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

[gid]

All done today:huh2::huh2:

Kev

I wish,but it will eep me going .Along with a b&b and nursing home i should be busy:yes:

 

[DHTiling]

Back to the thread then...

Father in-law just been finished from wimpeys!!!....first time he has been out of work....

How is everybody else doin..OK i hope...?

 

[White Room]

booked uo till about mid february

That must be commercial work

 

[Fred]

Still no phone calls........................:mad2:

 

[doug boardley]

That must be commercial work

for a local housebuilder, (RobertHughes/Eric Wright)

 

[French tiler 4U]

I think, I will go to prostitute for rich old women :yes: Now it's terrible, if I don't have job next 2 weeks i'm gone to france or germany for work .:huh2:
If guys looking for nice fixer contact me.

 

[Deleted member 1779]

YES: Trade Show INTERBUILD is very quiet. Footfall is down massively this year.

Last year it was ram jammed with builders and installers etc. This year the isles are empty...

 

[SR Tiling]

Its terrible at the moment. Been Tiling for 11 years, Got all my NVq`s, Worked on practically everything including showrooms etc, Done a bit of teaching and at the moment cant find work for love nor money, Private work Is practically dead as nobody is having new kitchens, bathrooms etc. Newbuilds practically dead aswell and no companys at all seem to taking anyone on (Quite understandable). In my local tile shops there must be 60 different cards on the counter (not sure how many of those are qualified time served tilers though). In my opinion its not just the credit crunch whats afected it, its also the amount have people who have thought "tiling will be a nice easy job that i can learn to do on a 3 week course and earn loads of money" Its not so long ago i had to turn down more work than i could take on.

Steve

 

[charlie1]

Dont want to be doom and gloom mearchant but this situation is going to get worse than many of you can imagine.

If you think its not affecting me and it wont really get that bad you are living in false hope. The reason you are not really felling it yet is because we (working class) are at the end of the cycle and will be the last to feel it. The banks are at the start and are a total mess and we have a while to go before we are really in to it yet.

From this point on we are now starting to feel it and it is going to continue to get worse for the next 4 yrs untill it gets better.

Your home is now worth less than last year but the good news is it is worth a great deal more than iot will be 2 yrs from now, Believe me!!

If you have any debt get it paid now as you will be first to feel the pinch.

If you ahve any savings use them to pay your debt.:yes:

Do not pretend this is not going to happen and everything will be fine because it will and it will affect everyone who reads this post wether you like it or not.

As i say, i do not wish to spread doom and gloom and have wondered if i should even post this message or not as I do not want to put the shi**ers up any one wishing to start fresh. This is not the time IMO.

Get rid of yer debt now

Please dont read this and feel I am D&G mearchant its only my opinion.
Take it or leave it.

 

[LM Ceramics]

cheers charlie u p*ssed on my fireworks there jokin aside hes right i can see it gettin alot worse at the moment im turnin work away im fully booked but for how long who knows im always on my toes lookin for new work just incase the kitchen firm im doin alot of work for have had 4 tilers in last week askin for work and they are cheaper than me they like me but if it gets worse they could turn round and say business is business you must keep ur options open

 

[brian c]

Mark you are a d and g merchant,thanks for ruining my night.:mad2only joking)

I agree with most of what you have said and it is definetly not the time to start up a business ...imo..especially if working class.

On the other hand its good for people who do have money as they can buy properties at reduced rates and sit in them before the financial crisis ends then sell them at a good profit.

 

[andy-p]

well thats cheered everybody up charlie boy, lets all just get p*ssed, life always looks better from the bottom of a pint glass..:8:

 

[doug boardley]

Have just cracked open a can,now I think I'll put some "Smiths" on to cheer up!!:lol:

 

[andy-p]

or radiohead !! :hang:

 

[rossy]

every time i go out get talking to someone who as just been laid off from work at first was mainly building trades but is happening in all buisnesses now not looking good...