DAY IN THE LIFE OF A SELF EMPLOYED CARPENTER ( do the small jobs matter?)
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- Опубликовано: 12 ноя 2022
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In this video I take on a variety of small jobs to see if the small jobs can actually be beneficial. I would say yes small jobs do matter and they can be quite rewarding.
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Tip of the day from a pro joiner with 32 years on the tools. Invest some £££ in a quality dust extractor (Festools are brillliant), hook it up to your plunge saw, lay the door down on the floor, support your cutting edge on a 2 or 3" high batten to avoid accidental carpet-cutting disasters, and cut dust-free in the room - not outside on trestles. Saves all those trips up and down the stairs, enables you to make additional adjusting trims there & then if necessary, gets the job done in half the time = doubles your hourly earnings. Best wishes.
I always find that the small jobs are a great way to get your foot in the door. Spending 20 mins chatting with the client over a coffee and telling them what else you can do will always lead to more work.
This is 100% true
we call them 'in and outs' best money makers
I did a $300 drywall repair in a basement for someone . They said their inlaws needed a similar repair done . I didnt really want to do it and blew them off for a day . Felt bad about at least not looking at it . Ended up doing that repair and getting an $80k room addition from them a couple months later . Unless you lost money , all jobs are beneficial .
@@js4187 that's exactly it. Once you are in their home, have a chat, build some rapport with them and let them get to know you and trust you. Throw in a story or two about other work you can do and it will lead to more work in the future. I have even taken a few small jobs from "My Builder", like putting up shelves because once you are in the door and get chatting, they always want a kitchen made or new doors etc in the future.
@@christopherinteriors6521 Exactly . I almost never turn down any work . My thought is , if I turn it down , and someone else does the work and everything goes well, why would they come back to me ? Im not saying Ill take jobs to lose money . But Ill try and keep my foot in the door as long as I can .
I quite enjoy the smaller jobs, relitvly stress free and earn decent money from them, can always lead to doing bigger scale works in the customers home, keep up the good work mate
Thankyou I appreciate the kind words and I 100% agree
Measure from floor to the buttom hinge then allow a few mil to save measuring the whole opening. I find it easier this way when the doors have been taken off
Decent idea tbh I’m going to try this on the next one , thankyou
@@ttdowgcarpentry2390 definitely the right way, measure from the bottom hinge to the top of the carpet minus 2/3 mill,
Is the 'few mil' what you take off when trimming it down?
I’m retired now, but in my younger days as a contractor carpenter, I spend more time in car parks arguing about money with builders than I did doing the job. Like getting blood out of a stone sometimes.
I done lots of new homes as a tiler, franchise builders only paid $55 a metre for direct stick and very little for cement screeding. Hard to make a living as a tradesman
Excellent work
It's the simple attention to detail and showing respect to customers property when tiding up after work .
You take pride in your work and it shows 👍 Best of luck in the future 🤞
Enjoyed the video mate I’m currently next year doing carpentry almost finished my multi trades year 1 corse now I’m waiting for my carpentry and joinery to begin and I’m gonna start looking for apprentiship soon and watching videos your videos helps me get ready for my corse this September brilliant keep it up lad!!
Really enjoyed watching this video and how you explain everything you're doing. Also really appreciate the honesty with what you charge and make in a day. Thanks mate keep it up
What a nice guy and a good tradesman too,enjoyed the video 👍👍
Thankyou I really appreciate it
When you trim a door, always break the edge with sandpaper.
I normally do this with a block plane or my orbital sander
Love your work ethic and your professional aproach
Just seen your video, will certainly follow you from now on.Good to hear your prices , and not ripping people off.
Thankyou I appreciate the follow , honest pricing and work creates longer lasting clients I say
Great job there m8 💚🙏 I think the hardwood seal, I believe generally or normally has a weather bar in that slot not for draught but for weather ingress with windy weather to stop driving rain coming inside 👍🏼
good morning just to let you know i love your videos and thank you for them , Yes please, as it’s so very useful to have an idea just how much jobs cost these days. if others don't wont to know tell them to turn off when you talk about cost. please keep giving prices, thanks again for all your hard work...
spot on with your assessment of the damp on the cill, its time consuming but I paint external frames / cills prior to fitting,
Nice video - honest work done right. Unlike all the clickbait videos of 'amazing new tools and techniques' and all that rubbish. Doing this basic work well, for people who can't do it themselves is what we need more of. And very reasonable prices too. Keep up the good work.
