STUFF IN ROOMs!!!!!!!

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>:( priced a job up in feb. i was told "yeah mate whole house will be empty,stuff goin in storage,you will have a clear run etc etc

got there yesterday and the rooms are still full of their respective sh*t. tvs ,beds, paint pots, piles of wallpaper on the floor,and stuff just a foot from each wall.i aint got room to swing a cat,never mind put my spot + stand up!!! told him he aint ready for me,to which he said"me and the missus carried a box of dvds to my mates house????????" no use to me mate.pity you couldn't move more than that out of rooms in your house you want plastering!!!!. the guys had over a month to get ready for me!!!!! anyone else had that??
 
many times iv got 2 a job 2 find everything sat in the room .. big bed ,wardrobe,Tv clothes everywere ect ect you either kick off or get shifting
 
if i am doing a couple of rooms like that i try put everything in one room do aroom then move it to the finished room pain in the arse but thats domestic for ya
 
aint kicked off,customer relations and all that,i just feel i should keep my end of the bargain,providing he keeps his
you may think im mardy for not movin stuff,but at the end of the day,its my public liability insurance he'll claim off for any damage to stuff he was already supposed to have

ranting now,didnt want to
 
Just add a little on the price. When you add up the hrs shifting/sheeting up it'll be a couple of days on a full house.
Just explain politely that this wasnt in the original price and bill him.
 
I love it when they say we'll move the stuff for you. ::)
Then you turn up & they've moved the chairs out the lounge & say is that ok?
But they leave pictures, mirrors, curtains, ornaments, tv with a million cables, books & dvds on the floor etc... >:(
I usually say you'll have to move all that aswell, then i say I'll go & get my stuff out the van while you move it ;D
But what i have done before is phone the night before & ask them is the room all empty ready for me? ;)
Sometimes though you just gotta move it yourself otherwise you'd be there forever :-\

Tossers the lot of em ;D
 
i let them know i prefer clear rooms... and specify what clear means. i offer them a hand to move stuff, but they generally sort it themselves.

be specific early on and cover all your bases. if they leave stuff in the room i price accordingly... simples!

once had a job where room was around 4x3m in that room 3 walls had to be hacked off, dabbed and other one re-skimmed... oh, and there was a piano and one of those giant stooooopid ikea room divider sized book cases which HAD to be worked around. No options. Priced accordingly... happy as larry AND a big tip on top. ;D
 
just say when you price the job that the room will need to be completely empty but if it is going to be a problem for them to do that then you can do it but it will cost £40 then its win win ether way.

on most of my jobs i get the customer to put the dust sheets down for me to because if they want me to do it then i will have to buy them and it will go on the price ;)
 
kirk johnstone said:
just say when you price the job that the room will need to be completely empty but if it is going to be a problem for them to do that then you can do it but it will cost £40 then its win win ether way.

on most of my jobs i get the customer to put the dust sheets down for me to because if they want me to do it then i will have to buy them and it will go on the price ;)
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Tight c**t.
 
it just makes the job allot easier, we have enough to do with the pva and plastering without moving things and laying dust sheets, also they are happy because they think they are getting it cheaper ;)

p.s. never NEVER! ask them to pva the walls for you! EVER!!!!!

;D
 
ive been on a few jobs where theyve put down sheets before we get there. but id never tell them to do it. if i got a painter in id expect him to put sheets down. its his job. leave it like you find it and all that.
 
i always clean up at the end, the difference paint drys on the sheets but if you keep using the same dust sheets then they get kankerd and full of dust too, so there is two options wash them wich takes time and ruens the wash machine or buy new ones and they should pay for them ;) but i guarantee when you tell them they are about £10 each they will use there own sheets ;D
 
just give them a shake out in the garden before you put them away. then whenever you go on a job thats got scaffolding, just hang them on it and leave them for a day.
 
yeah, thats what i recon.

people don't really care that the plastering is spot on... they just assess the job based on how you leave it. they're more likely to say ''oooooooooooooo... he did leave it tidy'' and ''oooooooooooooo... he was a lovely young lad'' and ''ooooooooooo... he even hoovered up''... you know??

i leave rooms spot on but charge for it. i clean skirts and arcs, clean windows and frames, clean and pop sockets back on, clear sheets, hoover up if required... all that jazz.

all the customer should have to do is throw paint at the walls and destroy all your hard work by leaving dirty brush strokes all over the place etc etc.

i understand where kirk is coming from and it would be a lot easier that way, and i DO get some customers who will bend over backwards to help me to save a few quid. If they're like that, then fine, but in my mind domestic is about providing a service from start to finish.

o dear... i seem to have gone on a rant. ???
 
no your spot on mate, although i wouldnt charge to clean skirting and arcs. you charge more in general with domestic because of the hassle of skimming up to them, fine. but your not paid to plaster the skirting or arcs so you shouldnt be paid to clean them? thats how i think anyway.
 
it's cheeky, but i know what you mean.
it's pitching to the right people i suppose...
i may suggest the customer sheets up if they try to screw me down on price. would still leave it spot on, but it WOULD be nice to walk in to a sheeted room. hmmmmm...
 
steve cov said:
no your spot on mate, although i wouldnt charge to clean skirting and arcs. you charge more in general with domestic because of the hassle of skimming up to them, fine. but your not paid to plaster the skirting or arcs so you shouldnt be paid to clean them? thats how i think anyway.
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to leave a room spot on you're going to have to put an hour on the end of your day easy, so of course you're going to charge for it.
 
not really mate, i clean the skirts/doors/ as i go along, polythene under dust sheets. when im finished empty the sheets into the polythene. chuck it in an empty plaster bag. quick hoover if needed ( mainly around the edges) quick wipe of windows. 20mins max.
 
kebab king said:
If the stuffs any good, telly etc, bung it in the van.Happy days.
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'yeah its ok luv, we're just putting them out the way so they don't get damaged....QUICK GO GO GO!'
 
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