how busy?

[Leanne]

hiya ive been bugging tilers on the phone again to day 2 try and find my self an employer! but most of them said they didnt have enough work on so i was just wondering how busy yous lot are?

thank you leanne x

 

[wivers]

I'm 3 weeks booked ahead now mate.

 

[Leanne]

is that good for you? and are they canny jobs aswel? x

 

[wivers]

Yea they're not bad jobs all full weeks. I was 6 weeks booked but then didn't get a call for another 3 weeks. Up's and down's.

 

[Deleted member 15]

Bookings until the end of may

 

[epoxy pete]

booked up till september/october at least.. loads of jobs pending,all airport contracts,manchester,prestwick,heathrow T5,plus other jobs along the way too!....

 

[Amarillo Tiling]

that's some distance Pete, is that all you or are you employed by a company?

 

[epoxy pete]

its my own business,mainly tiling for the shopfitting industry,airports are a pain in the arse to work at,security mad and youve got to have security passes and clearance for them all if working airside,been doing it for years now,took quite a while to get used to the systems and the paperwork!,jobs are all worked on a programme schedule,fairly tight progress wise, i work for some pretty good firms who are organised very well,otherwise it would all fall apart logistic wise very easily!!!! its mainly food and retail outlets at these sites.

 

[epoxy pete]

you do clock some mileage up too....100'000 miles in 3 1/2 years from new!!!!....hence changing van next week

 

[georgetknight]

booked till 24 may doing loads of quotes these days especially natural stone and ufh getting busy now still not advertised yet

 

[Concept PHT]

hiya ive been bugging tilers on the phone again to day 2 try and find my self an employer! but most of them said they didnt have enough work on so i was just wondering how busy yous lot are?

thank you leanne x

First week of June, waiting for 9 quotes to come in too. 🙂

And thats with 2 tilers on the go.

 

[Leatherface]

Mid June at least - some quotes pending / waiting dates etc

By the way I aren't that bothered about being booked too far in advance - something always comes up. Sometimes having too many jobs booked in can cause it's own problems also - just takes one or two to fall behind, then it's a nightmare juggling.
Gave up giving customers exact start dates ages ago. Normally say it will be around week commencing xxxx and tell them I will confirm nearer the time

 

[Concept PHT]

Always good to know a couple of good tilers to get you out the crap in those times where time is tight. 🙂

 

[Leatherface]

Know one or two 🙂 In fact one is giving me a hand in 3 weeks - have 9 app'ts and 2 houses to do - new development in Keighley - wouldn't have got the job if it was me working alone.

 

[L & R CERAMICS]

were are you based leatherface ,ive been in menston for about 9 years now

 

[clmcg123]

leanne,dont know if u r only ringing the one man bands up but if i was you,id ring the bigger firms or even an agency.im nearing the end of 2yrs at college and also do gouvies and i swore id always stay away from agencies but i tried on and off for a year,ringing fellas and for various reasons it was a no.im now registered with hays construction and the pay is between £11-£15phr.pretty good but at moment a lot of emloyers are wanting employee there 5dys not 4 but im not willing to give college up but i do know theres plenty work out there when im finished.eventually i want to b self employed but with having a daughter,i need regular income until i make a good name.other problem i had last year-fella tuk me on in the summer and i was so pleased,id finally got someone to say yes!!-anyway,worked on the thurs and fri then he said give me a ring tomorrow if you can make arrangments for mon.when i rung mobile his wife picked it up,i asked for him and she said oh hes out and forgot his phone,is it about a qoute,i said no iv been working with him and she didnt no wot to say,so she said ok i get him to ring you back-he did,an hour later to say sorry you cant work with me anymore cos i didnt tell my wife and she wont let me.i also rung a fella before christmas and he said yes but instead of meeting me on the day of starting or whatever,he wanted to meet me in a certain pub and he said we could get to know eachother better before you start-i said no thanks and that was end of that.NO DISRESPECT to all of you tilers on here but im only giving bit of advice.maybe thats y one man bands r giving women kickbacks to employment.causes all sorts of problems.my brothers sings round the clubs,etc and other year he advertised forsomeone to duo with.a woman turned up at the house to practice,as hed said yes to her on phone but my sister in law put end to it...what r anyone elses thoughts??is it the womans insecurities or a man being untrustworthy??

 

[Concept PHT]

I have posted about this thing before - I would actually much rather work with a woman, as I have worked with some right lazy male shlts on site that take it for granted they should be earning loads for doing jack.

A woman in a male dominated game is IMO motivated, proffesional and enthusiatic, otherwise she will fall to the way side.

I have said to Leanne before that it's a shame she don't live in the Midlands as I would have taken her on. Her enthusiasm is something you don't find very often.

It was exactly the same in the Army. Fat lazy knackers in a frontline fighting unit thinking they are special forces in the med centre and transport platoon. Yet the female clerks and chefs we had would thrash them into the ground on fitness, skill at arms and basic field skills. And if they couldn't, they would put 110% into it regardless.

I have worked with some right dross back in the day and its one of the reasons why I left and now i'm getting emotional over it so i'm off to me pit......