Thankyou I appreciate the kind comment
Love these type of videos mate, can’t wait for more!
Thanks mate really appreciate it
Definitely need more straight up, honest videos like this about all sorts of crafts.
As a kid and a teen it was just office jobs that were presented to me. Barely got to learn about anything hands-on.
Thanks!
Also, I'm looking to get into video editing. If you're interested, let me know and I'll drop you some contact details!
What a decent young lad mastering his trade! I'll look forward to the next video!!
Thankyou for your kind word
Cracking video mate doors looked great, nicely done skirts and the was truly gone lovely job on the cill as well have a awesome week all the best Tony 👍
Thankyou so much it’s amazing to hear it off you , love your Chanel
@@ttdowgcarpentry2390 much appreciated we are all in this together mate 👍
Love these type of vids , smashing it man
Thanks mate really appreciate it
Small jobs are very good and sometimes they bring more profit than bigger jobs. I started as a carpenter (site carpenter) and sometimes there was no workaround so I started doing a bit of plumbing, electrics, roofing, and tiling and next thing you know I was booked all the time. The only problem with the small jobs is that you end up pricing/invoicing every day and it can take a big part of your evening. I started taking payments using the SumUp card machine which sends the invoice to the client by email/phone or gives a receipt on the spot and you have the money in the bank the next day 100%. I didn't have many problems with clients not paying me but I find this more easier and not having to chase the client for the money. All the best.
Great vid mate love these ones the best keep up the great work 👍
Thanks mate I really appreciate it
Love this, I'm preparing to go self employed soon. Good to see a UK carpenter on here!
Thanks mate I appreciate it and good luck preparation is key
@@ttdowgcarpentry2390 How can I find a job like this in London
Subscribed! Excellent content. Keep at it mate.
Great job, what a big difference.👍.
Nice bit of work on that last door!!!
You must be strong man! Carrying them doors ain't no joke.
no need for gym when your carrying fire does all day
Just found your channel pal...good honest hard working guy fair fucks...just got yaself a new sub pal.
Scottish sparky here mate, checked out a few videos like watching other professionals work👍
Keep up the good work
I bought dewalts battery powered blower. I use it to clean away the last little bit of sawdust from the cutting area and to clean my tools off
I enjoyed this video! I liked the way it was shot as way too many trades people talk and hold the camera all the way which drives me nuts. Using a stand and watching you, and using dutch angles, you get a fuller picture of what the job entails. I subbed and looking forward to learning more from you! (I wanted to be a carpenter, self employed, just one problem - customers!! lol)
Thankyou I really appreciate your kind words and yes customers can be a pain 😅 but being self employed can be very rewarding and a lot of customers our fine I have find for me it’s only about 1in30 that may give problems 🤷♂️
Just stumbled upon this video today, I used to do this kind of work but am now a General Contractor. Started 23 years ago when I moved to the US! You are a great craftsman! And kudos to you, wearing eye, ear and knee protection!
Thankyou I appreciate it and PPE is very important to me nowadays after all the bad stories I have heard 😅
Emmm ! They clearly had new carpet laid he forgot his dust sheets when stomping upstairs customer will not be happy, they won't be using him again. Nice lad just needs to be a bit more professional and respectful with the clients property .Always use dust sheets no matter what the job is when in somone else's property this will go a long way in getting more work in the future.
@@dilligaf2386 if he’s got clean shoes, not an issue to most people. May have even checked first?
@@dilligaf2386 He took his shoes off while inside, if you pay attention. So he went even farther to protect their property, and in a much more efficient way than laying dust sheets.
Great video. I'm a freelance creative director, so a very different line of work. The small jobs definitely matter to me. They're generally quite interesting, I can use them to fill the gaps in my week, and they all add up at the end of the month. ✌️
This is very true I agree , I guess it’s the same in most lines of work
Just reopened a memory, new carpets, 9 solid doors, 3 story house, all the screws flat heads and hinges painted!
Enjoyed watching this bud🤩and nice to see a young gun like yourself getting on in our great trade👊Cheers Del
Thankyou I really appreciate it
@@ttdowgcarpentry2390 👍😎
Love the video..good job
Great video,just realised what area you was driving around. I worked and lived before moving to Pembrokeshire.
Love the videos man. Can you plz make a video on all your tools, equipment and PPE that you carry
I follow a few trades on RUclips, you're the 1st carpenter
Thanks mate I really appreciate it
Well put together video.👍
Thankyou I appreciate it
Very good bro. I’ve got a door threshold to do soon as well. Not looking forward to it as it quite a thick one and the standard ones aren’t quite big enough.
