Do you think I was right in asking for a deposit.

[afright]

Went and looked at a job a couple of weeks ago kitchen floor ,bathroom half tiled walls and floor and an en-suite shower.He cancelled, the excuse was a lack of funds ,then the job was back on,went to look at the tiles he had for the job to give a price ,the customer was not there and I noticed the kitchen(very badly) and en-suite floor was tiled so gave him a price by text.I started to think it looks a bit dodgy so I text him again and ask for a deposit now I very rarely ask but this job did not feel right.The outcome was a few nasty text's and a phone call with him shouting down the phone,saying that this is unprofessional.I tried to reason with him but he was having none of it and he also said he will ruin me in the tiling trade,this got my back up and I know I should not have done but I gave him a mouthful back.Its just that I had a gut feeling about this one ,do you think it was right to ask for the deposit or should I have gone ahead and supplied the ad,grout and trim and done the job?,I have now found out that he might have used my discount in Tile giant to get the adhesive and grout for the two floors that were done without my knowledge.

 

[Gazzer]

Sounds like a right chancer , I cant understand why stores give clients discount....well I do because if anyone pushes hard enough they can get tiles at our rates in most stores.
You were within your rights to ask for a deposit and I cant see why the hassle.

 

[Qwerty]

I'm with Neale. It's written into my T&C's now

 

[Sean SML Tiling]

Definitely agree to ask for deposit. Hes clearly after work done for nothing.

 

[afright]

I think he got the hump because I ask for the deposit after I priced the job I was all set to start today,so decided to ask him this morning I told him that I would get the materials but would need the deposit when I arrived he told me he was to busy working up and down the country,he has been hard to track him to talk to, so I thought this might get a lot harder after I completed the job.

 

[Dan]

Yeah totally. If you get the feeling you need to, do so. Too many chancers these days.

 

[radim]

you supply mats and ask for deposit.- fair enough imo. if he has problem with it better go away...
btw is he bigger than you?:boxing_smiley:

 

[Ajax123]

You are perfectly entitled to ask for a deposit regardless of whether or not he sounds like a total toss pot which in this case he does. You are better off out of it. And don't worry about him "ruining you" in the tiling trade. You will thrive on recommendations following good quality work nt from Wallis like him trying to out one over on you.

 

[afright]

Thanks for all the support lads I can sleep better tonight was awake all last night thinking about it , I think a deposit will be asked for when I price the job for customers that I am not sure off cheers.

 

[Chalker]

Better to walk away without the job than do it and not get paid!
By the sounds of it you were not going to get paid.

ive just started a bathroom, and politely asked for a deposit. I said 30%. She paid 50%! On a £12000 job.