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Bubblecraft
Domestic only these days on all trades
Commercial or domestic
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Mr T
Well ya dont ask ya dont get thanks anyways.
That is the good thing about working for a decent main contractor, they wont ask you to proceed if its no good. try telling Mrs smith her bathroom wont be available for another week because the plaster is still wet! :smart:
When I used to subby for *.**.. Specialist contractors, we used to be Based in Suffolk but working central London 1 week, Cornwall the next, south Wales, Kent, Surrey ......... you name it all south of Nottingham. Love it!!
We currently have projects in;
Coventry
Winchester
Croydon
Rushden
Birmingham
Cheltenham
Wolverhampton
Derby
So we get about, better than working in one place all the time :auto:
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Martino
I now no i could not deal with commercial work. If i turned up to work and saw this i would be well fished off!
Would have a right hissy fit and get the handbags out!
Would have a right hissy fit and get the handbags out!
I would not be happy if I turned up and the boys have pulled it up and made that mess.. but I would just make sure its a fair price to re-do it 😀
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bugs183
Commercial work requires a differant attitude to domestic.
Firstly don't think that you will be working as soon as you arrive, often you need to get inducted onto the site, this always takes longer than expected. Then you need to get to where you are working, see whos' working there, get a feel for the chaps and get them on side so that everyone can do their job. I've stood around for hours on end way into the small hours waiting for someone to finish a job, or get someone to switch alarms off etc. Not to mention all the working at height cages, access problems with health and safety Hitlers!
Now in a domestic you turn up and all being well you get stuck in...
So you price the job that needs to be done, but you also have to price with you're gaffer/site agent any contingency payments. If you've talked about delays, induction mornings then you've covered yourself, the guy paying knows what you will charge in case of delays etc. Some guys get contracts drawn up if they are running the job.
So hopefully if you've manned up from the beginning and expressed your terms then all going well the job is rewarding and makes a very pleasant change from grovelling in someones bathroom!
Firstly don't think that you will be working as soon as you arrive, often you need to get inducted onto the site, this always takes longer than expected. Then you need to get to where you are working, see whos' working there, get a feel for the chaps and get them on side so that everyone can do their job. I've stood around for hours on end way into the small hours waiting for someone to finish a job, or get someone to switch alarms off etc. Not to mention all the working at height cages, access problems with health and safety Hitlers!
Now in a domestic you turn up and all being well you get stuck in...
So you price the job that needs to be done, but you also have to price with you're gaffer/site agent any contingency payments. If you've talked about delays, induction mornings then you've covered yourself, the guy paying knows what you will charge in case of delays etc. Some guys get contracts drawn up if they are running the job.
So hopefully if you've manned up from the beginning and expressed your terms then all going well the job is rewarding and makes a very pleasant change from grovelling in someones bathroom!
'Safety hitlers' :lol: I like that.
one lad I used to work with never liked doing floors with steelies on but always got told! HaHaaaa
All us boys used to let be known of health & safety officer was on site or contracts firm bosses were about as we all used to rush to get the high Vis's back on ! :lol:
one lad I used to work with never liked doing floors with steelies on but always got told! HaHaaaa
All us boys used to let be known of health & safety officer was on site or contracts firm bosses were about as we all used to rush to get the high Vis's back on ! :lol:
The tiles didn't turn up for 2 days on this one, fortunately I had another job on about 70 miles away so I managed to keep us busy for a couple of days. Even more have been taken up now which is a pain as I'm running out of time before I go on holiday!!
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Mr T
High peak I understand what that lad ur onabout felt... Ive tiled in steels and it did my toe joints no good at all lol
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Mind was a bit worse tiling a floor with no knee pads lol
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Mind was a bit worse tiling a floor with no knee pads lol
I have had TFD Mr T, (tilers foot drop) damage to the peroneal nerve where it puts the foot to sleep.. so dont talk to me about knee damage!
I tile floors in skater style shoes & my steelie trainers on walls & prep work.
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the diving tile
Loved the commercial stuff but could be a year waiting for final payment, mostly domestic now and paid when finished. At the moment the commercial is paying about €14 per meter utter crap for what you have to do on sites, so dont think I will be returning to it soon.
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bugs183
We were offered 2500m2 of 600x600 polished rectified at a whopping £8.00 pm2 labour.
I' told them no funnily enough!!
I' told them no funnily enough!!
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Daveshadowman
Mainly large new build sites just started two new ones this month
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Mr T
You should wear knee pads then mate haha
Eh?
I wouldn't get on a floor without them matey :smilewinkgrin:
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