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myhometiling · 16-10-2007

hi
davy g

pricing jobs; site work is about £12 - £22 per m2
domestic jobs £18 - £40plus depending on tile & job

as for mats i use a couple of tile shops wer i send customers for there
tiles & mats,
any thing they buy i get credit added to my account.

calvy

davy_G · 16-10-2007

Cheers Calvy,
Was on a site on the Malone road getting £22 a m. It was wall work as someone else had done the big floors and took the big money. Quality wasnt that hot of the finishing, though the builder seemed happy enough so i didnt pass comment!

mikedavey · 16-10-2007

Dan...I just recently done a tiling course hoping to start out on my own. How did you build up a customer base ? I've just put an ad in my local adverting mag......few cards in shop windows & telling my mates that i'm changing career hoping they might know of someone who wants some tiling done.

felix · 16-10-2007

Get your cards into the tiling shops. Whenever you finish a job get a testimonial from the customer and also ask them to pop back into the tile shop and tell them how good you were. Offer to knock £20 off if they do it.

There are loads of things you can do. You can get a free listing in Yellow Pages. One thing that has worked for me is to take note of any houses with for sale signs and sold stickers on them. When the sign comes down it usually means the new owners have the keys. Drop your card through the letter box on the off chance they need some work done. I did it to one house and the guy was a kitchen fitter. I've had loads of repeat work out of it.

Making contact with other tradesmen is excellent for getting work. Do every job to the best of your ability and your customer will want to show off their new kitchen or bathroom. Word of mouth is by far the best way off getting work

mikedavey · 17-10-2007

Cheers Felix

Thats a good one, putting your card in houses that just been bought by new tennants. Dropping leaflets was my next plan. I hear alot about leaving your cards at tile shops can be a waste of time as they never give them out, or only give them out when you've used them on a regular basis. But i don't wanna seem a pesimist as it can't hurt to leave cards with tile & bathroom fitting shops.

felix · 17-10-2007

When you go into the tile shop make sure they have cards on their counter. I know Topps do this and so do a few others. Your right though some of the shops have their favourites and it is a waste of time.

Another thing you can do (as long as you have your logo and details on your van) is hit a different tile shop every saturday morning and park your van in the car park. Most customers potential customers buy their tiles on a saturday morning and even if they have been given a card inside the shop they will more than likely take your details to get a quote as well

steve1 · 24-10-2007

Hi

Wonder if you can help. I am pricing up two bathrooms and one down stairs toilet in one house totaling 8.4mtr sq in natural stone. priced for labour, material (ie adesive, grout, ply wood, water proofer, sealent, etc. at a price of £720 does this sound about right for the east anglia area. Also when you ply boarded and layed your tiles you have a step in the door way, how would you finish the edge?

Thanks
Steve

weesammy · 24-10-2007

alrite davey.from just outside belfast.done nett course in june.tiling part time.gimme shout m8
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alrite davey.done nett course in june.tiling part time.gimme a shout m8

boyfrog · 26-10-2007

Hi Dan,
I am going to tile my hallway, I have read through all the forums (or at least it seems that way) and am going to put 12mm ply over the existing floorboards, and go from there. I've read in a few posts about sealing the ply with acrylic primer. My question is do I do this on both sides? And can anyone recommend a good primer that isn't £35 a throw like the BAL SRB stuff? As I have only 28'x3' to do, it seems excessive...
Thanks a lot,
D.

**Dave** · 26-10-2007

hi b/frog...try using bal APD ...apply it neat to edges and back of ply... i prime the face side as well but some adhesives don't require you to do this but always read the instructions on the bag first.....dave..

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