A year in the life of a new Tiler. - TilersForums.com

[Lucas 2]

Nice one Sean! Good read and you must have learned a lot from the guy with 25 years experience, that's priceless! I'm now in about year 3 of self-employed tiling but I would say there have been fewer jobs to quote on since last summer. It must be even harder for people starting now than it was for me. Keep fighting!:11:

 

[div]

good on sean i hope ur 2nd year is better for u an ur family...keep at it mate ...p.s try ur local council or housing associations for any sub work mate best off luck

 

[frogeye]

That's two cracking posts I've read from you today Sean. Well done!
I wish you all the best in your profession.


frogeye

 

[LM Ceramics]

im glad you told this story sean it aint easy being a new tiler ive set up last year only having a few years experience in tiling and i was set up on my own at 19 i knew instantly that would be an obsticle but ive stuck at it and last year i was near enough busy all year with a decent turnover and have now 5 weeks work ahead of me ive had my tough moments believe me sometimes you question what your doing but thats the journey through self employment

as the previous post says " NEW AND WANNABE TILERS TAKE NOTE" dont mean to sound harsh but i see alot on the new members posts where people who are going to get van and tools before they have even took a course well this is what your going to expect and i think sean is a glowing example of the hard work that should be done

all i can say well done mate keep it up

 

[Dan]

I'm sure there will be more we can do for you. Thanks for posting that, I'd love to see a load of those.

All the best for 2009.

 

[Fekin]

Good informative post

 

[Edohanion]

:yikes: Thanks for the post Sean, very informative. Looking to start up myself soon and while I'm under no illusions about how difficult things are going to be, especially in the current climate, I hope I'm able to stick at it like you have. Good luck for the future and I hope things pick up for you and everybody else on the forum.:yes:

 

[redlee]

As others have said a great insight, excellent commitment and good luck.

 

[doug boardley]

having just re-read your thread Sean, I'm doubly impressed! hope 2009 is a belting year for you!

 

[faithhealer]

Good luck from me too Sean