is everyone busy or quiet

[spooner68]

so so start to the year then three weeks with only a couple of days each. Dire. Scary. Sudden rush from a couple of regulars and now I'm booked through into May. Mind you with all the BH's in April & May that doesn't take a lot!

Had more repairs and s*** jobs that the builders and plumbers were either frightened of or I needed to put them right. Some nice big stone work coming up. Horrible wetroom repair today and tomorrow though. Knackered.

 

[marbleman]

i have been struggling to keep up, only because i was ill for 3 months , got 3 jobs start monday , but have taken a week off to work in my unit , bullnosing back orders for other tilers , and been eching some stone peices for customers

 

[strummerman]

very very busy for me and my little bruv is gonna av to work a few saturdays bless him

 

[White Room]

I hate weekend working:lol::lol:

 

[Andy Allen]

good start to the year but very quite now just 3 days a week at the momment.

 

[Dan]

I know some tilers around here that have been tiling for 10+ years that are struggling a bit. But I know the odd one that's doing really well. Doesn't make too much sense. From what I can gather without looking into it, if you're in a community-style area, perhaps rural but not always, you've got a better chance than in a big city. Loads of reasons will contribute to this but two spring to mind 1) if you're in a big city, everywhere you advertise, there will be loads of tilers right there with you and 2) in rural area's you'll find less tile shops and tilers, so if you're in with a tile shop or some supplier, you're laughing as you'll get most of their work, and in that area, they too will get most of the customers coming too them.

But that's not fact for all big cities and even rural area's as I could tell you a few members that are either doing well in bit cities or doing crap in rural communities. So it seems literally area-related. And often changing annually.

Increase your marketing (not always paying for adverts in places offline or online) if you're struggling a bit (anybody not just the original poster).

 

[CJ]

Flat out at the moment.............7 days a week for the last 6 weeks

 

[Scott]

Flat out at the moment.............7 days a week for the last 6 weeks

Greedy! 😉

Im flat out on the sofa at the moment waiting for the electric board out come and dig up my cable and repair it again! Generally the phone has been quiet but still had a few enquiries in, but they wont wait til i go back to work afte the summer 🙂

 

[darren pealing]

whats the matter then scott have you injured yourself?,pass em on to me and still earn a bit lol.

 

[Scott]

No darren im looking after my children and building an extension on the house until they go to school full time. I got other people who do some stuff for me but thanks for the offer