you want to be a tiler? - Tile Advice

[jay]

just out of interest. mainly for benifit of new and thinking of becoming a tiler ,id like to start a list of advantages (of being a tiler ) disadvantages (of being a tiler ) if you can list 3 for each doesnt matter if someone else
lists the same could be interesting ill start .
advatages
1 ,you see a lot of new houses
2,tou meet nice people
3.job satfaction
disadvantages
1.no set hours (ex 9 to 5)
2.sore knees back and wrists
3,organising work (when jobs are not ready by agreed date with no warning)
thanks :8:

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Re: you want to be a tiler///////

This sounds like an excellent thread topic Jay, thank you for starting it. :hurray:

Come on guys, don't be shy. Tell us what you like about being a tiler and what you don't

 

[Fekin]

Re: you want to be a tiler///////

Good points

1. No boss, otherthan the wife.
2. Work how you want to work and when.
3. Satisfaction looking at a completed job knowing you did it.

Bad points

1. No paid holidays.
2. Having to drum up your own work and not having the guarantee of a weekly wage.
3. Having to often deal with really odd people.

 

[richie b]

Re: you want to be a tiler///////

good points

1 not working in the cold and rain
2 can earn a good wage when the work is there
3 no boss

bad points

1 waiting around for jobs to start
2 people saying im not paying for that to b done because the man at #&# said
3 the work christmas partys are rubbish

 

[david campbell]

Re: you want to be a tiler///////

good points:-
1.doing something you enjoy
2.you get some great customers
3.the best point is meeting so many people on the forum to share experiences and advice

bad points:-
1.customers that know more than you
2.it can be quiet
3.sore knees

 

[hillhead]

Re: you want to be a tiler///////

Good points:
1. Being your own boss(i go home when i want,lol)
2.Making your own money for a change(when you have work.lol)
3.Meeting lots of new people(you soon notice you have hundreds of numbers in phone,lol)

Bad points:
1. Usually more bills to pay(you have more confidence spending)
2.No holiday pay !!!!:yikes:
3.Pressure if no work in pipe:yikes:

 

[jamie B]

Re: you want to be a tiler///////

good :

1) As a finishing trade..you get the 'oh wow!' factor when customer sees the end result
2) Always something new to learn..however long you've been at it.
3) You're not a groundworker!:lol: (only joking groundworkers!)

Bad :

1) Everyone is actually a tiling expert (or so they'd have you believe)
2) "The bloke from the yellow pages reckons it would only cost" etc. etc. etc. conversationsrrr:
3) Black grout..satans very own sputum:devil:

 

[Richardk]

Re: you want to be a tiler///////

Good:
Being your own boss
Meeting lots of people
Being able to say "I did that"
Bad:
Lack of money when its quiet
Its not as easy as people think
Its more physical than you think

 

[dagger]

Re: you want to be a tiler///////

Good:
Being your own boss
Meeting lots of people
Being able to say "I did that"
Bad:
Lack of money when its quiet
Its not as easy as people think
Its more physical than you think

r u my Knight in shining armour!

 

[skyblue_red]

Re: you want to be a tiler///////

Good point - Seeing a great big gleaming bathroom, all grouted and polished, and thinking 'I did that.'

Bad point - a big hard blister thing on the palm of my hand which never goes away. Not good when playing with boobies...

 

[Rob Z]

Re: you want to be a tiler///////

The Good:

Mudding a bathroom, floor and walls, and setting the tile, knowing that you are doing work the same way it has been done for centuries (setting materials a bit different of course). Building it solid and building to last.

The Bad:

Damn this is hard work!

The Ugly:

As said before, it's hard to compete sometimes against the hackers that don't have a clue and only give a "30-30" warranty, and sometimes the customers can't be made to see the difference and hire the other guy based on price alone.

 

[shogun rua]

Re: you want to be a tiler///////

good
1 no boss to mess with your head.
2 taking pride in your work.
3 getting to meet lots of new people

Bad
1 no set hours, can over work yourself.
2. know it all customers
3. Customers who dont make coffee lol but the ones who make square sausage rolls cancel them out!

 

[Prem Tiler]

Re: you want to be a tiler///////

It's creative and gives a real sense of achievement.
You can never know it all and learning is fun.
You can take pride knowing your a professional.

You have to fix some ugly tiles from time to time.:incazzato:
You have to put up with customers pets and messy houses.:incazzato:
Every one you know wants a freebie.:incazzato:

 

[dagger]

Re: you want to be a tiler///////

when times are hard.. take what you can.
never do a bodge, your reputation is worth more.
what takes years to achieve, takes minutes to destroy..

i could go on but ill get banned!

on the upside you can work where and when and for who you want!

lets face it, we have all met the "potential" customer we dont like!

 

[faithhealer]

Re: you want to be a tiler///////

Good points
1 the flexibility of working for yourself
2 meeting loads of people (lots who treat you like a family friend)
3 job satisfaction
4 the Forum, never, ever, stop learning
5 i'm not stuck in a factory!!

Bad points, nothing to give me an ulcer but
1 worrying when the phone stops ringing!
2 black grout
3 having to cover your backside when you do a big quote