Is the slow down affecting you.?. - TilersForums.com

[Dave]

Just thought i would set a poll away and see if the crunch is affecting you business wise...are you Quiet or Busy or Quitting...? or just the same.?

thanks in advance.......

 

[ninjatiler]

To be honest i cant relie on tiling as a main income...one week £600 the next week £300 and nothing the week after that and so on...sad really but its going to get worse before it gets better..going to keep it on as a sideline doing small jobs..

 

[DHTiling]

Don't forget to vote......

 

[Wylie]

Busy tiling with jobs overlaping,plastering has slowed down
Stephen

 

[Olz]

Like Ninja, i'm only a part timer, and only just getting going really, so it's not effecting me in that respect, but, my missus works for persimmon, hasn't sold a house for 4 months, lots want to buy but cant get a mortgage, (or can get a mortgage at some ridiculous rate, so it's not affordable).

So it effects me that way because she relies largley on commission. We were supposed to move house on tuesday gone, but have had to withdraw and stay put because with her not getting any commision, and other bills going up week on week, we'd have had no money left in the pot to do anything.

On the plus side, at least now I can afford to buy the tools etc, I wanted, and maybe even a van.

 

[ninjatiler]

Am doing it full time oli but looking for a job at the same time am in a catch22 situation i want to tile full time but am not making it pay and thats taking the enjoyment out of it...

 

[Fred]

Just picked up two £750 jobs after nothing for a few weeks. seems to be picking up, lots of quotes.................

 

[tysfoot]

just getting back into advertising my services. not got any quotes yet though. a mate of mine might have a bathroom to do next week which would be nice cos ive not tiled for 3 month

 

[Deleted member 1779]

I'm neither busy or quiet (compared to last year)

I would put "the same"

IE business as usual.

 

[Olz]

Am doing it full time oli but looking for a job at the same time am in a catch22 situation i want to tile full time but am not making it pay and thats taking the enjoyment out of it...

Sorry mate, i misread your post,

I took it to mean that you already did it as a sideline, not that your were keeping it on as a sideline.

Best of luck in any case.

 

[smurf21]

The new build sector has dried up its like someone turned the tap off. but private sector is going wild at mo also housing associations and council remods all keeps wolves at bay. looking at a couple of months at the minute fingers crossed it keeps coming in.

 

[Fekin]

How about a "ticking over" option Dave ?, or steady, which would be between busy and quiet

 

[poynton phil]

I was quiet at the start of the year, but been working all the time since mid march, seems a lot quieter in the tile shops though.

 

[CJ]

Same as Fekin...........ticking over.

Could do with a few more phone calls mind

 

[White Room]

How about a "ticking over" option Dave ?, or steady, which would be between busy and quiet

Same as, Ticking over mode