealing and plumber to come back),this week i have started another site new build,yesterday i tiled the kitchen floor(20m2 3 sized porcelain) and today i tiled most of the bottom hallway in same tile,unless more tiles come tomorrow i'm going to another job plus i'm off on hols from next thursday

[Phil Hobson]

I have come off my on going big job to drop in a 46m2 kitchen floor 600mm x 600mm assisted by fellow TF member Waggy