Originally Posted by lily (Post 2312204)

It's now gas safe! ;)

plus not a pipe dream will happen told you that, just got to take you time and pay me a small sum to keep you legal on the companies and company act side ;)

Originally Posted by specialone (Post 2312211)

Well, i have been running my own business for nearly 6 years now and it aint all that tbh, its a lot of hassle for not that much more gain.
The work is the easy bit, its quoting, sometimes at 8 at night or weekends, then the quiet times, the worry of where the next jobs gonna come from, the tax man, overly fussy customers, will they pay you on time or at all, it aint all roses mate as im sure you're aware.
Then there's the van, tools, liabilty insurance, van expenses / maintenance, cash flow.

Think long and hard about things before committing.
Another way to look at things about subbing trades out, most other trades will do the job faster than you because they do it day in day out, you could do what you're good at and earn more money doing that while they do the job faster and have all the responsibility to finish it.
Its all about time management, your time is worth x amiount, but if your earning half that doing a job that a subby could do twice as quick, you have in effect lost half money, whereas you could subby it out and make a bit on top for doing nowt, like i do :D

Originally Posted by specialone (Post 2312215)

BTW way, gas safe is expensive, once qualfied you have to do a refresher test every 5 years which costs a fortune, loose a weeks work etc.
Just cheaper and less hassle to sub it out, lets you concentrate on other things.
Its impossible to be self contained and be efficient imo.

Originally Posted by Wideboy (Post 2312817)

Didnt realise they scream like feck when you pick them up!!!