Raartoot

Any Carpet fitters/Floor layers out there...
Its bloody Slow, Usually Picks up after Mid Jan...
I dont mind time off work but its my 3rd week with No work, Sh*te really

Philip Attaway

I am in London and having a solid oak floor laid tomorrow.

Two out of the three people I rang to get quotes from couldn't be bothered to ring back (I left messages).

When one of them finally did, about 3 days later I had great pleasure in telling him he was too slow.

Phil

Raartoot

Dont blame you mate, all my jobs have been delayed, cancelled or Put even further back...

V1CK1

Just being nosy, how much are you being charged per square metre to have it laid? Will be doing ours soon and dont want to be shafted

MJW

I work in the construction industry and have noticed a lot of projects are delayed at the moment, meaning there will probably be a mad rush come March.

lawson101

My mate who is a master carpet fitter sub-contracts himself to a large national carpet shop and he is hardly ever without constant business.
Between this and the jobs he gets from the limited amount of advertising he does he appears to do quite well.

Well enought to run a CSL anyway.

Im wishing I had learned his trade now..

sti-04!!

I got charged £20 a square metre recently to have solid oak flooring fitted to my lounge

Raartoot

Yeah Im self employed and subby to a few Contractors but just seems they all gone quiet.Doing a bit of domestic but nothing major.Bloody bored, Hoping to go back on the books with Axiom soon, Least you get regular pay.
Being self employed is Brill and very well paid........when the Friggin work is there .

V1CK1

Where abouts are you based? Are you happy with the result?

Vicki

sti-04!!

Motherwell nr glasgow & yip the results were great i have 26 sqm of living space & it was all done in a day & all done perfect.

Zuby

£20 sounds about right for fitting charges for solid wood.

im also in the flooring game.

Ur not alone, work is really quite at the moment.

Zuby.

Zuby

where abouts are you based???

Raartoot

Leicester mate, You?

Raartoot

...... ..........

Zuby

down south in herts. its a bit quite everywhere....

Dracoro

Is this a firm sign that the housing market is definitely slowed down. People are also cutting back.

Less market activity = less people moving and putting in new carpets to their taste
Cutting costs = people have more important priorities than replacing carpets.

Wonder what the rest of the housing trades are like (e.g. plasterers, builders, gas fitters, white good sellers etc. etc.)

fitzscoob

Im in east herts, and have just bought a house (small house), it will need new carpet, and wooden flooring (of sorts, not the expensive stuff), if this is the type of thing you can fit / supply, it may be worth dropping me a pm.

Cheers

MikeCardiff

iTrader: (2)

This'll cheer you up while you're waiting for work.

Mate of mine bought a nice 30's house last year, had proper parquet flooring in the hall and living room, but was looking a bit grubby and could've done with being stripped and refinished.

But no, he decided to get it all ripped out and replaced with B&Q £1 per metre wood effect laminate crap

Asked him what he did with the old stuff because he could probably have got a few quid from the salvage yard - he chucked it in the skip outside, and some bloke came along and asked if he could have it, so he gave it to him.

sti-04!!

TopBanana