 

[clmcg123]

im glad to hear it concept.wish tered of been someone like you around when i was ringing about.totally agree about army too,some of the men were rite lazy sods.some of them had the sad and wrong attitude of,theyr women and want to be here so let them do it.as always,theres no i in team and it gets you nowhere.but then sum of them were great and some of my best friends and do out for me....its an individual thing.dont want to say TOO much of my college course(dont no who on this site),BUT a woman ther with her hubby.think shes just ther in spirit cos she sooooooooo lazy its not funny and goes round asking evryone else for help.i used to but not anymore.shud of been thrown off course long ago.better go now.if i get any funny looks on tues i know y!!

 

[Concept PHT]

Some of my good mates were female in the Army - I would have actually trusted them more over some of the dross I had in my platoon to back me up in a firefight.

Anyway, moving on.... 🙂

 

[Leanne]

leanne,dont know if u r only ringing the one man bands up but if i was you,id ring the bigger firms or even an agency.im nearing the end of 2yrs at college and also do gouvies and i swore id always stay away from agencies but i tried on and off for a year,ringing fellas and for various reasons it was a no.im now registered with hays construction and the pay is between £11-£15phr.pretty good but at moment a lot of emloyers are wanting employee there 5dys not 4 but im not willing to give college up but i do know theres plenty work out there when im finished.eventually i want to b self employed but with having a daughter,i need regular income until i make a good name.other problem i had last year-fella tuk me on in the summer and i was so pleased,id finally got someone to say yes!!-anyway,worked on the thurs and fri then he said give me a ring tomorrow if you can make arrangments for mon.when i rung mobile his wife picked it up,i asked for him and she said oh hes out and forgot his phone,is it about a qoute,i said no iv been working with him and she didnt no wot to say,so she said ok i get him to ring you back-he did,an hour later to say sorry you cant work with me anymore cos i didnt tell my wife and she wont let me.i also rung a fella before christmas and he said yes but instead of meeting me on the day of starting or whatever,he wanted to meet me in a certain pub and he said we could get to know eachother better before you start-i said no thanks and that was end of that.NO DISRESPECT to all of you tilers on here but im only giving bit of advice.maybe thats y one man bands r giving women kickbacks to employment.causes all sorts of problems.my brothers sings round the clubs,etc and other year he advertised forsomeone to duo with.a woman turned up at the house to practice,as hed said yes to her on phone but my sister in law put end to it...what r anyone elses thoughts??is it the womans insecurities or a man being untrustworthy??

i know exactly what you mean about the wifes i send loadsa letters out looking for an employer and i had a few rang me back saying the wife said no!

id rather work for a woman im waiting 2 hear if im able to work with a lady from wallsend im hoping CITB dont find any problems with it.

and as for who ive been ringing it was just people out of the yellow pages and yell.com but i also tryd some bigger companies including hays construction but i cant go through them because im not NVQ qualified!

 

[Leatherface]

My own personal view is...........
Do not want to employ anyone - just want to look after myself. Only one wage to find. Any profit is my own. Do not have to worry about finding 2 wages in case there is the odd quiet day or days for any reason.

 

[Leanne]

well with mine they dont have 2 pay me because its all funded! so its free labouring! x

 

[stevie25]

what regiment were u in concept?

 

[Chunky Munky]

Hi Leanne,

I'm fully booked till the end of june but I do full bathroom fits as well seem to get a much better price for the tiling when its included in a full fit and you can co-ordinate the work yourself as well so you're not waiting for plumbers

Hope you get busy soon

Chunky Munky

 

[Concept PHT]

Hi Leanne,

I'm fully booked till the end of june but I do full bathroom fits as well seem to get a much better price for the tiling when its included in a full fit and you can co-ordinate the work yourself as well so you're not waiting for plumbers

Hope you get busy soon

Chunky Munky

Exactly 🙂

 

[lucyloo]

i have to agree with you on that one, thats what i tried to explain when i put my point across but i think i offended, i wouldnt be happy if my husband took a female worker on and i think that speaks for most woman, i dont think women are paranoid i just think 98% off men cant be trusted small amount wich can but when certain types off females get too friendley and flirt blokes get carried away, i agree with you and id sign up with agencys etc, im with hays too and get a bit off work but theres that many people registerd with them :wink_smile:

 

[diesal757]

am generally booked for bout 3 weeks in advance n jus keep rolling on from there! not been doin it long as u know leeanne so it can get a bit worrying wen the auld phone doesnt ring!! wat happened to u working at darrens?

 

[Leanne]

im glad your doing well! And i think i just got jelouse of yous lot doing so well lol nar man i just wanted 2 be out and about tiling! it aint been as easy as i thought it would but i aint giving up! x

 

[diesal757]

so hav u been working at all?

 

[Leanne]

just odd jobs at the min im trying to get on a plastering and basic pluming course! and im waiting to hear from a lady tiler about taking me on! so fingers crossed! x

 

[diesal757]

thats good! hope it works out 4 u! hav u spoke to any1 else that was on the course with me?