04/09/2019
To all customers past, present and future, something to reflect on........
When you call out a self employed tradesman for a free quotation, please remember that.......
They have just given up a couple of hours of their own free time and their fuel, to get to your house just to take a look at your proposed project......
During their work life they’ve had to train, starting on minimal wage, spent years perfecting and honing their skill set so that when they look at what you need they can pass on the benefits of all that skill and experience to you, still for free.....
They’ve spent thousands of pounds of their own money to equip themselves with the right tools for the job. These tools constantly need renewing, replacing, updating or even added to........
They’ve spent money on insurance to safe guard your home or your place of business to make sure that if something untoward happens that you are protected.........
They don’t get sick pay, holiday pay, overtime, pensions or days in lieu for working the weekend.......
They know that if you the customer are smart that they will be quoting against at least two others so they will need to be competitive or there was no point in giving up their free time anyway.......
All jobs in the building industry, as many others are hard, both physically and mentally.......
They will move mountains to make sure your project is the best it can be because it’s their business and there’s no one to hide behind. Remember it’s their reputation that’s on the line and they are only as good as the last job they did, regardless of how many years they’ve been doing it.......
There’s days of early starts that roll into late nights that roll into giving up family time because if your project needs that then that comes first......
They’ve spent more of their own time pricing up your project, researching the best and fairest way to complete it......
Most of all they aren’t trying to rip you off, pay for their next holiday just from of your quote........they are only trying to make a living......
Thank you for taking the time to read this