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Yeah, he said to me that whenever I get a job he can give the quote with me. He (and his team) can do some/all of the work, as per my request. He was more than happy for me to retain the customer and for him too be working for me on these jobs. In the past I have worked for him too. He is...

What I am saying is that the companies I worked for, one being a building company that has been building for probably 30+ years, another that was making modular homes, and another that was an estate agency, - I saw that the managers and owners are not qualified to the level of knowing the...

I understand what you are saying. I have been clear with the client. I have told them I have been researching and asking friends, pro carpenters (who I know personally), and I have also advised the customer that a loft for storage is a completely different job than a loft being part completed...

I appreciate your input and opinion. -Honestly, it's good to get different perspectives. Thanks.

Sorry, but when I worked for building companies the owners running them and managing the building were clueless about things like how to even paint a wall properly, let alone build a house (yet they are managing a team of tradesmen who are building the houses). Same when I worked for an estate...

This is like the second time in around 6 weeks someone has asked me about converting their loft. The first client had a truss roof. I said to them that I was not confident that this roof would be able to be converted without modifying the roof and I advised them to get a structural engineer...

Your comment is not helpful, a waste of time, and spreading negativity. If the correct steps are followed (correctly) any domestic building work can be done, even by a DIYer. It's not rocket science. DIYers have built extensions, and renovated whole houses. Yes, if they don't research properly...

For 8+ years I have been working doing general things, plumbing, bits of carpentry, tiling, repairs, etc. I recently started a new company to do more advanced work and I am sub-contracting work out to professionals. I have a friend who is a carpenter but doesn't do lofts (due to his asthma)...

Hello, Someone has asked me to give them a quotation on converting their loft into a storage space, with the future intention of further conversion work i.e., they may later make the loft into a dormer conversion. For now, they asked me to give them a quotation for installing the...

The last time I quoted a landlord for a new kitchen install I think I quoted around £1500 (which was cheaper than what my online research said others would have charged). He then got back to me and said he was surprised at my quote, ...as he had his last kitchen fitted for £300'ish! I told him...

That's very helpful. Thanks for sharing.

Oh ok. I wasn't sure at first if that was what you meant when you said agency. Thanks for the advice.

You're exactly right there. Customers who want to pay ridiculous low amounts should be avoided like the plague. I remember a while back I went into the Dulux decorator center and was chatting with one of the staff members who I often talked to and got on well with. I told him I was raising my...

I only ever really see the tenants of the houses, as the estate agent is the one dealing with the landlord and I've just been going to the houses to do the repair jobs. I wouldn't ever try and take the client from the agency though, a bit unethical, but I completely agree with you and the...

You are probably a bit right about me being too trusting. I was thinking about it today, how really if someone not known asks for even £1 we instantly think bad of him.. like presume it's to feed a drug habit or something (as opposed to the good cause he asks for it for).. The reality is that...

Thanks. In the past year or so I have had to deal with so many scammers and liers trying to rob me/my friends. One American guy robbed some of my friends of around £70,000, my old landlord robbed my belongings (long story), a takeaway owner tried to steal my tools, another guy had me pay for...

Yeah - Plenty of rain in Preston! One of the advantages of working for someone else (for a pre-agreed hourly rate) is that it brings stability of knowing what you will be earning. But when the employer then turns around and expects the employee (or self-employed trader) to reduce his hourly...

In the past 2 months, I have spent around £1700 on expenses and I still have maybe another £2000 worth of more tools to buy (as and when I need them) to complete jobs. Last week my car insurance provider said they are canceling my (black box monitored) policy because I am making frequent...

-I enjoy plumbing jobs and general repairs

Thanks for the advice. I am based in Preston. There is a wealthy area here called "Fullwood" - lots of Rolls-Royce and Bentleys drivers.