http://www.bluelotusdevelopments.co.uk/

Blue Lotus Developments Ltd, London (2026)

12/05/2022

Final stages!😁

04/02/2022

Steel installed and side wall propped!👌

24/01/2022

House 'propped'..ready to take out the rear wall and install those steels!😁

12/01/2022

Out of the ground!...steel...brickwork & beam & block floor going in👌

21/12/2021

14 piles done!...ground beam install in progress!😁👷‍♂️

02/12/2021

Piling rig on site and in progress👷‍♂️..small but packs a punch!😁

29/10/2021

New Project in Bushey WD23, side and rear extensions with full internal refurbishment to a high end finish

29/11/2020

This brought a smile to my face given some posts I’ve seen here in the past about pricing jobs! Anyone else? 😁

A customer asked me how much it cost to do this job....

I answered him: £1500

He said: So expensive for this job?

I asked: How much do you think it would cost you?

He answers me: £800 maximum... That's a pretty simple job right? !"

- For £800 I invite you to do it yourself.

- But.... I don't know how to.

- For £800 I'll teach you how to. So besides saving you £700, you'll get the knowledge for the next time you want

- It seemed right to him and he agreed.

- But to get started: you need tools: A floor sander, edging sander, chop saw, jig saw, multitool Respirator, dust extraction equipment etc...

- But I don't have all these equipment and I can't buy all of these for one job.

- Well then for another £300 more I'll rent my stuff to you so you can do it.

- Okay, he says.

- Okay! Tuesday I'm waiting for you to start doing this work

- But I can't on Tuesday I only have time today.

- I'm sorry, but I'm only available Tuesday to teach you and lend you my stuff. Other days are busy with other customers.

- Okay! That means I'm going to have to sacrifice my Tuesday, give up my tasks.

- I forgot. To do your job yourself, you also have to pay for the nonproductive factors.

- That is? What is this?"

- Bureaucratic, tax, vat, security, insurance, fuel etc.

- Oh no!... But to accomplish these tasks, I'm going to spend more money and waste a lot of time!

- Do you have them? You can do it to me before?"

- Okay!

- I'll make you all the material you need. Truck loading is done Monday evening or Tuesday morning you'll have to come by 6 loading the truck. Don't forget to be on time to avoid traffic jams and be on time

- At 6??? Nope! Too early for me! I used to getting up later.
..

- You know, I've been thinking. Y ' all better get the job done. I'd rather pay you the £1500. If I had to, it wouldn't be perfect and it would cost me a lot more.

When you pay for a job, especially handcrafted, you pay not only for the material used, but also:

- Knowledge

- Experience

- Study

- Tools

- Services

- Time to go

- punctuality

- Accountability

- Professionalism

- Accuracy

- Guaranteed

- Patents

- Sacrifices

- Safety and security

- Payment of tax obligations

No one can denigrate other people's work by judging prices.

Only by knowing all the elements necessary for the production of a certain work can you estimate the actual cost.

I did not write this dialogue, but am sharing it to support craftsmen and entrepreneurs.

28/10/2020

We are looking for a working foreman (carpentry based) to run residential conversion work in North London.
Must have experience in extensions, lofts.conversions and general refurbishment work, ordering materials, full clean driving license and have general carpentry tools.

Possible profit share opportunity for the right person.

Please direct message or email if interested in this role.

25/10/2020

Stanmore project completed🙂

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