Going self-employed
Setting out a wall and keeping your cuts tight you've got covered: get the pricing, quoting and job paperwork organised before you take on your first bathroom or floor on your own.
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Setting out a wall and getting your cuts tight is the part you've got covered. Running it as a business is the bit that bites: working out whether you price per square metre or by the day, deciding if you're supply-and-fit or fit-only, allowing for waste on the cuts, and pricing in the prep you only find once the old tiles come off. Then there's taking a deposit on a bigger wet room, handing over a tidy quote, and chasing the balance after. LaunchKit is a set of UK-focused, downloadable templates and guides to help you think through that setup side and get organised from day one. It's a practical starting point, not a substitute for professional advice.
What to sort first
Settle your per square metre rates and day rate, and how you'll load for cuts, waste and trickier large-format or mosaic work before you quote.
Decide whether you'll source tiles and materials or fit customer-supplied ones, and price your labour clearly either way.
Have a way to flag levelling, substrate repair and waterproofing so surprises behind the old tiles don't come out of your margin.
Have consistent, professional documents to send so quoting domestic and subcontract work doesn't eat your evenings.
Decide upfront how you'll take a deposit on larger wet rooms and full bathrooms, and when the balance is due.
Get a basic system for tracking what's coming in and going out so tax time isn't a scramble.
Plan how homeowners, builders and bathroom fitters will see your before-and-after work and pass you the next job.
Recommended LaunchKit tools
Walks you through the practical first steps of setting up as a self-employed tiler so you're not guessing what to sort first.
See what’s inside Your paperworkReady-to-use quote, estimate and invoice templates for the paperwork you hand homeowners, builders and bathroom fitters.
See what’s inside Your pricingHelps you work through per square metre and day-rate pricing, with room for cuts, waste, prep and supply-and-fit versus fit-only.
See what’s inside Getting foundContent templates to help you show off before-and-after tiling work and stay visible to homeowners and fitters who refer you.
See what’s inside Your wordsHelps you write clear quote follow-ups, job descriptions and local listings without staring at a blank screen after a long day on your knees.
See what’s inside Money adminA set of forms to help you keep deposits, materials costs and final payments organised across multiple jobs.
See what’s insideNot sure where to start? See everything for tiler or browse all LaunchKit products.
Suggested starter stack
The same tools, grouped in the order most people pick them up. You don’t need everything at once — start with the essentials, then add the rest as your business grows.
Common questions
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