Oh well, I’ll find a way.
More vid like this please 👍🏾
Thankyou mate I appreciate it , good luck 🤞
Really good content mate , nice one subscribed 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Thankyou I appreciate the kind comment and the sub
Great professional there. Subscribed :)
You are quite clearly a success.take care.Give yourself a pay rise!!.respect .Andy Gayle.
Great video mate 👏💪
Solid work man!
Thankyou
I don’t know your market, but seems like you do not charge enough. You do good work. You’re clean cut and professional. You have a tool collection I’m jealous of and a nice work van. None of that comes cheap. Add 20 percent to all your fees and see what happens! I bet you get it.
Great video bro, respect to BC
Great work mate 👍
thankyouu
I'd have cut a small chamfer on any cut edges to help with splints and also looks more professional as it matches the uncut edges.
The the cordless festool and vacuum you can attach the guidrail to the bottom of the door hence you wouldn't need to remove the door.
Great job honestly I’m taking inspiration from this
thankyou matey
Like the videos mate keep on grinding brother it will pay off. You are very professional
Thankyou mate I really appreciate it
Great video very reasonable prices you charge. I'm a joiner of 30 years.
Thankyou for the kind comment
The first Job you done was great and took you 2.5 hrs with your experience £160.00 Labour seems low to me, remember a customer is paying for your skills and experience not the time it takes you, keep up the good work :)
Thankyou mate really appreciate these kind of comments as I am still working on my pricing
@@ttdowgcarpentry2390 Not sure about your area but to trim and hang some doors I have been quoted £90-£100 per door downstairs and £100-£120 per door upstairs. (This did include install of the door furniture)
Ur worth more then that my dude
That's £65 an hour , that's a mad wage
@@suziechamberlain1534 Is it?, 2.5 hours on the job , then travel time backwards and forwards, then fuel , then having to go round house to quote to start off with.
Then tax then paying accountant to do books, business insurance etc etc
when you add it all up, be lucky to actually make £15.00 ph
Paying for the years of experience he has learnt, not the time on the actual job.
Very different when you work for someone else and actually earn a ph wage.....
stumbled across your channel just now, kept my attention, very chilled and laidback and nicely laid out video.
Regarding the prices damn bro that's way too cheap the first job for 5 doors, same as for the skirting readjustment, seems you're very competent at what you do, id charge more tbh!
thankyou i appreciate your comment
Good job lad like the clips , I’ve done endless doors in universities ,library’s , high end and bespoke , get into a habit of using a small tool bag for doors and ditch the tool belt !
Heavy doors small spaces means you hold the door closer to carry , most likely to scratch the doors with your belt or Jean buckles ,,,, please remember
Cause a cute customer will spot it ,
Felt your pain on the top floor
I start furthest away while I’m fresh and fit
Good luck mate
Happy Easter
Great video mate
More apprentice vids too please keep up the work bro love it 💯❤️💪🏼
Thanks mate I will get more apprentice vids up soon
Great stuff for finish carpentry ! Maybe instead of going fast thru your actually working the hinges and chisel work put that in and what you hv to be careful of ? Remove your hinges one at a time and place a 3” screw into jam thru your rough framing grabbing the sag in solid core doors!
That when they eventually pull off and stain or paint the doors ( painters always do) it does not affect your work. Narnex I believe is the name make a great set of chisels and p/u a set of diamond stones that way your working with a real sharp chisel and most often never hv to drag the hammer out! I use a doubled headed mallet when working with doors it leaves no mark!
Your gonna hv a great channel!
Solid work!
Thankyou I really appreciate it
When I trim doors I just measure from the bottom hinge to the floor then transfer the measurement onto the door
Nice job bro with the fro
Great work mate, clean tidy and efficient. I’m a plasterer and decorator so unfortunately it’s not always as easy to get days like this, but as I get older I do think I’ll try and incorporate smaller jobs more, less strain on the body. Are those knee pads dewalt?
I agree I tend to like the nice easy calm jobs. No these knee pads are tough built knee pads link in video description
Top man👍🏼nice video
Thanks matey really appreciate it
At last !
Nice job fella !!
Dust sheet would be nice to top it off !!!
Small jobs all the way 👍 Great video 👌
Thanks mate I appreciate it
well done mate great video
thankyouu mate really appreciate it , i love your chanel
@@ttdowgcarpentry2390 Nice one mate, if you need any help with anything just ask bro!!
