whats work like for you

[tilerjason]

is anyone else finding times a bit slow at the moment, ive never advertized but this year had to but got nothing, ive even had my van sign written , even site work seems to be drying up . think i may need to start traveling. anyone any ideas

[andy allen]

yep very slow here at the momment, i thought it would pick up after all the bank hols have finished, but hasn't so far, all the plumbers i do work for are quite to, i even caught one of them at the tile suppliers last week loading his van with tiles, he said he was tiling the customers bathroom himself, as he had no work on, cheeky git even ask to borrow my cutters, i pity the customer.

[Mike]

i'm mad busy at the moment, i got 7 bathrooms to tile, a massive kitchen to fit, 100m2 travertine floor and a couple of deckings too. if there was someone reliable around here i would ask for some help

[tilerjason]

not looking good is it , plumbers undercutting me too , on 1 job of 40m2 of marble i quoted £660 which is cheap only to find the plumber had quoted £260, id hate to see the job now. and this off a guy who id tiled his kitchen floor & walls and his en suit, he just said money was tight on the remainder of the job

[Mike]

260 for that i'd love to see pictures of it

[diamondtiling]

I am at home 4 days a month, the rest is working away in Bristol, busy, busy, busy.

[penno]

I am stupid quiet at the mo, so much so looking for anotherline of work. Jan, Feb and March were stupid busy but seems it has gone back to the way it was

[tilerjason]

yeh me to, worked 6 days through march and april then may......... nothing, least theres a few of us in the same position

[Bri]

All is good here at the mo, one thing I have noticed is that I'm not getting as many jobs per quote as I usually do, maybe 6/10 as opposed to 8/10. I even did a price on friday that was from a recommendation and didn't get it! Someone had quoted less than half I did and I can't see how anyone could a) make money for that price and )b do a top job!

[andy allen]

All is good here at the mo, one thing I have noticed is that I'm not getting as many jobs per quote as I usually do, maybe 6/10 as opposed to 8/10. I even did a price on friday that was from a recommendation and didn't get it! Someone had quoted less than half I did and I can't see how anyone could a) make money for that price and )b do a top job!

same here mate.........silly prices around at the momment.

[Stewart]

Luckily..... My average customer isn't driven by price, but quality and service and when these numpty's come along, they just make me look better and more professional.

[Bri]

same here mate.........silly prices around at the momment.

I had quite a long chat with the customers about it saying, tiling is all I do, I have all the best tools and knowledge to do a top job that will last. I even spoke to them about bagged addy as opposed to tubbed and they agreed with all I was saying and told me that this other guy was a mate of the kitchen fitter who only did tiling as a side line, so will probably have a £30 cutter and a tea spoon to put the homebase tubbed addy on the tiles The silliest thing about it all is the kitchen was at least 10k with black granite, very well fitted and looked to be good quality, so why run the risk of having your wall tiling done by someone who doesn't tile full time, for the sake of 150 quid? It's this sort of decision that can make a lovely kitchen look cheap for no good reason, other than wanting to save a few quid!

[hillhead]

I'm finding it tough myself.
I had no work Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday !
On Friday I started a commercial job for a well known phone repair company, entrance hallway and around a counter etc, back hallways and hopefully a big bathroom too.
Were back there tomorrow so fingers crossed.
Seven other jobs in book with no specific start dates which is so unusual for me.
I have hope though as I know a couple who are still busy, I just hope mine kicks in quick and continues.

[bootsmckiber]

Being semi retired I pick and choose my jobs which is great ,Ialways love the job at hand,I always chat with the distributors to check on the flooring trend and they tell me that tiling is picking up again,You're always going to need tile in bathrooms,laundry rooms foyers etc..if your hurting for work go around to the local contractors and ask to be their tilesetter,I used to get more work than I could manage that way,good luck

[Brian the Tile]

absolute rubbish here and no calls comming in from adverts ,think ill move to holyhead ,everything looking good there

[Mike]

i had just enough work to tick over january and february bri and as expected it's picked up now. where about are you? if you're not too far away from me you may be able to help me out on a job or 2. send me a p.m. i'm lucky that i think most of them will wait for me, a couple are friends and previous customers.

[doug boardley]

not enough hours in the day at the moment, absolutely snowed under, gonna have to learn to say "no!"

[whitebeam]

Thought you was trying to do part time Doug.

[doug boardley]

Thought you was trying to do part time Doug.

that's the problem Mark still think I can do a full shift in 6 hours, been at work all this weekend tho', but all goes into holiday/slush fund

[b30 villain]

Painting a whole house thats been plastered by a muppet so not fun but its a few quid and got a bathroom to do end of the month but its not very good at the mo in most places is it

[Aqua Tiling]

i'm mad busy at the moment, i got 7 bathrooms to tile, a massive kitchen to fit, 100m2 travertine floor and a couple of deckings too. if there was someone reliable around here i would ask for some help

if i didnt live 6 1/2 hours away, id help ya!!!! LOL

[Mike]

if i didnt live 6 1/2 hours away, id help ya!!!! LOL

6 and a half on a good day, more like 8 lol

[nybor62]

very busy , start a star bucks 2 morro near leeds 150 m2, then onto entertainment centre 800 m2 then and some how fit in a debenhams store trafford centre 1900 m2

[user123]

I'm busy...

[tilerjason]

not enough hours in the day at the moment, absolutely snowed under, gonna have to learn to say "no!"

or pass me some jobs lol im only down the road

[tilerjason]

ill hang up my trowls now lol
blackpool is dead

[Brian the Tile]

thanks mike but to far to travell theese days ,like being local

[poynton phil]

I'v been mad busy all year, but the book is down to its last job next week, waiting to hear back on a couple of estimates, but could do with a few more soon.

[Mike]

thanks mike but to far to travell theese days ,like being local

no probs brian, where about are you anyway?

[RWM]

I registered self employed Nov last year, after doing my stint of labouring..... Still waiting for my 1st phone call.....! Finding myself in a huge may-day situation currently.......