time for a sabbatical? - TilersForums.com

[doug boardley]

got asked today if I fancied going back plastering for a few months, tbh I don't relish going plastering, but it'd mean not having to hunt for tiling work in an ever decreasing work/profit area (at the moment). Got a couple of weeks to decide. Does anyone else have a "second trade" to fall back on and how far would you have to be pushed to fall back on it?

 

[DHTiling]

Joinery......or Doorman work......Too old in the tooth for doorwork anymore and no joinery work about either....:mad2:...

Will stick it out as i am......hopefully.....:lol:

 

[cornish_crofter]

Well, I do a bit from a lot of the trades, a bit of a cowboy really :lol:

I also have an honours degree and MSC in engineering/manufacturing related subjects, absolutely hated working in it though.

and I've got C&G 2381 and 2391 on the electrical side

...so no I'd be a bit stuck really :smilewinkgrin:

 

[DHTiling]

Doug mate.....if you need the work and its offered GO for it.....family to feed mate ..

 

[R Montgomery]

Hopefully things will pick up Doug.As for a second trade for me it would be the same as the first.

 

[doug boardley]

still got about a month's work ahead of me, so I'll see if owt else comes in during next couple of weeks.It is the quietest my diary has ever been tho'!

 

[White Room]

I'm the same Doug but have a good few jobs with the tiling but if I did'nt I would be plastering full time just for the money and keep my eye out for the tiling. Maybe a chance of more contacts for the tiling.

 

[Leatherface]

Good Luck Doug

 

[faithhealer]

still got about a month's work ahead of me, so I'll see if owt else comes in during next couple of weeks.It is the quietest my diary has ever been tho'!

Never had more than a months work in but it's picking up Doug. But works work, I do anything for money to feed the family.
Best of luck Doug

 

[DHTiling]

Never had more than a months work in but it's picking up Doug. But works work, I do anything for money to feed the family.
Best of luck Doug

Not a wise phrase to use when wivs is about john...:smilewinkgrin:

 

[faithhealer]

Believe it or not I was expecting wivers to comment on that

 

[Rob Z]

Hi Doug,

I know it doesn't do you any good, but if you can do old-school plastering you could make a lot of money here in the DC area. There are so many houses and buildings here that have plaster, and almost no tradesmen that know how to work with it. Almost always, plaster gets hacked and pieced by the drywall finishers, or it gets torn out completely and new work goes in with drywall.

I've heard in the NE US plaster is still quite common, but for the most part here it's drywall.

 

[chris.tiling]

Money is money Doug...I would do anything (except Wivers!) for £. Only got about 5 days work ahead of me...back to hitting the tile shops etc

 

[wivers]

Damn i had some great offers lined up for ya!!

I can always fall back on my midget pimping business.

 

[doug boardley]

Well I'm only 5'6"!!