Great video only just found you, I do similar self employed but more of a handyman love my joinery jobs look forward to more videos 👍
Thankyou for your kind words and hope your business is going well
@@ttdowgcarpentry2390 thank you yes very steady with work 👍
Nice work 👍👍👍👍
Thankyouu
Get yourself a vacuum for your tracksaw, save you moving doors or whatever else your cutting
I have a dust extractor the customer wouldn’t have allowed me to cut on her new carpet even with a dust extractor
@@ttdowgcarpentry2390 Good quality dust sheet down and the extractor will stop any dust, probably more mess on your feet coming in and out.
The little door where it wouldnt close, that had a ball catch, you can adjust them usually to take them further in or out. Just taking it in abit would have made the door shut. Nice vid btw I'm also a joiner for 11 years
Thankyou for the kind words I appreciate it
Awesome channel man! Subscribing fo sho!
Thanks matey I really appreciate it
Even some really good tradespeople would say. "Who cares about the barrier. I was hired just to replace a chunk of wood." But you obviously take good pride in your work and expect it to last long.
Nice work ,try to take a door off by removing the center pin in a door hinge with a nail set and hammer by taping the pin up and then out. It’s a lot easier than unscrewing the hinges
these hinges didn't have this I don't think but I will make sure to check next time , thankyou
Most doors in UK don't have the centre pin option although I did come across it a bit in the 1970.s
good video
15:30 maybe water puddles just there, maybe the masonry part is not done properly.
great video
Thankyou
Love this mate would be nice to see what you take in your van in a day in your life as im an apprentice myself so would be nice to know keep it up mate
Thankyou for the video idea
Great video, I would love to learn how to price jobs
I’m still learning myself but I will try and do my process on this some time
Ear defenders with that track saw mate over 140db just so you know
I quoted to remove some branches from an over hanging tree on a job while installing a stair banister . I said it's maybe an hours work . Anyhow it took less than 20 minutes , so the client told me to cut back some branches in her garden to make up the hour !! Now I quote £'s per job . My fault if I take longer than expected.
Us carpenter's don't have it easy!! Like the sparks 😅🤣
Nice work
thankyou
To scribe and lower the skirting that was very cheap. Would have thought at least £80
You asked if there were requests;- do a video on those kneepads. They look interesting! Keep up the good work!
I will get this sorted thankyou
Id really like to see you do a threshold again, i need my doing and i think i can manage it if im honest
I'd recommend learning a bit of painting for small jobs, its pretty cost effect just to do it while your there instead of the owner getting someone else in to do it, you'll be able to charger way more
I’m retired I am I am what in the US is called a general contractor carpentry tiling everything skirting over here is called baseboard I prefer the belt sander planner method and back bevel it take more off from behind and it’s easier to clean with electric or hand planer to the pencil line I was based in New York City
Watched the video. Based in suffolk, that’s a fair price for what you have done. 👍🏻
Thankyouu
Mate you work hard
thankyou mate i appreciate it
what do you think of the DCF850? I've got a DCF887 at the moment but looking at getting the 850. From what i've read online they have a lot of issues as the quality is worse compared to the 887
32 years running our family business, like most comments, getting paid . Get everything in writing,take part payments, if it’s not documented it never happened.goog luck to you bro
Love those knee pads. Are they comfy to wear I use snickers trousers with built in soft knee pads. Cheers.
Will be doing a full review on these knee pads to be uploaded next week
bro it's pricy, but get the festool tracksaw with the dust extractor, you can do those door inside. All in its about 1k , which is significant, but think how much time you save going up and down the stairs with the doors especially that one on the top floor, you get a tiny bit of dust on the floor negliable, charge the same but do them in. 1/4 of the time.
I’m definitely going to take a look into this
Great job but you can also turn the plunge saw on its side and cut the door while it’s fitted instead of taking them off
a few people have said this but i wouldn’t try this personally
The best way to get repeat custom aside from doing a good job is being clean and tidy.. Never cut anything or plane anything in the house, take it outside.
If 5 minutes carrying it outside occasionally results in more work its worth it.
How much do you typically trim off the bottom of doors to stop them catching on the flooring i.e carpets etc ?
Love your work ethic, transparency and quality of work 🙌🏾 Where are you based?
thankyou im based in birmingham area
New to your videos. I enjoyed this and will be following, your prices are very well priced, Which leads to even more work continuous eventually getting you the big contracts than over charging and barely get any work that I see in other trades.
Thankyou i appreciate your kind comments