Starting decorating Business

beefy2

Hi Guys:wave:

I have been plastering for best part of 25 years doing mainley domestic work..in that time i have been asked if i would be intrested in doing the painting as well! Now this is the thing.....i'm not getting any younger(46) i have all the plastering aches and pains most days and it's not getting any better

This is what i want to do,i would like to take up painting and decorating as my trade,i do know a lot about it as it's kind of go's in hand with the finishing trade such as plastering!

So guys is there much work for decorating...or should i just carry on with the plastering(God help me!!!):wall:

Cheers

Hammyman

I would say that as you're already a skilled plasterer, you've always got that to fall back on if the painting and decorating gets quiet.

beefy2

Thanks...yeah your right,if i really have too! Lol

Yoghurt_Pot

My brother in Law is a painter and decorator and makes £120 a day, you can make a very good living from this and as a plasterer for as many years as you have been you will already have a lot of contacts that can recommend you.

somethingcorporate

Yoghurt_Pot wrote: »

My brother in Law is a painter and decorator and makes £120 a day, you can make a very good living from this and as a plasterer for as many years as you have been you will already have a lot of contacts that can recommend you.

We pay our painter about £150 a day in the North. Our quotes seem to vary between £100 - £200 a day for labour.

Seems pretty good if you ask me!