Same here Daz. It has surprised how quick it went 0 to 100! What I'm finding with the customers who I had to put on hold due to lockdown is now they're adding extra rooms because all they've been doing is DIY. One customer who I'd quoted a lounge for has now added 3 bedrooms and the bathroom and now wants me to quote for their opticians. Is yours more domestic Daz or is the commercial on fire to?
Got loads coming in. Booked through August. Time for people to wait if they want a good job. Im looking to get my diary booked for as many months as possible. Got to stop squeezing jobs in for people because they all want it doing in 2 weeks time but they seem happy to wait for builders and every other trade month Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Terrible for us. Around 90% of our work is gyms, and they have still not been given the green light to re-open. So, there not spending at all. If the re-opening goes well, and members return, there saying they will continue expansion & refurb, but I don`t think that won`t kick in for us until October. I have had a few commercial jobs, through friends who have shops, and a few small jobs of mine, but very little. Ive got loads out to tender, so hopefully the end of the year might be busy.
Sorry to hear that mate. Good luck with those tenders. I’m sure it will start coming in soon Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Mainly seems to be domestic where they've been stuck inside, staring at the same floor for 3 months and have grown to hate it.
Thanks mate. Im going to try and make the most of it while its quiet, and get away for a couple of weeks.
Went away almost straight after posting. Drove all round France, and down into Italy. So nice to be away from all the bullshit going on here. Anyway, got back, and we now have loads on for the next few weeks. Not the best prices, and labour only, but good to have some work on again.
September is starting to fill up nicely for me now, seems to be alot of lvt going on my sides. Been doing stacks of fluff these past few weeks aswell.
Getting materials is a problem, so much stuff out of stock, although phoned one supplier yesterday, they have a lot of stuff out of stock, but their stock controller only came off furlough this week and is working from home
Its been a nightmare for alot of the orders with mine too, carpet is the worse. Supplier just restocked on the conn 10 underlay so I've managed to get an order in for 15 rolls. Got some Tredaire and cloud 9 contract on order aswell. I've had to buy in a pallet of renovation and uzin 196 aswell
Not to rub salt in the wound but Its all back to normal for me Hectic long days. I did decide to cut down to 5 days from 6 -7 and have weekends off but so far I've had 1 Saturday off and most sundays but I'm managing to cram 8 days into the 6
Why though? You gotta have a life, dont wait till you are old and to buggered to enjoy what you have left... ....or you already there
But how long before you start thinking, I'll just work this Sunday, but definitely have the next one off, then do the same the following week lol