My trowls are now hung up for good

[mikebidd]

Morning this isnt a thread about me needing encouragement god knows you lot have given me enought off that!

I did the job i mentioned but whilst doing it the members off family kept slipping up on different trades men they had fallen out with a roofer a stonemason a prevouse tiler and a joiner....

So i started to get a bad felling abad getting paid. Any way really needed the brass for today so stopped on job till half past 9 last night as i wanted to lay floor and grout it same day.

i had dry laid it day before using 4mm spacers so thought it was ready to go until the customer came in said they wanted 7mm spacers down and said they wanted them instead!!!!

So i shaved all the floor tiles down again then they complained that they wanted the ply put down differently I didnt think it made a difference how it was down as long as it covered all the joists???

Any way laid the floor waited 4 hour (it was red hot yesterday) then grouted it in white.

Waited for customer to get back as they had to pop out (conviently) they didnt turn up so went back today where i was told you should never use white grout on a floor????????????????????????

And i should have used the brown that was in the shed I dont know about you but i cant read minds and im not going to route about some ones shed.

So now i have to go back monday to dig up grout and re do it.

I quoted a silly price on this job the room isnt that small and i quoted 200 to do the floor and walls (against the advice on here)

Ill finish it then giving up on the tiling.

 

[b30 villain]

Dont let one job make you give up bud it would be a shame

 

[mikebidd]

Mate its not tjust the job if you like its final nail in coffin. Id like to do a thread on started out tiling for the people considering it as a trade. Too see contreray too what they might be told its not always finish course and start earning 0000s,

 

[b30 villain]

ive just finished year one of a 2 year course bud and after finishing year 2 i dont expect to be earning loads straight away i might see if i can get a job with a firm for a bit and do my own jobs on the weekend to build my reputation up then go on my own

 

[marky]

Hi ya i no how you feel i have been at it for 24 years ihave had to post here it will not let me post in new threds.I to am give up no work for weeks and done all the running around i can, got a new job to lookforward to going into health care aplyed for job in jan so a long wait start 21st june thanks to you all and big thanks to Neale

 

[mikebidd]

Good luck too you mate

 

[Gazzer]

Hi Marky, sorry to hear that but its good you have somewhere else to go. All the best fella

 

[marky]

And to you to dont forget to take your gloves off:lol::lol:

 

[finlay]

all the best what ever you decide to do

 

[brian c]

sounds like wirse have been crossed here,shouldnt they have told you and shouldnt you have asked what and where the grout is colour atc?Sometimes these jobs are a pain in the ****,learn from it m8 and dont quote so low next time.