ShowerDude
Showers
Professional tradesman ( NO JIM you don't qualify!!!) but im sure you'll chime in.
Lets open A discussion on the price of a tile shower ?
How do we educate clients that are shopping your services that have already been mis-informed by the online community, box stores etc.. They want the quality you offer but at the price of a cheap craigslist deal say? surely all of you Tile pros run into this. ( AD nauseum)
This guy has some valid videos on youtube
In a world of vendor's and MFG's telling homeowner's to DIY and cheapening the tile trade as a whole, Im getting some classic lines from homeowners these days!!!
" I was gonna do it myself I just dont have the time, i watched the video "
"I already bought all the materials!!!! the ( $12/hr) guy at The orange store set me up with this orange box kit and bucket of the glue and grout!! he said a tile shower is usually around 3K all said and done, I found a guy on craigslist for 2K but he wants to return the bags of mortar and use mastic to speed it up and save us time and money, how come your price is 6K?"
"We dont need A plumber to install the valve and drain, ill get someone from craigslist if you wont do it for me. we dont need permits or inspections its my house" ( AD nauseum)
I'm finding people these days are confused with online "opinions" (FWIW JIM) and really have no grasp of what it takes and how much it should cost to build a professional quality tile shower in 2014 (Location and market specific of course).
Sure we can explain again and again : Skilled vs. Not, Licensed vs. Not, Insured vs. Not, Quality vs. Slop, Warranty vs. NOT, materials and TCNA methods, ANSI specs , DRY/CURE time, Flood testing, NTCA etc.
Straight from The PROS mouth:
John? Roberto? Just a drip?
A. WHY does a Tile shower cost what it does?
B. Why does it take a few weeks or more? this other guy says it will be done in 2 days and ready for use and hes only 2K!
C.What questions SHOULD the novice homeowner be asking ?
Lets open A discussion on the price of a tile shower ?
How do we educate clients that are shopping your services that have already been mis-informed by the online community, box stores etc.. They want the quality you offer but at the price of a cheap craigslist deal say? surely all of you Tile pros run into this. ( AD nauseum)
This guy has some valid videos on youtube
In a world of vendor's and MFG's telling homeowner's to DIY and cheapening the tile trade as a whole, Im getting some classic lines from homeowners these days!!!
" I was gonna do it myself I just dont have the time, i watched the video "
"I already bought all the materials!!!! the ( $12/hr) guy at The orange store set me up with this orange box kit and bucket of the glue and grout!! he said a tile shower is usually around 3K all said and done, I found a guy on craigslist for 2K but he wants to return the bags of mortar and use mastic to speed it up and save us time and money, how come your price is 6K?"
"We dont need A plumber to install the valve and drain, ill get someone from craigslist if you wont do it for me. we dont need permits or inspections its my house" ( AD nauseum)
I'm finding people these days are confused with online "opinions" (FWIW JIM) and really have no grasp of what it takes and how much it should cost to build a professional quality tile shower in 2014 (Location and market specific of course).
Sure we can explain again and again : Skilled vs. Not, Licensed vs. Not, Insured vs. Not, Quality vs. Slop, Warranty vs. NOT, materials and TCNA methods, ANSI specs , DRY/CURE time, Flood testing, NTCA etc.
Straight from The PROS mouth:
John? Roberto? Just a drip?
A. WHY does a Tile shower cost what it does?
B. Why does it take a few weeks or more? this other guy says it will be done in 2 days and ready for use and hes only 2K!
C.What questions SHOULD the novice homeowner be asking ?
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