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m3fitter
I'm Booked with large multi room projects until March, there's a buzz in the air.. who's doing what and who's noticed the difference ?
Busiest in 4 years.. Recession over.. official
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White Room
One job dos'nt mean were out of a recession....
To be honest I've not noticed a slowdown in Manchester! domestic work just keeps coming!!
I've passed quite a bit if work on to other lads aswell...
I've passed quite a bit if work on to other lads aswell...
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DHTiling
I'm booked to mid February and more to book in yet , I've been flat out and even more hectic in the run up to Xmas . Manic manic
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Ian
I haven't had many empty slots in the diary for the last couple of years. I'm waiting for confirmation of a job for February and that's me sorted til June then. I've had to turn down 2 small jobs today that the customers want doing before Christmas, I can't even fit small jobs in unless I work Sundays, which isn't happening.
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Peter
Had a good year here too, been working 9 saturdays out of 10 and a lot of late nights and took another tiler on, hopefully keeps building. The longest I'd ever be booked up is about 6 weeks but with the two of us we can get a lot more done and accommodate the Northern Ireland last minute panic culture rather than turning decent paying work down.
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Dougs Third Go
15 hotel en-suites to do at Lindeth Howe in Bowness, not a lot of tiling in them, but the timescale is tight:yikes:, probably need to turn each one round in 10 hours.
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m3fitter
white beam ..... One job ??? are you still in the recession... ! lol
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trevortine
No space left till Xmas then few bathroom refurbs to do January, end of January it's off to Doug Boardley country to start on a huge hotel bathroom refurb, enough work for 5 or six years throughout the chain.
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DHTiling
Leave me alone , NO,! I cannot do your tiling before Xmas , why do peeps think tilers are quiet ?.
Oh! Good to see you busy I get ...
On another note , just landed 5 full houses to do next yr as well.
Keep it coming I say.🙂
Oh! Good to see you busy I get ...
On another note , just landed 5 full houses to do next yr as well.
Keep it coming I say.🙂
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m3fitter
So, it seems the recession is over, as its the busiest its been for a few years, if you're not busy.............. you're doing it wrong ;-)
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Ian
There's tons of work out there, loads of new builds and extensions going up round here. I've got my heart set on a new van in September, hope it works out.
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m3fitter
Is it a Robin reliant.. Bri ?? you won't get a TX1200 in there though, are you getting a sidecar ??
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Ian
Going to stick with what I know and get another Vivaro. The new model might be out by the time I'm ready to buy.
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m3fitter
You Northerners, you like what you know, and you know what you like ;-) lol
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Peter
Had nothing in for January yet, then a builder rang me today with two houses and another call half an hour later to do another 75m :hurray:
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Dougs Third Go
oh bugger!, is a builder a step up or a step down from a plumber?
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Peter
This fella's great, everything's ready on time and he's round with the cheque book when you're grouting.
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Dougs Third Go
yep, we like vaseline, failing that a bit of spit and sharp sand will do same job:8:
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DHTiling
The sharp sand keeps you on your toes lol lol .
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Pebbs
I have seen an upturn for sure, I am snowed under with cost engineering for large scale projects at the moment. Yes the market is moving for sure, its long overdue.
Lynn
Lynn
what a stupid thing to say...
I know plenty of good tradesmen that are up and down like a yo-yo, and have been for the past 3/4 years..
is the recession over ?.....I hope so, but just cause your not booked up for 5 months, I wouldn't say your doing something wrong...
and by the way im fine for work...as busy as I want to be, but I know plenty of good tilers still scratching round for work, as they ring me to see if I need a hand on a regular basses ...
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Pebbs
I just want to add something, to what Andy has quite rightly said, location is everything, some areas of the country have picked up yet others are still in a deep recession. However the market may be picking up but the rates are still at recession levels...I havent seen a shift there, thats for sure.
Lynn
Lynn
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Spud
I will wait and see what next year brings , yes I have been busy but as the builders are picking up loads of work they are getting really bad at paying on time I have turned down one big job for next year as the builder was a nightmare on payment
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White Room
I've got be to fair I'm lazy on marketing, still up and down like a yo yo...
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jonnyc
new van bri!!
wtf
how old is the beauty in the picture!
surely a work van is just that and judging by your current van your private drive will be something tasty.
i always buy new and write them off after 7 years.
I have employees that share my vans so they do not get looked after as well as you might.
but to me a vauxhall vivaro sportive or similar is a good compromise and i do not feel the need to change every few years.
if i did i would not get much money for them because they are full of adhesive but still mechanically good because i service regular
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TT Tiling
all good here ,booked up till late may ,and could work 7 days a week down here ,turning things away
two weeks off for xmas and cant wait
two weeks off for xmas and cant wait
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