Would you rather ?
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Dansouthcoast84
Private Member
i seem to get the jobs and turn into the s**t ones with normal money. lol
Rossi46
Private Member
Some you’re forced into though. Builders, family, friends etc.
Tinytom
Well-Known Member
I fitted a shower tray for a bloke just after Xmas he was a proper arse, the job was harder than I expected because he assured me there wasn’t a lip on the old tray which there was so had to take the bottom row of tiles off, he wouldn’t pay me any extra and watched over me the whole job.
Anyway got the job done and washed me hands of him, had an answer phone message yesterday saying he’s tried to change his float valve in the loft and now can’t get it to stop leaking, his stop tap seized up and doesn’t know what to do, gave me a warm fuzzy feeling inside
lurpak
Artex Boy
True.. wouldn’t say forced , more obligated with mates n fam but not with builders
lurpak
Artex Boy
Savage lol. I genuinely never thought I earned anything special until registered here. Even had sparks n gas tell me spreads earn bigger money.. problem is alot of spreads are thick so work for chump change
JessThePlasterer
Queen Jess Elizabeth I
I’m all for an easy life at every turn
Cockney
Well-Known Member
Graft is graft geez! Sometimes you’ve just gotta take the rough with the smooth even though the rough normally outweighs the smooth.
Just price it all accordingly!
paulf
Well-Known Member
Exactly, what's the point in working for yourself and being as miserable as somebody who does as they're told and gets paid minimum wage.
John j
Mono Don
Defo I had a choice of two jobs tomorrow .
Job 1 artex ceiling at top of stairs and another 3 x 5 foot to skim . Sheet up ,set scaffold over stairs, scrape, pva, skim, mix out side bout 1 and half bags ,clean up
Job 2 rock up chuck 5 ish bags on f**k of home.
The job I took was a tenner less lol.
Squarehead
Well-Known Member
Last year I gave up rendering.
This year I've decided to not take on any more commercial work.
I've never done work for the slap em up quick, national firms, the thought of it makes me wanna throw up.
I'm sticking to Mrs Jones and her biscuits.
It's taken a while, but I'm getting there.
This year I've decided to not take on any more commercial work.
I've never done work for the slap em up quick, national firms, the thought of it makes me wanna throw up.
I'm sticking to Mrs Jones and her biscuits.
It's taken a while, but I'm getting there.
John j
Mono Don
Just got back of hol . First job 3 bedrooms and landing . 10ft high . Hard work for a short ass . Was knackered today . Thought about mrs Jones and her biscuits
smoother09
Well-Known Member
Take the rough with the smooth with domestic that s**t job will lead to another job that won't be. you don't build a successful business on picking and choosing.
John j
Mono Don
Unless you able to pick and choose
went to price a job for a farmer deliverance and duelling banjos tune came to mind straight away, but he was spot on turned up every monday with payment,....a really really good looking woman even now makes me ill just thinking about her ,....but dear me what an absoloute bitch no wonder hubby left her,....a customer who had met jesus looks just like he does in his pictures, and the bungalows where the angels live,...a teacher who asked me if there was anything he could help with,oh and he was naked from the waist down,...and i have not even mentioned all the ghosts/spirits/strange happenings etc etc etc,.....but anyhooooooooo after a while you do build up a sixth sense about customers ,but cant be right all the time, mostly i feel i have been okay but can still get caught with the local barmpots bad payers